| 100% | FORUM | 5 | A funny thing happened on the way to this, in an old musical |
| 58% | FORUM | 5 | "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ___" |
| 57% | ROME | 4 | “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” setting |
| 57% | TOGA | 4 | "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" wrap |
| 57% | MOSTEL | 6 | Star of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" |
| 56% | LANE | 4 | 1996 Tony winner for “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” |
| 37% | SMITTEN | 7 | On the way to being in love |
| 37% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 37% | TELESCOPE | 9 | Galileo used this to see things in a whole new way |
| 37% | STATUTES | 8 | Things passed on the way to the White House? |
| 37% | PAWN | 4 | One on the way to a promotion? |
| 36% | SENT | 4 | On the way, in a way |
| 36% | ABOARD | 6 | On the way, in a way |
| 36% | CATFISHES | 9 | Misrepresents oneself to on the internet, in a way |
| 35% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 35% | THENANDNOW | 10 | Phrase in an article on grown-up child stars, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 35% | UPLOADS | 7 | Puts on a server, say ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 35% | MOVING | 6 | With 58-Down, vehicle for people on the go? ... or a hint to five strategically placed answers in this puzzle |
| 35% | ICE | 3 | Punch landed on you in a boxing match? Press an ___ pack to numb the pain immediately |
| 35% | BLACKCOMEDY | 11 | Morbid humor ... or a hint to how the thematic clues in this puzzle reimagine representation on TV? |
| 34% | SNEAKILY | 8 | On the sly, in an underhand way |
| 34% | MILKSHAKES | 10 | Diner treats ... or a hint to what's happening to the words in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 34% | TURNUPTHEHEAT | 13 | Increase pressure ... and a hint to what's happening, in three different ways, in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 33% | BOX | 3 | Container (and, in a way, what you will find outlined by this year's clues related to the mega-meta) |
| 33% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 33% | CLAP | 4 | Turn on the lights, in a way |
| 33% | DAYTRADE | 8 | Gamble on the market, in a way |
| 33% | ETCH | 4 | Put on the surface, in a way |
| 33% | AWOL | 4 | Not on the base, in a way |
| 33% | SURFS | 5 | Is on the board, in a way |