| 100% | OLD | 3 | Antique word hidden in "gold" |
| 65% | STRUM | 5 | Word hidden in "instrument" |
| 63% | EINE | 4 | Word hidden in "One in Essen" |
| 63% | STORM | 5 | Word hidden in "Tempest or monsoon" |
| 62% | RINGO | 5 | Word hidden in "Drummer in good band" |
| 62% | HEART | 5 | Word hidden in "Source of the arteries" |
| 62% | HANDS | 5 | Word hidden in "Royal flush and straight" |
| 61% | REAR | 4 | Word hidden in each of the theme entries |
| 60% | ERI | 3 | Aria title word hidden in "stage right" |
| 59% | ART | 3 | Word hidden backward in "portrait" |
| 59% | AURIC | 5 | Word in compounds of gold |
| 59% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might hold up negotiations |
| 59% | EIN | 3 | German "a," also a word hidden in "Frankenstein" |
| 58% | ORE | 3 | Miner's rock and a word hidden in "Korea" |
| 57% | ADO | 3 | Word hidden four times in this puzzle |
| 57% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might be a detriment to negotiations |
| 56% | POE | 3 | Poet hidden in the word "poet" |
| 56% | FTW | 3 | Internet initialism hidden in Microsoft Word |
| 56% | CHOIR | 5 | Where else to find words hidden in the three longest answers |
| 56% | NEWS | 4 | First letters of the words hidden in the four longest answers |
| 55% | LAD | 3 | Young boy hidden in the word "Aladdin" |
| 55% | ANT | 3 | Insect aptly hidden in the word "pantry" |
| 55% | ART | 3 | Museum display hidden in the word "tart" |
| 55% | EAT | 3 | Have lunch, hidden in the word "meat" |
| 55% | READYORNOT | 10 | Words in hide-and-seek |
| 55% | MEASURESUP | 10 | Meets expectations, and a hint to words hidden in the starred answers |
| 54% | OLDE | 4 | Word in many antique shop names |
| 53% | ERA | 3 | Type of time period hidden in the word "generation" |
| 53% | TAG | 3 | Word aptly hidden in Instagram |
| 53% | DENT | 4 | Word aptly hidden in "indentation" |