| 100% | PAINE | 5 | "These are the times that try men's souls" writer Thomas |
| 89% | PAINE | 5 | "These are the times that try men's souls" writer |
| 76% | PAINE | 5 | Tom who wrote, "These are the times that try men's souls" |
| 74% | THESE | 5 | "___ are the times that try men's souls" |
| 66% | TRY | 3 | "These are the times that __ men's souls": Paine |
| 65% | MENS | 4 | "These are the times that try ___ souls" |
| 39% | BREATH | 6 | *Brrr* Dragon's ___, try this frozen dessert dipped in liquid nitrogen that will give the illusion of the dessert's name |
| 39% | TWOS | 4 | Times that try parents' souls |
| 38% | JACKBUILT | 9 | This is the house that __, repeating nursery rhyme |
| 37% | FADES | 5 | Men's haircuts that are long on top and buzzed on the side |
| 36% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 36% | FISH | 4 | Try this! Chilean ___ Stew, beloved winter dish also known as Paila Marina that was featured in the TV series "Breaking Bad" |
| 36% | WATERGATE | 9 | All the President's Men was about this 1970s event |
| 36% | COIN | 4 | With 55-Down, actions that can be performed nine times in this puzzle without affecting any of the clues? |
| 36% | FUTURE | 6 | The time ahead, that which is to come |
| 35% | TAKETWO | 7 | Words that might be said after "Let's try this again" |
| 35% | PEAK | 4 | Like times that are the most expensive |
| 35% | OLEG | 4 | Man's name that becomes a toy when its first letter is moved to the end |
| 35% | ALITTLEBIRDIE | 13 | Secret's source ... that can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 35% | TAB | 3 | Diet cola that's being discontinued at the end of this month |
| 35% | SADAT | 5 | World leader who was Time magazine's 1977 Man of the Year |
| 35% | DAILYPLANET | 11 | Publication that is the key to this puzzle's theme |
| 35% | JACKBUILT | 9 | Nursery rhyme: This Is the House that __ |
| 35% | SPEAKNOW | 8 | “This is the time to say something” |
| 35% | ERA | 3 | Time period that's often the savior of many crossword constructors (as in this instance) |
| 34% | SATS | 4 | Tests that, in the U.S., will be administered digitally starting this year |
| 34% | THESE | 5 | ''___ are the times ...'' (Thomas Paine quote) |
| 34% | CROWN | 5 | Heavy is the head that wears this |
| 34% | CREW | 4 | ___ cut, military-inspired men's haircut, sported by John Cena, that was popular in the '80s |
| 34% | ARE | 3 | "These ___ the times that ..." |