| 100% | SQUARES | 7 | Words with 1-, 6-, 10-, 67-, 68- and 69-Across, and 1-, 13-, 26-, 33-, 53- and 59-Down |
| 34% | POWER | 5 | Word that can follow each half of 16- and 53-Across and 10- and 26-Down |
| 32% | THEYREALLFOLDED | 15 | What 1-, 6-, 9-, 68-, 69- and 70-Across have in common |
| 30% | ALCHEMY | 7 | Activity associated with the word ladder formed by 1-, 10-, 70- and 72-Across |
| 30% | HERES | 5 | With 1-Across and 1-Down, words preceding a new insight |
| 30% | BABY | 4 | Word before the starts of 16-, 36- and 58-Across and 10-, 14- and 33-Down |
| 29% | PAN | 3 | Word defined by 17- and 59-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
| 28% | JUNEIS | 6 | With 4 Down, 26 Across, and 18 Down, "Carousel" song famously slaughtered by Leslie Uggams |
| 28% | KID | 3 | Word that's missing from 20-, 26-, 48- and 59-Across and 9- and 39-Down |
| 28% | FALSE | 5 | Word that can precede the first parts of 16- and 59-Across and 10- and 27-Down |
| 28% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 27% | FOOLSRUSHIN | 11 | With 36- and 59-Across, words of Alexander Pope |
| 27% | FINE | 4 | Word that can precede the last parts of 18-, 39- and 59-Across and 3- and 26-Down |
| 27% | OURGUESTSPEAKER | 15 | With 29-, 46- and 59-Across, welcome after-dinner words |
| 27% | BAR | 3 | It can precede the starts of 16-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across and 10- and 33-Down |
| 27% | TSTORMS | 7 | Weather events with lightning, briefly ... or a description of 1 and 13 Across |
| 27% | HIDDEN | 6 | With 68-Across, ulterior motive … or what 21-, 37- and 59-Across each has? |
| 26% | FIELDING | 8 | See 1 Across and 1 Down |
| 26% | YOU | 3 | See 1-, 10-, 21- and 26-Across |
| 26% | NINE | 4 | With 5- and 10-Across, need for 69-, 70- and 71-Across |
| 26% | THREE | 5 | With 68- or 69-Across, what 16-, 32-, 42- and 60-Across each consists of |
| 25% | WALKAWAYJOE | 11 | Top 10 duet by 33-Across and Don Henley with the lyrics "Such are the dreams of an average Jane / Ninety miles an hour down lovers' lane" (2 wds.) |
| 25% | CREAM | 5 | With 7-Across and 1-Down, best and brightest |
| 25% | POORMARK | 8 | With 69-Across and 69-Down, what these answers show |
| 25% | LAUGHTER | 8 | With 13 and 22 Across, "prescription" for humor |
| 25% | CROSSWORDS | 10 | Puzzles with across and down clues |
| 25% | PARALLELPARKS | 13 | What 1-, 5-, 10-, 32-, 43- and 53-Down are, in a manner of speaking |
| 25% | ARIANA | 6 | With 33-Across, "No Tears Left to Cry" singer/actress who played 3-Down and 24-Down (and who was born June 26, 1993) |
| 25% | THOMAS | 6 | With 9 Down and 71 Across, source of quote |
| 24% | TENNIS | 6 | With 41-Across, question associated with the last words of 17-, 26-, 55- and 64-Across |