| 100% | DIVINGBIRD | 10 | Avian that plunges for prey, or what can be found in 14-, 28-, 52-, and 60-Across |
| 44% | ALTEREGO | 8 | Secondary identity ... or what can be found in 18-, 27-, 40-, 54- and 66-Across |
| 44% | HIGHENERGY | 10 | Like some protein-rich snacks, or what can be found in 3-, 7-, 9-, and 28-Down? |
| 44% | SOCIALDISTANCING | 16 | Strategy for combatting a pandemic ... or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 31-, 49-, and 55-Across? |
| 43% | MIXEDRESULTS | 12 | Unclear outcome ... or what can be found literally in 20-, 29- and 47-Across |
| 43% | THATSALL | 8 | With 63-Across, "The end" ... or what can be said about the novels in the clues for 25-, 38- and 52-Across |
| 42% | THELAST | 7 | What shall be first ... or words that can precede 17-, 23-, 52- and 60-Across |
| 41% | SPOTOFTEA | 9 | 4 p.m. British refreshment ... or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 47- and 58-Across and 3-Down? |
| 41% | FINALFAREWELL | 13 | Last parting, or what can literally be found in 20-, 25- and 47-Across |
| 40% | OBSTRUCTIONOFJUSTICE | 20 | Illegal interference ... or what can be found in this puzzle's 1st, 3rd, 7th, 15th, 19th and 21st rows? |
| 40% | SPILLEDMILK | 11 | Metaphor for something that can't be changed, and what's found five times in this puzzle? |
| 39% | DARKCIRCLES | 11 | Signs of fatigue, and what can be found in 17-, 24-, 35-, and 52-Across |
| 39% | TEAMSMEETING | 12 | Microsoft virtual work gathering, and what can be found in 20-, 28-, and 49-Across |
| 39% | HEADSTART | 9 | Advantage in a race, and what can be found in 16-, 33-, or 40-Across |
| 38% | SEVENCONSONANTS | 15 | What can be found consecutively in 17-, 23-, 40-, and 50-Across |
| 38% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 37% | ATEFORTWO | 9 | Dined with a bun in the oven, or what can be found in 17-, 26-, 40-, and 51-Across |
| 37% | BUBBLESUP | 9 | Rises to the top, or what can be found in this puzzle? |
| 37% | ROOTSUP | 7 | Digs out, or what can be found in four long Down answers? |
| 37% | HALF | 4 | With 38- and 40-Across, grocery purchase ... or what can be found in some other Across answers in this puzzle |
| 37% | SKIPPINGTOWN | 12 | Leaving in a hurry . . . or what can be found in each of 18-, 25-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 37% | CLIMBINGSHOES | 13 | Footwear for boulderers, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 37% | BACKCOUNTRY | 11 | Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 37% | TROUBLEDWATERS | 14 | Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 37% | WILDHORSES | 10 | 1971 Stones hit, or what can be found in the answers to starred clues |
| 37% | MESSYBUNS | 9 | Casual updos, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 37% | PUTTHESQUEEZEON | 15 | Coerce, or what can be done to 18-, 23-, 52-, and 58-Across |
| 36% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | "See also" notations ... or what can be found in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 36% | HIDDENTAX | 9 | Income-reducing inequity, or what can be found in the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 36% | TOPNOTES | 8 | Initial perfume scents, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |