| 100% | CMS | 3 | An in. contains 2.54 of these |
| 58% | CMS | 3 | There are 2.54 of them in an inch (abbr.) |
| 54% | BOXINGDAY | 9 | December 26, in some parts of the world...or an apt title for this puzzle given the "gifts" contained inside four answers |
| 54% | SECONDS | 7 | There are 3,600 of these in an hour |
| 53% | GRAMS | 5 | There are about 28.35 of these in an ounce |
| 53% | WHUP | 4 | A can of this might be opened in an argument |
| 53% | EYEBROWS | 8 | These are raised in an expression of surprise |
| 52% | OUTS | 4 | Baseball teams switch places after three of these in an inning |
| 51% | STATEMAP | 8 | Page in an atlas of America: 2 wds. |
| 50% | EGG | 3 | This can be over 3 lb in the case of an ostrich |
| 49% | TEN | 3 | Number of clues in this puzzle that contain factual inaccuracies |
| 49% | IDO | 3 | "___ solemnly swear ..." (words in an oath of office): 2 wds. |
| 49% | IDO | 3 | "___ solemnly swear ..." (phrase in an oath of office): 2 wds. |
| 49% | CENTIMETERS | 11 | 2.54 of them make up an inch |
| 49% | RONKOVIC | 8 | 54-Across's role in "Born on the Fourth of July": 2 wds. |
| 49% | CARDREADER | 10 | Person who may see an ace of cups in this grid |
| 49% | EYECHART | 8 | Big poster of letters in an optometrist's office: 2 wds. |
| 49% | AMAP | 4 | "You will find ___ of the world in an Atlas": 2 wds. |
| 49% | DEFENSIVELINE | 13 | Part of a football team featured in this puzzle: 2 wds. |
| 48% | BASES | 5 | Contents of three squares in this puzzle, per an old comedy routine |
| 47% | CAT | 3 | One of six hidden in this puzzle, each sitting on an apt location |
| 47% | ALLBROKENUP | 11 | Emotionally crushed, and an apt description of the circled elements in this puzzle? |
| 47% | THEAPES | 7 | "War for the Planet of ___," an upcoming instalment in the series: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SUMATRANRHINO | 13 | Hunted for its horn, there are barely 200 of these mammals left in Malaysia and Indonesia: 2 wds. |
| 47% | RICHARDWILBUR | 13 | American poet behind "Things of This World" who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 and 1989: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TAMES | 5 | Breaks ... or an anagram of the ends of five Across answers in this puzzle |
| 47% | JOJOBA | 6 | Shrub of SW North America whose edible seeds contain an oil used in cosmetics |
| 46% | NOJOY | 5 | "I take ___ in this" (said when doing an unfortunate but necessary task): 2 wds |
| 46% | OVERSHARING | 11 | Revealing an inappropriate amount of personal detail, as depicted three times in this puzzle |
| 46% | DOCUMENTARIES | 13 | 13-letter word that each theme answer in this puzzle is an anagram of |