| 100% | BALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 21-, 58- and 64-Across and 3- and 40-Down |
| 68% | GUNS | 4 | Shooters, and a word that can follow the last parts of 17-, 40- and 64-Across and 11- and 30-Down |
| 67% | DANCE | 5 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 21-, 36-, 44-, 54- and 64-Across |
| 65% | CALLS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17- and 61-Across and 10- and 30-Down |
| 64% | KNOTS | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 23-, 51- and 59-Across |
| 64% | LINE | 4 | Word that can follow the starts of 17-, 27-, 44- and 59-Across |
| 63% | BALL | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 61% | CAKE | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 31-, 38-, 50- and 64-Across |
| 60% | CUT | 3 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 58-Across and 11- and 33-Down |
| 60% | BEAM | 4 | Smile (and a word that can follow the first parts of 21- and 49-Across and 3- and 29-Down) |
| 58% | BROWN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 58% | CRACKER | 7 | Word that can follow the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 58% | BRAIN | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of 17-, 35- and 54-Across and 16-Down |
| 57% | LUCK | 4 | Word that can follow the starts of 20-, 26-, 43- and 52-Across |
| 57% | CHIP | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 27-, 43- and 57-Across |
| 56% | NUMBERS | 7 | 5, 3/4, pi, square root of -1 ... or a word that follows the starts of 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 55% | VEGETABLES | 10 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 55% | TRAP | 4 | Word that can follow the ends of 18-, 25-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 55% | SOMETHING | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of 18-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 55% | LITTLERED | 9 | Phrase that can precede the starts of 17-, 25-, 40- and 50-Across |
| 54% | LIMIT | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 16- and 58-Across and 10- and 34-Down |
| 54% | BALLOON | 7 | Word that can follow the first parts of 16- and 58-Across and 10- and 32-Down |
| 54% | CABINET | 7 | Word that can follow the first parts of 20- and 58-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 54% | OPERA | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 51-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 54% | MATCH | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 52-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 54% | SHOES | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down |
| 54% | TRICK | 5 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 54% | LICENSE | 7 | Word that can follow the first parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 54% | COUNT | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 17- and 54-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 54% | CARDS | 5 | Word that can follow the last parts of 17- and 52-Across and 11- and 25-Down |