| 100% | PRINCESS | 8 | Any of the four people disturbed in this puzzle |
| 56% | PUNCTUATIONMARK | 15 | Any of the groupings of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 56% | DRINK | 5 | What each of the four long answers in this puzzle is |
| 55% | TEST | 4 | Any of the eight circled words in this puzzle, and what's spelled out by their intersections |
| 54% | FATHERSANDSONS | 14 | Relationships of the four sets of athletes in this puzzle: 3 wds. |
| 54% | KANGAROOWORD | 12 | Dictionary term for any of the "self-defining" answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | BADLUCK | 7 | Supposed consequence of any of the three no-nos in this puzzle |
| 51% | ANYMOMENT | 9 | "It's about to happen" ... or what each of the four other longest answers in this puzzle has? |
| 51% | COIN | 4 | With 55-Down, actions that can be performed nine times in this puzzle without affecting any of the clues? |
| 48% | ELVIS | 5 | The King (subject of four "sightings" elsewhere in this puzzle) |
| 48% | HUPMOBILE | 9 | One of the five related names in this puzzle |
| 46% | FEATUREARTICLE | 14 | In-depth news story, or any of the reviews mentioned in this puzzle? |
| 46% | DIR | 3 | Any of the four words hidden in 17-, 26-, 43- and 56-Across: Abbr. |
| 46% | ROADBLOCK | 9 | Obstacle ... or any one of four black squares in this puzzle? |
| 45% | ERR | 3 | Use the answer to any of this puzzle's starred clues in ordinary conversation? |
| 45% | AWARD | 5 | Any one of the four in an EGOT |
| 45% | POPES | 5 | 10 featured last names in this puzzle are also the names of these |
| 45% | TWENTYNINTHOFFEBRUARY | 21 | When the people featured in this puzzle were born |
| 44% | TINAFEY | 7 | Writer of the bestseller spelled out in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 44% | LANDSLIDE | 9 | Decisive victory, and any of four features of this puzzle |
| 44% | OUT | 3 | "Sticking tongue ___," expression of the person in this emoticon :-P |
| 44% | LEAPDAYBABY | 11 | Designation for the people featured in this puzzle |
| 44% | GREEKLETTERS | 12 | Contents of four answers found in this puzzle |
| 44% | JOKER | 5 | It's not found within the four corners of this puzzle |
| 43% | SECRET | 6 | When revealed in this puzzle, it reverses the meanings of the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | SANTA | 5 | It can precede eight first names in this puzzle to form the names of California cities |
| 43% | TRADE | 5 | With 38-Across, what the four key parts of this puzzle are |
| 43% | CAPTAIN | 7 | This person is in command of the ship |
| 43% | BEHOLDER | 8 | Beauty is in the eye of this person |
| 43% | TENET | 5 | Any of the Four Noble Truths |