| 100% | OSCAR | 5 | With 70-Across, source of the quip at 21-, 39- and 58-Across |
| 50% | WHATATOOL | 9 | Common put-down that hints at the ends of 17-, 21-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 48% | FIGHTCLUB | 9 | 1999 Brad Pitt movie hinted at by the beginnings of 17-, 21-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 46% | OSCAR | 5 | With 63-Across, author of the quip starting at 17-Across |
| 46% | OSCAR | 5 | With 126-Across, author of the quip starting at 27-Across |
| 44% | EDWARDTUDORAROYALHEIR | 21 | With 39- and 54-Across, the beginning of the story |
| 42% | KIDS | 4 | With 70- and 71-Across, what the middle of this puzzle is |
| 41% | DECKOFCARDS | 11 | Something with which you might do the actions at the ends of 20-, 27- and 45-Across |
| 41% | MRIGGINSANDMISS | 15 | With 27-, 49- and 63-Across, the story behind 5-, 36-, 39- and 70-Across |
| 41% | FULL | 4 | With 66-Across, back to the beginning ... or a description of 21- and 48-Down? |
| 41% | DAVID | 5 | With 43-Across, singer of the lyric formed by the first parts of 20-, 24-, 40-, 51- and 58-Across |
| 41% | STEVEN | 6 | With 123-Across, speaker of the quip |
| 40% | TRADEMARKS | 10 | Intellectual property protection ... or what the starts of 17-, 21-, 39- and 57-Across once were |
| 40% | NIMBUS | 6 | With 7-Across, sources of the circled words |
| 39% | ONION | 5 | Source of the headline "World Death Rate Holding Steady at 100 Percent," with "The" |
| 39% | VAMPIRE | 7 | Creature who might disagree with the saying at the ends of 17-, 22-, 48- and 56-Across |
| 39% | TOP | 3 | With 39-Across, refill to capacity ... or a hint to interpreting the clues at 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 39% | SESAME | 6 | With 63-Across, where to find all the characters at the starts of 17-, 24-, 40-, 52- and 66-Across |
| 39% | BASEONBALLS | 11 | Batter's reward after pitches like those described at the starts of 17-, 24-, 39- and 51-Across |
| 38% | MAGICEIGHTBALL | 14 | Provider of the answers at 16-, 32- and 37-Across |
| 38% | JEANS | 5 | Article of apparel with styles found at the starts of 17- 26-, 41-, 51- and 66-Across |
| 38% | JEANS | 5 | Article of apparel with styles found at the starts of 17-, 26-, 41-, 51- and 66-Across |
| 38% | BOBUECKER | 9 | Source of the quip |
| 38% | ONION | 5 | With "The," source of the headline "Yahoo! Launches Soul-Search Engine" |
| 38% | BALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 21-, 58- and 64-Across and 3- and 40-Down |
| 38% | GIRAFFE | 7 | Creature with distinctive features seen at the ends of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 24-Down |
| 38% | PRETZEL | 7 | Snack item with shapes at the last parts of 20- and 50-Across and 3- and 29-Down |
| 38% | NBA | 3 | Org. whose only members with nonplural names appear at the ends of 17-, 25-, 41- and 56-Across |
| 38% | ENOUGH | 6 | Middle of the quip, with 37-Across |
| 37% | EMOPHILIPS | 10 | Speaker of the quip starting at 20-Across |