| 100% | SEMANTICS | 9 | Arguing whether this clue perfectly matches the answer, e.g. |
| 43% | LIE | 3 | "The answer to this clue is four letters," e.g. |
| 41% | WORD | 4 | This clue's answer, e.g. |
| 36% | DOWN | 4 | Like the answer to this clue |
| 36% | ITGOESWITHOUTSAYING | 19 | "We all see the obvious here, right?," and how to make six long answers in this puzzle match their clues? |
| 36% | EDGE | 4 | The answer to this clue is located on one |
| 35% | GET | 3 | Figure out, like the answer to this clue |
| 35% | NOUN | 4 | Part of speech of the answer to this clue |
| 35% | TWO | 3 | Number of consonants in the answer to this clue |
| 35% | THEDEVILANDTHEDEEPBLUESEA | 25 | Where the answer to this clue lies between, literally |
| 35% | SPUNAROUND | 10 | Like the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 34% | TYPE | 4 | Use a keyboard to enter this clue's answer, e.g. |
| 34% | MYTHS | 5 | The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle … or are they? |
| 34% | HALFBAKED | 9 | Like the answers to this puzzle's 12 asterisked clues? |
| 34% | ERRORS | 6 | Crossword clues that don't match their answers, e.g. |
| 34% | LIST | 4 | These clues, e.g. |
| 34% | ONEWORD | 7 | What the answer to this clue is not (it's two!) |
| 34% | UPSIDEDOWN | 10 | How the answers to this puzzle's starred clues all appear |
| 34% | OXYMORONS | 9 | What the answers to this puzzle's starred clues all are |
| 34% | BRITISHISMS | 11 | Words found in the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 34% | DISAPPEARINGINK | 15 | Liquid evidenced by the answers to this puzzle's starred clues? |
| 33% | BIRDS | 5 | Things hidden in the answers to this puzzle's six starred clues |
| 33% | THEBRONTES | 10 | Literary trio found in the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 33% | TASTE | 5 | The clue for this answer is found at 7-Across |
| 33% | SEER | 4 | If you were one, you'd already know the answer to this clue |
| 33% | ABBR | 4 | This answer, e.g. |
| 33% | NOUN | 4 | This answer, e.g. |
| 33% | BACKWARD | 8 | How the answers to the italicized clues must be entered into this puzzle |
| 33% | TIMEAFTERTIME | 13 | Repeatedly ... and a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 33% | WOODYALLENFILMS | 15 | What the answers to starred clues are (their creator turned 85 this month) |