| 100% | TEAS | 4 | Brain-___er is a puzzle |
| 61% | DOESNTHAVEACLUE | 15 | Is like a stumped puzzle solver? |
| 60% | LOGO | 4 | Wikipedia's is a globe made of puzzle pieces |
| 60% | CLUE | 4 | It helps solve a puzzle (what you are reading!) |
| 60% | WORDSWERE | 9 | With 121 Across, how a puzzle was easily fixed? |
| 59% | WIKIPEDIA | 9 | Its symbol is a globe composed of jigsaw puzzle pieces |
| 58% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle that might be made in a cornfield |
| 58% | EMPTYHEADED | 11 | Silly to be lacking a brain |
| 57% | THREEMUSKETEERS | 15 | Group whose motto is a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 57% | BEAST | 5 | "That was a ___!" (solver's reaction to finishing this puzzle, maybe) |
| 57% | KEY | 3 | A helpful one while solving this puzzle is C |
| 56% | STRAWMANFALLACY | 15 | "Scarecrow thinks the only thing one needs is a brain. Not so!" |
| 56% | THESIXTHSENSE | 13 | 1999 film whose title is a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 56% | LINKEDIN | 8 | Popular website whose name is a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 56% | INJURY | 6 | A concussion is an __ to the brain from a blow |
| 55% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle whose solution is a single path |
| 54% | GOTTHEHOOK | 10 | Was yanked offstage ... or what four puzzle answers did, in a way |
| 54% | BROCA | 5 | Scientist for whom a part of the brain is named |
| 54% | NPR | 3 | Radio network where Will Shortz hosts a weekly puzzle challenge |
| 53% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle whose solution is a single winding path |
| 53% | APHASIA | 7 | Communication disorder that is a result of damage to the language parts of the brain |
| 53% | GET | 3 | With 90 Down, James Brown biopic whose title could be a title for this puzzle |
| 53% | DUH | 3 | "Well, that was a no-brainer!" |
| 53% | JIGSAW | 6 | ___ puzzle, type of puzzle where pieces are interlocked to form a picture |
| 53% | TICKALLTHEBOXES | 15 | Be fully qualified ... or a hint to interpreting this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 53% | PEN | 3 | A thick colored one might be useful in cracking this puzzle's meta |
| 53% | BROCA | 5 | French physician for whom a part of the brain is named |
| 52% | ITSADOGSLIFE | 12 | Comment when things are tough … or a title for this puzzle |
| 52% | MAZE | 4 | Type of puzzle that can be solved by a slime mold |
| 52% | HOLMES | 6 | Fictional character who says "I am a brain …. The rest of me is a mere appendix" |