| 100% | ITSUPTOYOU | 10 | "I'll defer on this one" ... or a hint for what's found in 3-, 9-, 21- and 24-Down? |
| 40% | ACTUP | 5 | Make mischief, and a hint to what's found in 3-, 5-, 7-, 34- and 38-Down |
| 40% | RATEHIKE | 8 | Fed proposal, and a hint to what's hidden in 3-, 9-, 25- and 29-Down |
| 39% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 36% | PARTWO | 6 | Common miniature golf goal ... or a hint to what's found in 17-, 39- and 60-Across |
| 36% | DOWNWARDDOG | 11 | Popular yoga pose ... or a literal hint to the ends of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down |
| 35% | FORTYNINERS | 11 | Old rush participants ... or a three-part hint to what can be found in this puzzle's grid or clues |
| 34% | KITKATMINIS | 11 | Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle |
| 33% | FLAGONTHEPLAY | 13 | Gridiron infraction indicator, and a hint to what you'll find three times in this puzzle |
| 33% | ACITYONAHILL | 12 | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| 32% | SHREDDEDWHEAT | 13 | Breakfast cereal ... or a hint to what's found in the answers to the four starred clues? |
| 32% | ZIP | 3 | Nothing ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 35- and 52-Across |
| 32% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 32% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Place to find a date ... and any one of four in this puzzle (circled letters are hints) |
| 32% | ARTOODETOO | 10 | "Star Wars" droid ... or a phonetic hint to what's found in 17-, 26-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 31% | VOWEL | 5 | What's found alternating in every answer in this grid ... and every clue except this one |
| 31% | TOPBANANA | 9 | Head honcho, and a hint to the first word of 3-, 8-, 21-, or 24-Down |
| 31% | CROSSCOUNTRY | 12 | One way to run ... or a hint to four geographical intersections found in this grid |
| 31% | CHARTTOPPER | 11 | #1 hit, or a hint to 3-, 8-, 11- and 24-Down |
| 31% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 31% | NEWSPAPERCOLUMN | 15 | Place to express an opinion ... or a literal description of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down? |
| 31% | DRINKSALLAROUND | 15 | "It's on me!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 31% | TAILINGOFF | 10 | Waning ... or a hint to what is found by circling all the T's in the completed puzzle |
| 30% | DOUBLEBLIND | 11 | Kind of experiment ... or a hint to 10 Down answers in this puzzle |
| 30% | BLOWYOURTOP | 11 | Absolutely lose it … or a hint to 6-, 18-, 21- and 24-Down |
| 30% | SIDEHUSTLE | 10 | Extra job, and a hint to what each starred answer is for many (and literally is, in this puzzle) |
| 30% | JUICEUP | 7 | Supercharge, and a hint to what's literally hiding in the four longest Down answers |
| 30% | SKYFALL | 7 | 2012 Bond film ... or a hint to six other Down answers in this puzzle |
| 30% | DOTTHEI/DOTS | 12 | Attend to details ... or a hint to entering six Down answers in this puzzle |
| 30% | FLIPONESLID | 11 | Go crazy ... or a hint on how to enter five answers in this puzzle |