| 100% | TREETOPS | 8 | Canopy creators ... or what can literally be found in 6-, 10-, 24- and 34-Down |
| 55% | FINALFAREWELL | 13 | Last parting, or what can literally be found in 20-, 25- and 47-Across |
| 48% | MIXEDRESULTS | 12 | Unclear outcome ... or what can be found literally in 20-, 29- and 47-Across |
| 48% | TURNINGPALE | 11 | Losing color, or what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | GOUNDERCOVER | 12 | What narcs may do ... or what can literally be found in three pairs of puzzle answers |
| 43% | RUNAROUND | 9 | Evasive maneuvering, and what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | ROOTSUP | 7 | Digs out, or what can be found in four long Down answers? |
| 43% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 43% | HOUSEHOLDNAME | 13 | Instantly recognizable brand, and what can literally be found in this puzzle's circles? |
| 42% | VOICEOVERARTIST | 15 | Animated film specialist, or what can be found literally three times in this puzzle |
| 42% | ALTEREGO | 8 | Secondary identity ... or what can be found in 18-, 27-, 40-, 54- and 66-Across |
| 42% | SPLITTICKET | 11 | Voter's crossover ballot, and what can literally be found in the circled letters |
| 41% | LIEUNDEROATH | 12 | Commit perjury ... or what literally can be found eight times in this puzzle |
| 41% | SOCIALDISTANCING | 16 | Strategy for combatting a pandemic ... or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 31-, 49-, and 55-Across? |
| 41% | HIGHENERGY | 10 | Like some protein-rich snacks, or what can be found in 3-, 7-, 9-, and 28-Down? |
| 41% | OBSTRUCTIONOFJUSTICE | 20 | Illegal interference ... or what can be found in this puzzle's 1st, 3rd, 7th, 15th, 19th and 21st rows? |
| 41% | MIDTERMS | 8 | Some tests ... or what's found literally in 17-, 24-, 30-, 39- and 44-Across |
| 40% | STOCKHOLDER | 11 | Typical annual meeting attendee ... or what 18-, 24- and 51-Across each can be, in a way |
| 40% | SPOTOFTEA | 9 | 4 p.m. British refreshment ... or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 47- and 58-Across and 3-Down? |
| 39% | BADMOONRISING | 13 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit with the line "I see trouble on the way," or what can be found in three long Down entries |
| 39% | WORLDSAPART | 11 | Not remotely on the same page ... and what can literally be found in four puzzle rows |
| 39% | SPELLBOUND | 10 | Entranced … or what one can do by reading the starts of 17-, 24-, 34-, 44- and 50-Across in order? |
| 38% | LEMONADEMIXES | 13 | Tart drink concentrates, or what's literally found in 20-, 34- and 40-Across |
| 38% | DIVINGBIRD | 10 | Avian that plunges for prey, or what can be found in 14-, 28-, 52-, and 60-Across |
| 37% | SPARECHANGE | 11 | Pocket coins, or what can literally be seen in each set of puzzle circles |
| 37% | POLICE | 6 | They can be found in 20- and 55-Across and 10- and 26-Down |
| 37% | LIEUNDEROATH | 12 | Perjure oneself ... or what can be found six times in this puzzle |
| 37% | SMALLPOTATOES | 13 | Insignificant thing, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 37% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Architectural marker, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 37% | BUBBLESUP | 9 | Rises to the top, or what can be found in this puzzle? |