| 100% | GETOVERIT | 9 | "Enough of the pity party!" ... and what appears four times in this puzzle? |
| 60% | LONGJOHNS | 9 | Winter underwear … or what appear four times in this puzzle |
| 56% | WINBYANOSE | 10 | Edge out, and a description of what appears four places in this puzzle |
| 53% | STATELINES | 10 | Borders represented four times in this puzzle — both in the grid and on a map |
| 50% | SOAPBOX | 7 | Platform ... or something that appears four times in this puzzle? |
| 49% | CROPSUP | 7 | Arises, and what's seen four times in this puzzle |
| 49% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |
| 48% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| 47% | GRACEUNDERFIRE | 14 | 1990s sitcom ... and what literally appears six times in this puzzle |
| 47% | SERIES | 6 | With 68-Across, end to some bingeing, and what appears six times in this puzzle |
| 46% | HIDEF | 5 | TV type, and, read differently, what you do four times in this puzzle |
| 45% | DRINK | 5 | What each of the four long answers in this puzzle is |
| 44% | OUTONALIMB | 10 | In a risky situation, and something found four times in this puzzle |
| 44% | ABBR | 4 | Clue hint used four times in this puzzle (but can't be used here because it would give away the answer) |
| 43% | DOORWAY | 7 | Portal represented 20 times in this puzzle that lets you in and out of a confined space (Note: These special letters, reading left to right, row by row, will produce an apt four-word phrase) |
| 43% | JACKINTHEBOXES | 14 | Some surprises ... and what you'll find in the circled areas of this puzzle |
| 43% | REDROSE | 7 | Valentine's Day gift, and what happened six times in this puzzle |
| 43% | TTOPS | 5 | Features of some sports cars, and what this puzzle's four longest answers have in common |
| 43% | BABYSTEPS | 9 | Tiny units of progress depicted four times in this puzzle? |
| 43% | MINUTEHAND | 10 | Part of a clock depicted four times in this puzzle? |
| 43% | LEGO | 4 | Brand of building bricks found four times in this puzzle |
| 43% | COIN | 4 | With 55-Down, actions that can be performed nine times in this puzzle without affecting any of the clues? |
| 43% | TEST | 4 | Any of the eight circled words in this puzzle, and what's spelled out by their intersections |
| 42% | ACITYONAHILL | 12 | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| 42% | TINATURNER | 10 | "The Best" singer, and what this puzzle is, in the circles |
| 42% | COMPRESSEDFILES | 15 | Contents of some archives, found four times in this puzzle |
| 42% | MICDROP | 7 | Modern "ta-da!" depicted four times in this puzzle |
| 42% | BROKENBONES | 11 | Injuries illustrated four times in this puzzle |
| 42% | ADO | 3 | Word hidden four times in this puzzle |
| 42% | APPLE | 5 | Fruit found four times in this puzzle |