| 100% | CRANE | 5 | Word defined by 20-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 55% | BAR | 3 | Word defined by 17-, 25-, 35-, 45- and 58-Across |
| 54% | DARE | 4 | Challenge "accepted" by 20-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 53% | PAN | 3 | Word defined by 17- and 59-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 53% | VERVE | 5 | Characteristic suggested by the first words of 17-, 20-, 36-, 55- and 60-Across |
| 52% | PLEDGE | 6 | With 44- and 51-Across words by Francis Bellamy |
| 49% | TRICKY | 6 | Word spelled phonetically by the starts of 1-, 20-, 27-, 36-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 44% | POOR | 4 | Start of a word ladder whose first and last words are suggested by 36-Across |
| 44% | STRIKETHAT | 10 | Words of correction ... or a hint to 16-, 20-, 36- and 54-Across |
| 43% | ONOMATOPOEIA | 12 | Word sounded out by the ends of 20-, 35- and 40-Across |
| 42% | THATSTHETICKET | 14 | "Exactly!" ... and a hint to where 20-, 36- and 43-Across' ending words may be found |
| 41% | FOURTHOFJULY | 12 | Holiday suggested by the starts of 20-, 26-, 36- and 42-Across, literally |
| 41% | HYBRIDVEHICLES | 14 | Cars suggested by 20-, 26- and 48-Across? |
| 41% | UNDER | 5 | See 20-, 36- and 48-Across |
| 41% | SPIN | 4 | Twirl ... or a cryptic hint to 20-, 36- and 51-Across? |
| 41% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 40% | EYE | 3 | Word that can follow each half of 20- and 60-Across and 11- and 36-Down |
| 40% | PEES | 4 | Silent parts of 20-, 36- and 49-Across |
| 39% | ATHLETES | 8 | 20- and 51-Across, e.g. |
| 39% | KEEPSANEYEON | 12 | Looks after, as suggested by the last word of 20-, 29- and 46-Across |
| 39% | PILLBOXHAT | 10 | Topper made popular by 17- and 36-Across |
| 38% | NEWYORKKNICKS | 13 | Team hinted at by 20-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 38% | WHATA | 5 | With 15 and 20 Across, a 1967 song sung by Louis Armstrong in "Good Morning, Vietnam" |
| 38% | FOOLSRUSHIN | 11 | With 36- and 59-Across, words of Alexander Pope |
| 37% | TRIPLEDOUBLES | 13 | Superior court feats suggested by 20-, 32- and 41-Across |
| 37% | GOTTARUN | 8 | Parting words from 18-, 23-, 36- and 54-Across? |
| 37% | TYPEOFSCULPTURE | 15 | 17, 21, and 51 Across all finish with one |
| 37% | LEGALIZED | 9 | With 20 Across, what the people of AZ, NJ, MT, and SD voted for by proposition in 2020 |
| 37% | THINGSWITHHOLES | 15 | What 20-, 28-, 36- and 45-Across are |
| 37% | THEMEANINGOFLIFE | 16 | Profound philosophical subject, as defined by the answers to 21-, 32-, and 42-Across? |