| 100% | PUZZLE | 6 | A game designed to test your skills or knowledge |
| 54% | PUZZLES | 7 | Games designed to test your brain |
| 45% | LEARN | 5 | To gain knowledge or a skill |
| 39% | EXPERTISE | 9 | Immense skill or knowledge in a field |
| 38% | EXAM | 4 | Challenge designed to test what a student has learned |
| 36% | GRADINGS | 8 | Exams to test martial arts skills and knowledge |
| 36% | SCHOLARSHIP | 11 | Knowledge, or a means to acquire it |
| 35% | LEARN | 5 | Acquire knowledge or a skill |
| 35% | AIM | 3 | Skill tested in a first-person shooter game |
| 35% | ADVANCED | 8 | To be experienced in a specific field or skill |
| 33% | PASSMARK | 8 | Score needed to succeed in a test or exam |
| 33% | MOD | 3 | Change to a car or a video game, for short |
| 33% | THEFLOOR | 8 | Program that "Isn't a Game Show, It's Concussion Test Protocol," according to Paste |
| 33% | FILLINTHEBLANK | 14 | Test format ... or a hint to understanding three of this puzzle's clues |
| 32% | ICE | 3 | Cube to cool your drink or base for a certain sculpture |
| 32% | DDR | 3 | Abbreviation that can refer to East Germany or a Konami game |
| 32% | LOGO | 4 | Distinctive symbol or design adopted by a company to symbolize it |
| 32% | DOWNLOAD | 8 | Save a copy of a file or document to your own PC |
| 32% | PARALLELPARKING | 15 | Driving test challenge ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 32% | CRAPS | 5 | Casino game where you might want to roll a 7 or 11 |
| 32% | POKER | 5 | Card game or a type of face that's hard to read |
| 32% | BANANAGRAMS | 11 | Popular word game, or, read differently, a hint to the circled letters |
| 32% | MUSICALCHAIRS | 13 | Kids' party game … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 32% | THEPRICEISRIGHT | 15 | Classic game show … or a hint to 17-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 32% | GLASS | 5 | To build your own snow globe terrarium, you will need a ___ jar or a bowl |
| 31% | PARALLELPARKS | 13 | Completes a road test maneuver ... or the answers to starred clues, as arranged |
| 31% | GOFISH | 6 | Popular kids' game ... or a hint to 18-, 32-, 37- and 58-Across |
| 31% | SPINTHEBOTTLE | 13 | Classic party game ... or a hint to solving the answers that intersect circles |
| 31% | POLYGRAPH | 9 | Test required for all C.I.A. applicants … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 31% | TEST | 4 | Evaluation of skills or knowledge |