| 100% | FLIPPINGHOUSES | 14 | Buying, renovating and quickly selling homes for profit ... or what this puzzle's theme entries are literally doing |
| 36% | BORDERSTATES | 12 | Geographic neighbors, or what this puzzle's circled letters literally are |
| 36% | TAKEASTEEPN | 11 | Plummet ... or what this puzzle's theme answers do? |
| 36% | ITTEAM | 6 | Group of PC experts ... or what this puzzle’s 10 theme answers are? |
| 33% | CUTSCORNERS | 11 | What this puzzle's theme does? |
| 33% | CATCHAFISH | 10 | Have success angling, and what this puzzle's theme answers do |
| 32% | PICKEDUPTHEPACE | 15 | Hurried, and what this puzzle's word ladder literally did in eight steps? |
| 32% | TAKESTHEEDGEOFF | 15 | Alleviates pain a little … or what this puzzle does to certain squares for literal effect |
| 32% | SPREADTHEGOSPEL | 15 | Evangelize ... or what this puzzle's circled squares do? |
| 31% | MAGAZINEINSERTS | 15 | Perfume samples, maybe ... or what this puzzle's circles are |
| 31% | FLIPPEDTHEBIRD | 14 | Gestured rudely ... or what this puzzle's circles have done? |
| 31% | SPOILSPORTS | 11 | Party poopers, or what this puzzle's circled letters do |
| 31% | CRACKINGTHECODE | 15 | Arriving at an “Aha!” moment . . . or what this puzzle is doing vis-à-vis its circled letters |
| 31% | SKIPAGENERATION | 15 | Go from grandparent to grandchild ... or what this puzzle's starred entries do? |
| 31% | SKIPJACK | 8 | Certain tuna ... or what this puzzle's 10 starred clues do |
| 31% | CROSS | 5 | What this puzzle's across and down answers do |
| 31% | DROPTROU | 8 | Moon, or what three answers in this puzzle literally do |
| 31% | GONEFISHING | 11 | Classic out-of-office sign ... or what this puzzle's author has done? |
| 31% | RAINCOATS | 9 | Wet-weather gear, and what this puzzle's circled letters literally are? |
| 30% | SEVENWONDERS | 12 | Monuments of classical antiquity ... or what literally is missing from this puzzle |
| 30% | PARTING | 7 | With 58-Across, what this puzzle's circled letters are ... or what they're doing |
| 30% | RAISEDTHEBAR | 12 | Elevated expectations ... or what this puzzle's maker did to five answers in this puzzle? |
| 30% | LIEUNDEROATH | 12 | Commit perjury ... or what literally can be found eight times in this puzzle |
| 30% | CROSSEDABEAR | 12 | Betrayed Paddington? … or what 20-, 34- and 41-Across did in this puzzle |
| 30% | VOICEOVERARTIST | 15 | Animated film specialist, or what can be found literally three times in this puzzle |
| 29% | MAKINGAPACT | 11 | Formally agreeing to terms, and what this puzzle's sets of circled letters are gradually doing |
| 29% | CROSSWORDESE | 12 | What this puzzle's capitalized clues are, both by definition and pun |
| 29% | THEME | 5 | What this clue's number is for this puzzle |
| 29% | FLIPHOUSES | 10 | Turn a quick profit in real estate ... or what this puzzle's themed answers do? |
| 29% | GOESTOTHEDOGS | 13 | Rapidly deteriorates ... and what each of this puzzle's theme answers does? |