| 100% | THERESNOIINTEAM | 15 | Axiom contradicted by this puzzle's theme answers |
| 70% | CHEMICALBONDING | 15 | Attraction suggested by this puzzle's theme answers |
| 62% | DOUBLEDOUBLE | 12 | Basketball feat suggested by this puzzle's pairs of theme answers, informally |
| 54% | PUN | 3 | Any of this puzzle's theme answers |
| 54% | NORTH | 5 | Direction suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Game suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Locale suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | THOMASNAST | 10 | Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 53% | CHOCOLATECHIPCOOKIE | 19 | Treat represented visually by this puzzle's answer |
| 53% | NAP | 3 | Siesta taken by this puzzle's longest answers |
| 52% | ADVANCETEAMS | 12 | Groups that do prep work ahead of an event, and a directive followed by this puzzle's theme answers? |
| 52% | TOOTHDECAY | 10 | Dental problem (illustrated by this puzzle's long Across answers) |
| 52% | PLAYHORSE | 9 | Take part in an add-a-letter basketball game, as demonstrated by this puzzle's theme answers |
| 52% | MAGI | 4 | Wise guys featured in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 51% | ROCKSET | 7 | Description of this puzzle's theme answers, sounding like "The Look" singers? |
| 51% | THESTARSPANGLEDBANNER | 21 | This puzzle's theme, whose first notes are indicated by shaded squares |
| 51% | EGOCENTRISM | 11 | Narcissistic trait exhibited perfectly by this puzzle's eight other longest answers |
| 50% | ANO | 3 | New element in each of this puzzle's theme answers |
| 50% | AEIOUY | 6 | Sextet featured in order in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 50% | BEGINNERSPANISH | 15 | Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | TAKEASTEEPN | 11 | Plummet ... or what this puzzle's theme answers do? |
| 49% | WHEREISTHETHEME | 15 | Question answered by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 49% | CATCHAFISH | 10 | Have success angling, and what this puzzle's theme answers do |
| 49% | OOHS | 4 | Sounds of awe heard twice in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 49% | FRESHSTART | 10 | New beginning, as spelled by the new beginnings in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 48% | AROUNDTHE | 9 | With 56-Down, where to find this puzzle's 12 theme answers |
| 48% | ACTIONPACKED | 12 | Like exciting comic books ... or this puzzle's theme answers? |
| 48% | COUNTDOWNIN | 11 | With 81-Down, tradition suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 48% | ITTEAM | 6 | Group of PC experts ... or what this puzzle’s 10 theme answers are? |
| 48% | THEGRINCH | 9 | Thief who stole the missing letters from this puzzle's theme answers |