| 100% | LIST | 4 | *Grocery shopper's aid ... or a hint to solve 15a, 20a, 43a, 32d, and 41d |
| 50% | POEM | 4 | William Wordsworth's work ... or a hint to solve 13a, 21a, 37a, 50a, 7d, and 32d |
| 45% | NUMBERS | 7 | Singers' selections...and a hint to solve 20a, 43a, 51a, 6d, 24d, and 45d |
| 45% | FRIDAY | 6 | * Black ___ Sale, annual Thanksgiving time event or a hint to solve 16a, 36a, 43a, 55a, and 27d |
| 44% | CINDERELLA | 10 | Popular rags-to-riches folk tale ... or a hint to solve 13a, 15a, 45a, 27d, and 30d |
| 44% | QUICK | 5 | Fast and speedy... or a hint to solve 21a, 42a, 43a, 56a, and 51d |
| 44% | FLOOR | 5 | Surface to moonwalk on ... or a hint to solve 15a, 36a, 48a, 8d, and 28d |
| 41% | FALL | 4 | Humpty Dumpty had a "great one"... or a hint to solve 15a, 27a, 47a, 19d, 21d, and 33d. |
| 41% | GETLOST | 7 | Scram ... or a hint to solving 17-, 20-, 50- and 57-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 41% | IDIOTBOX | 8 | Colloquial term for the Television... or a hint to solve 16a, 22a, 4d, and 36d: 2 wds. |
| 40% | WILDLIFE | 8 | World ___ Day, 3rd March celebration of fauna... or a hint to solve 27a, 35a, 45a, 49a, 1d and 39d |
| 39% | MALL | 4 | Shopping spree venue... or a hint to solve 14a, 37a, 46a, 49a, and 12d |
| 37% | EMPTYBOXES | 10 | Moving aids, or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 37% | FIRSTSTATE | 10 | Delaware's nickname, or a hint to 17-, 23-, and 54-Across |
| 37% | ZIP | 3 | Nothing ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 35- and 52-Across |
| 37% | ILLGOFIRST | 10 | Trailblazer's declaration ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 34- and 51-Across |
| 37% | CROPROTATION | 12 | Common farming technique ... or a hint to solving this puzzle |
| 36% | BRINGEMON | 9 | Fighter's dare … or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 36% | CODESWITCHING | 13 | Speaking Spanglish, say ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 36% | INITIALHERE | 11 | Contract directive … or a hint to what's missing from 17-, 20-, 58- and 62-Across |
| 36% | NIGHT | 5 | *"Saturday ___ Theatre," British TV anthology series...and a hint to solve 20a, 28a, 48a, 22d, and 55d |
| 36% | PARTWO | 6 | Common miniature golf goal ... or a hint to what's found in 17-, 39- and 60-Across |
| 36% | FLOSS | 5 | Dentist's advice … or a hint to 20-Across, 51-Across, 11-Down and 29-Down |
| 36% | LANGUAGEBARRIER | 15 | Foreigner's obstacle ... or a hint to hidden words in 17-, 29-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 36% | FINGERSCROSSED | 14 | "Here's hoping" ... or a hint to 16-Across/10-Down and 37-Across/14-Down |
| 36% | SPINTHEBOTTLE | 13 | Classic party game ... or a hint to solving the answers that intersect circles |
| 35% | LETSHAVESOMEFUN | 15 | "It's party time!" ... or a hint to 17-, 24- and 40-Across |
| 35% | ONOFFSWITCH | 11 | Toggle ... or a hint to 18-, 29- and 45-Across? |
| 35% | HEADSTARTS | 10 | Advantages, or a hint to 18-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 35% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | Ambivalence ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 41-Across |