| 100% | HEXAGON | 7 | A polygon of six angles and six sides |
| 65% | HEXAGON | 7 | Polygon with six sides and six angles |
| 62% | DODECAGON | 9 | A polygon with 12 sides and 12 angles |
| 48% | ACRE | 4 | One of six hundred and forty in a square mile |
| 47% | HEXAGON | 7 | Six-sided polygon on a soccer ball which helps maximize the ball's speed and control |
| 46% | IRREGULAR | 9 | Polygon without equal sides and angles |
| 46% | AMOUNTS | 7 | Six of one and half a dozen of the other, say? |
| 45% | INSECT | 6 | An invertebrate with six legs and a pair of wings |
| 44% | HULL | 4 | Bottom, sides, and deck of a boat |
| 44% | MOVER | 5 | Relocation pro, and a hint for six of this puzzle's answers |
| 43% | AFT | 3 | Fore and ___ (on both sides of a ship) |
| 43% | HOWITZER | 8 | Cannon with a short or medium barrel and a steep angle of fire |
| 42% | ELL | 3 | Shape of a right angle and a word you'll find hidden in "Ellen" |
| 42% | MARGINS | 7 | Spaces on the top, bottom and sides of a page |
| 42% | PUTARINGONIT | 12 | Lock in a spouse, and what the first letters of six Down answers do visually |
| 42% | TWO | 3 | A third of six |
| 42% | DIAGONALPARKING | 15 | Easy way of pulling in ... and a hint to the six circled words |
| 41% | SINE | 4 | Ratio of the side opposite a given angle to the hypotenuse |
| 41% | GASTROPOD | 9 | Podcast that discusses "food with a side of science and history" |
| 41% | CRISES | 6 | Dire situations, and, if reparsed, a clue to making sense of six pairs of Across answers |
| 41% | EXERCISEYOURRIGHT | 17 | Vote, say, and a clue to one side of the asterisked answers |
| 40% | PARTTIMEJOB | 11 | Many a side hustle, and a description of seven of this puzzle's answers, in a way |
| 40% | CUBE | 4 | Shape of a six-sided die |
| 40% | TRIALBYFIRE | 11 | Pressure-filled ordeal, and a description of the juxtaposed circled words on the left side of the puzzle |
| 40% | NOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT | 21 | Magic words ... and a hint to four side-by-side pairs of puzzle answers |
| 39% | EUPHORIA | 8 | A state of intense happiness and self-confidence |
| 39% | ECOSYSTEM | 9 | A group of living things and their environment |
| 39% | HEXAGON | 7 | Polygon with six sides |
| 39% | THEM | 4 | Us and ___ (sides of a conflict) |
| 39% | HEXAGON | 7 | A six sided object |