| 100% | IVEGOTTHESCOOP | 14 | Words from someone in the know, or what the pros in 20-, 26-, 36- and 50-Across might say |
| 42% | STOCKHOLDER | 11 | Certain investor ... and, based on the word hidden in each, what 17-, 26-, 37- or 50-Across is? |
| 41% | SHOWERTHOUGHTS | 14 | Mundane musings, or what the last words of 20-, 32-, and 39-Across have in common? |
| 39% | RESTART | 7 | Begin from the beginning, or what a person might do when they hit a creative block, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 37% | THATSAWRAP | 10 | "And we're done!" ... or what you might say when you see the words hidden in the themed answers? |
| 37% | HRS | 3 | Personnel depts., and what the personnel in 20-, 31-, 40- and 50-Across have in common |
| 37% | LETMEBEFRANK | 12 | "In all honesty, ... " and what the starts of 20-, 27-, and 44-Across might say? |
| 37% | PASSABLE | 8 | Barely adequate ... or what the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across are |
| 36% | WHITEHOUSEDOGS | 14 | What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues |
| 36% | JOKE | 4 | Word that may follow the start of 20-, 25-, 44- or 50-Across |
| 35% | FULLHOUSE | 9 | Hit 1980s-'90s sitcom ... or what the circled letters in 16-, 26- and 43-Across represent? |
| 35% | POLLINATION | 11 | Job done by the insects seen above the circled words in 17-, 26- and 50-Across |
| 35% | DRESSINGS | 9 | What the last words in 16-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across are |
| 34% | BURRITOFILLINGS | 15 | What the last words of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across might be |
| 34% | CODESWITCHING | 13 | Speaking Spanglish, say ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 34% | TAKESSTOCK | 10 | Assesses the situation, or what each of 17-, 26-, 37- and 50-Across does |
| 34% | STANDAPART | 10 | Stick out from the crowd, and what can be found in 17-, 25-, 40-, and 50-Across? |
| 34% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| 34% | TRACKCHANGES | 12 | Microsoft Word feature, or what 20-, 28- and 42-Across may focus on |
| 34% | DUCKDUCKGOOSE | 13 | Children's game ... or the circled words in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 33% | SPRINGAHEAD | 11 | Make an annual clock adjustment ... and what the end of 20-, 36- and 42-Across may literally have |
| 33% | MAKEADENT | 9 | Scratch the surface, and what both words in 17-, 26-, 55- and 65-Across literally do |
| 33% | ITSALONGSTORY | 13 | "I'll tell you the rest another time," and what can be said about the starts of 20-, 28-, 36-, and 49-Across |
| 33% | ATEFORTWO | 9 | Dined with a bun in the oven, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 40-, and 51-Across |
| 33% | MAKEAWISH | 9 | Words said over a lit birthday cake, and upon the start of 17-, 26-, or 42-Across |
| 33% | HIGH | 4 | With 37-Across, leave quickly ... or what both words in 17-, 21-, 26-, 49-, 56- and 61-Across could be? |
| 33% | AHEADOFTHEGAME | 14 | In an advantageous position, or where both halves of the answers to 20-, 26-, and 44-Across can be placed? |
| 33% | PEOPLEFOOD | 10 | What a dog desires from the dinner table ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 36- and 47-Across |
| 33% | TWOTRUTHSANDALIE | 16 | Icebreaking party game ... or what can follow the last words of 18-, 28-, and 50-Across |
| 33% | TURNTOSTONE | 11 | Petrify ... or what five alternating words in 17-, 23-, 29-, 43- and 50-Across can do? |