| 100% | BLACKOUT | 8 | A 2003 faulty electric grid led to this in Toronto |
| 37% | SLEEPERCELL | 11 | Operatives living in secret, and a hint to four squares in this grid |
| 36% | TIMEWARP | 8 | "Rocky Horror" dance illustrated in this grid [and then a step to the right] |
| 36% | CROSSCOUNTRY | 12 | One way to run ... or a hint to four geographical intersections found in this grid |
| 36% | COMPASS | 7 | Provider of directions ... or a hint to the four "+" shapes in this puzzle's grid |
| 35% | RIGHTTURN | 9 | With 55-Down, sign at some corners, and a hint to four places in this grid |
| 34% | RUNNING | 7 | With 57-Across, 1977 Jackson Browne album ... or a hint to what's depicted in this puzzle's grid |
| 34% | TBIRD | 5 | Classic car ... and a hint to the hidden image you can draw using 21 identical squares in this grid |
| 34% | FLAGPOLE | 8 | Flick's tongue froze to this in A Christmas Story |
| 34% | FREAKY | 6 | With 34-Across, 2003 body-switching comedy ... or a hint to what's in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 33% | FORMATION | 9 | Following the nine black squares in the center of the grid, a hint to five pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 33% | TEA | 3 | Tax that led to a party in Boston |
| 33% | ASSIST | 6 | Pass that leads to a score, in basketball |
| 33% | CLUE | 4 | It leads to an answer in a crossword |
| 33% | OOP | 3 | Pass leading to a dunk, in basketball lingo |
| 32% | HEREUNTO | 8 | Up to this point in a document; until now |
| 32% | OATMEAL | 7 | It might lead to a lump in your throat |
| 32% | COLLEGES | 8 | "Fixed" admission to these was a scandal in 2019 |
| 32% | ACROSS | 6 | How the answer to this clue goes in the grid |
| 32% | TEALEAVES | 9 | Read these in the bottom of a cup, to predict |
| 32% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairytales |
| 32% | ROADS | 5 | They all lead to Rome, in a saying |
| 32% | ROME | 4 | All roads lead to it, in a saying |
| 31% | ATTICUS | 7 | This Finch is found in To Kill a Mockingbird |
| 31% | JOHNKEATS | 9 | This poet wrote "Ode to a Nightingale" in 1819 |
| 31% | ONCE | 4 | Lead-in to "upon a time," in fairy tales |
| 31% | MOO | 3 | Lead in to "goo gai pan" to mean a dish |
| 31% | FOOTLOOSE | 9 | This 1980s movie had Kevin Bacon in a lead role |
| 31% | OBLA | 4 | Lead-in to "di" or "da" in a Beatles song |
| 31% | WORD | 4 | Two-___ (like a dozen answers in this grid) |