| 100% | {LOVE}BUG | 9 | "Darling" creature found five times in this puzzle |
| 75% | PUTONANACT | 10 | Pretend, and what you'll find five times in this puzzle |
| 73% | WRAPAROUND | 10 | With 61-Across, some beachwear ... which literally can be found five times in this puzzle |
| 73% | EASYONTHEEYES | 13 | Good-looking ... or a phonetic hint to a feature found five times in this puzzle |
| 71% | SPILLEDMILK | 11 | Metaphor for something that can't be changed, and what's found five times in this puzzle? |
| 63% | EEQUALSE/MCSQUARED | 18 | Expression of relativity depicted five times in this puzzle |
| 62% | ELBOWBUMP | 9 | Hands-free greeting aptly depicted five times in this puzzle |
| 62% | TRAPDOORS | 9 | Secret exits represented five times in this puzzle's grid |
| 62% | BALLDROP | 8 | End-of-December tradition depicted five times in this puzzle |
| 61% | EARLYBIRDGETSTHEWORM | 20 | Adage about seizing opportunities, as depicted five times in this puzzle |
| 61% | HAMONRYE | 8 | Common deli order ... or a literal occurrence five times in this puzzle |
| 61% | ALLROADSLEADTOROME | 18 | Aphorism that's visually depicted five times in this puzzle's grid |
| 61% | COLORFULCHARACTER | 17 | Interesting person ... or what's included, phonetically, five times in this puzzle |
| 61% | SOS | 3 | Distressing letters found 9 times in this puzzle |
| 60% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Set higher standards, and what you must do five times in this puzzle |
| 60% | IMAGINARYFRIEND | 15 | Childhood companion depicted five times in this puzzle, thanks to some Down clues |
| 60% | THROWUNDERTHEBUS | 16 | Betray for personal advantage, and what's depicted five times in this puzzle |
| 60% | DASHEDLINE | 10 | Indication of where to cut … or something written five times in this puzzle? |
| 60% | THEBOMB | 7 | Element found three times in this puzzle |
| 60% | APPLE | 5 | Fruit found four times in this puzzle |
| 60% | {PIE}PAN | 8 | Cookware found four times in this puzzle |
| 55% | INVASIVESPECIES | 15 | Nonnative organisms, as found seven times in this puzzle |
| 54% | PRAYER | 6 | It ends with something found four times in this puzzle |
| 54% | LEGO | 4 | Brand of building bricks found four times in this puzzle |
| 53% | COMPRESSEDFILES | 15 | Contents of some archives, found four times in this puzzle |
| 52% | WHATISART | 9 | Classic question answered six times in this puzzle |
| 52% | SQUAREROOTS | 11 | Math calculations exemplified 14 times in this puzzle |
| 52% | MATTRESS | 8 | Item lain upon four times in this puzzle |
| 52% | EXPONENTS | 9 | Mathematical concepts suggested eight times in this puzzle |
| 52% | JINTHEBOX | 9 | Toy that appears several times in this puzzle |