| 100% | TRIPOLI | 7 | Capital of Libya, and a phonetic hint to a feature of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 68% | ELSIE | 5 | Borden cow ... and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 62% | MICCHECKS | 9 | Utterances of "One, two, one, two," and a phonetic clue to four features of this puzzle |
| 61% | NOPE | 4 | Casual refusal ... and, another way, a hint to this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 60% | NOUSE | 5 | Pointless, or a phonetic hint to five of this puzzle's long answers |
| 60% | SHIFTYEYES | 10 | Sign of deceit, and a phonetic hint to four puzzle answers |
| 60% | EYECONTACT | 10 | Public speaker's asset, and a phonetic hint to a feature of the starred answers |
| 59% | KEWPIE | 6 | Collectible doll, and a phonetic hint to four long puzzle answers |
| 58% | BANDE | 5 | Burglary, for short ... and a hint to this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 58% | LEGUP | 5 | Boost, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 58% | INREVERSE | 9 | Backwards, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 57% | PANDL | 5 | CFO's monetary report, and a hint to this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 56% | SNL | 3 | NBC fixture fond of wordplay, and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's spoonerisms |
| 56% | ROLLINGBLACKOUT | 15 | Temporary, controlled power shutdown … or a hint to reading four of this puzzle's answers |
| 56% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| 55% | YOUSEE | 6 | "It's like this," and a phonetic hint to the five longest Across answers |
| 55% | TUESDAY | 7 | Part of a calendar septet, and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | CANISTEALYOUFORASECOND | 22 | Request for one-on-one time in the "Bachelor" TV franchise … or a phonetic hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | DND | 3 | Role-playing game with a 20-sided die, familiarly, and a feature of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 55% | SPILLTHETEA | 11 | "Give me some gossip!" ... and a hint to this puzzle's sets of circles, which affect four Across answers |
| 55% | ARGON | 5 | About 1% of Earth's atmosphere, and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's gimmick |
| 55% | BODYOFWATER | 11 | Geographic feature, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | INA | 3 | With 60-Down, on one's game ... and hint to the start of this puzzle's longest answers |
| 54% | SHAPESUP | 8 | Gets fit, and a literal hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | ONEEYEDROP | 10 | Minimal red-removing amount ... and a phonetic hint to four long answers |
| 53% | WIRED | 5 | Tense with excitement ... and a hint to the ends of the four longest puzzle answers |
| 53% | TWOSTATESOLUTION | 16 | Topic of international negotiations ... and a hint to every four-letter answer in this puzzle |
| 53% | EMPTYWORDS | 10 | Blather, and a phonetic hint to the four other longest answers |
| 53% | MIDDLEC | 7 | Keyboard centerpiece, and a phonetic hint to six long puzzle answers |
| 53% | POPUPAD | 7 | Bit of Web clutter, and a hint to making sense of four answers in this puzzle |