| 100% | SHAPESHIFTERS | 13 | Amorphous sci-fi beings, and a hint to what's hidden in the four other longest answers |
| 65% | JUICEUP | 7 | Supercharge, and a hint to what's literally hiding in the four longest Down answers |
| 65% | TUMBLEWEEDS | 11 | Drifters in some Western scenes ... and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 60% | DPS | 3 | MLB rally killers, briefly, and a hint to what's in the four longest puzzle answers |
| 57% | SWAPMEET | 8 | Collectors' event, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | CANIGETANAMEN | 13 | "Anyone agree with me?" and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| 56% | DAILYJUMBLE | 11 | Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 56% | ADDTOGETHER | 11 | Combine ... and a hint to what's hidden in eight long answers |
| 56% | SEEDCAPITAL | 11 | Startup funds ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | DEUCESWILD | 10 | Card game declaration, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers |
| 51% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 51% | LOWHANGINGFRUIT | 15 | Easy pickings, and a hint to the four other longest Down answers |
| 51% | KITCHENMATCH | 12 | Pilot lighter, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 50% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
| 50% | SCARYMOVIETWO | 13 | 2001 Wayans Brothers sequel, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 50% | FALLINGLEAVES | 13 | Autumn occurrence, and a hint to the start of the other four longest Down answers |
| 49% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Certain moral lapse, and a hint to what's hidden in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 48% | RANDOMORDER | 11 | Ideal deck-shuffling goal ... and a hint to a hidden word, and how it appears, in the four other longest answers |
| 47% | EMPTYWORDS | 10 | Blather, and a phonetic hint to the four other longest answers |
| 47% | YOURATTENTIONPLEASE | 19 | Start of an announcement ... or a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the six starred clues |
| 47% | METOO | 5 | "Ditto!" (and a hint to what's in the grid-spanning answers) |
| 46% | RECYCLEDMETAL | 13 | Scrapyard commodity ... and what's hidden in the nine other longest puzzle answers |
| 46% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 46% | NONOS | 5 | Taboos, and a hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 46% | SEWNUP | 6 | Clinched, and a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 46% | PCORMAC | 7 | What's hidden in the four longest Across answers |
| 45% | THISANDTHAT | 11 | Miscellany, and a hint to the hidden words in the starred answers |
| 45% | MEASURESUP | 10 | Meets expectations, and a hint to words hidden in the starred answers |
| 45% | DOUBLEDOG | 9 | Schoolyard dare intensifier ... and a hint to the five other longest answers |
| 45% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Influential pairing, and a hint to the circles in four puzzle answers |