| 100% | DOUBLEDOUBLE | 12 | Basketball feat suggested by this puzzle's pairs of theme answers, informally |
| 52% | CHEMICALBONDING | 15 | Attraction suggested by this puzzle's theme answers |
| 46% | FILM | 4 | What each completed pair of theme answers in this puzzle is |
| 46% | CONNECTTHEDOTS | 14 | Kind of puzzle suggested by this crossword's theme |
| 45% | NORTH | 5 | Direction suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Game suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Locale suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | THOMASNAST | 10 | Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 44% | WEATHERBALLOONS | 15 | Carriers of meteorological instruments ... as suggested by this puzzle's theme? |
| 44% | COUNTDOWNIN | 11 | With 81-Down, tradition suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 44% | BEGINNERSPANISH | 15 | Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 44% | TUNNEL | 6 | With 86-Across, fixation problem suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | THERESNOIINTEAM | 15 | Axiom contradicted by this puzzle's theme answers |
| 43% | HEADTOTOE | 9 | Complete … as suggested by four symmetrical pairs of Down answers in this puzzle |
| 43% | STONEWALL | 9 | Historic inn commemorated during Pride Month, as suggested by this puzzle's border answers |
| 42% | LAWOFGRAVITY | 12 | Scientific contribution from 98-Down, discovered in a manner suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 42% | DAYBREAK | 8 | First light ... or a phenomenon suggested by this puzzle's seven sets of circled letters? |
| 41% | NEWYEARSEVE | 11 | Time to sing the tune suggested by the starts of 10 long answers in this puzzle |
| 39% | JULES | 5 | With 49-Across, author of the novel suggested by this puzzle's theme; the movie debuted 10/17/1956 |
| 39% | PUN | 3 | Any of this puzzle's theme answers |
| 38% | OCTAGON | 7 | Shape of 96-Across suggested by this puzzle's special squares |
| 38% | OPPOSITESATTRACT | 16 | Saying about compatible partners … as suggested by the starts of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues? |
| 38% | CONGRATULATIONS | 15 | First part of a message suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 38% | OCTOPUS | 7 | Creature suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 38% | UTAHSTATE | 9 | University suggested by this puzzle's black squares |
| 38% | LATESHIFT | 9 | Employee hours suggested by this puzzle's circles |
| 38% | THINKQUICKLY | 12 | To understand this puzzle's theme, read the ends of the answers to the starred clues and ... |
| 37% | TIREROTATION | 12 | Regular vehicle maintenance suggested by this puzzle's circles |
| 37% | QUADRUPLEDOUBLE | 15 | Super-rare basketball feat ... or what each of six long answers in this puzzle contains |
| 37% | ROCKSET | 7 | Description of this puzzle's theme answers, sounding like "The Look" singers? |