| 100% | OOO | 3 | A winning combination in today's puzzle theme |
| 45% | FIVEO | 5 | Cops, in slang ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 44% | BODY | 4 | Soul mate, in song (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 44% | ROCKETMAN | 9 | Who's on a mission in today's puzzle? |
| 44% | HAPPYTRAILS | 11 | Theme song of a classic western, visually suggested six times in this puzzle's grid |
| 44% | LOOKITSSUPERMAN | 15 | Cry in Metropolis while pointing … and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 44% | THEGAP | 6 | Classic name in retail clothing ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 44% | LIVINGONTHEEDGE | 15 | Taking risks, or, in another sense, a description of this puzzle's theme |
| 44% | ONEWAYSTREETS | 13 | Most crosstown thoroughfares in Manhattan ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 44% | CORNERKICKS | 11 | Goal-scoring opportunities in soccer ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | CRAPS | 5 | Setting for the lingo in today's theme |
| 42% | WHEREARTTHOU | 12 | Question that follows "O Brother" in film ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 42% | LAWOFGRAVITY | 12 | Scientific contribution from 98-Down, discovered in a manner suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 42% | SHORTERDAYS | 11 | Winter feature with a hint to today's puzzle theme |
| 42% | VENUSDEMILO | 11 | Masterpiece discovered in 1820 with a feature that's a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 42% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Certain moral lapse, and a hint to what's hidden in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 42% | BREAKINGRANKS | 13 | Splitting with one's group ... or a hint to the theme found in four puzzle rows |
| 42% | CURLINGSTONES | 13 | Items guided by brooms in the Winter Olympics ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 41% | LADIES | 6 | With 63-Across, what some performers saw in Las Vegas? ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | BLANK | 5 | Fill in the ___ (a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 40% | TICTACTOE | 9 | Game with half a dozen winning lines found in this puzzle |
| 39% | MATHTEACHER | 11 | Someone well versed in this puzzle's theme |
| 38% | OOO | 3 | Win in a children's game |
| 38% | OOO | 3 | Winning combination in tic-tac-toe, perhaps |
| 38% | GLOATS | 6 | Rubs a win in the loser's face, maybe |
| 38% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle in a children's activity book |
| 38% | TAC | 3 | Part of a winning combination |
| 38% | TIC | 3 | Start of a winning combination |
| 38% | MAZES | 5 | Puzzles in a children's coloring book |
| 37% | WATER | 5 | It's seven, in this puzzle's theme |