| 100% | RAISECAIN | 9 | Cause a commotion, and a hint to a feature of 3-, 6- and 9-Down |
| 64% | ICEUP | 5 | Freeze over, and a hint to a feature of 5-, 6-, 10-, 25- and 33-Down |
| 62% | DROPSHOTS | 9 | Tricky tennis returns, and a hint to the starts of 3-, 7-, 9- and 24-Down |
| 58% | PAYUP | 5 | Settle a tab, and a feature of the answers to 3-, 6-, 10- and 30-Down |
| 57% | DOWNWARDDOG | 11 | Popular yoga pose ... or a literal hint to the ends of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down |
| 57% | BLONDEONBLONDE | 14 | 1966 Bob Dylan album whose title is a hint to 3-, 6-, and 9-Down |
| 57% | DUDEWHERESMYCAR | 15 | 2000 stoner comedy whose title is a hint to 3-, 6-, and 9-Down |
| 53% | BEADYEYES | 9 | Ratlike feature, and a hint to a feature of the four starred answers |
| 51% | CHOCOLATEDROP | 13 | Kiss alternative ... or a hint to the starts of 3-, 5-, 10-, 14-, 26-, 64- and 68-Down |
| 51% | CONEHEADS | 9 | Dan Aykroyd film, and a hint to the starts of 18- and 38-Across and 3- and 30-Down |
| 51% | WHATCHAUPTO | 11 | "Anything fun on the agenda today?," or a hint to the starts of 3-, 7-, 21-, and 29-Down |
| 51% | FALLINGLEAVES | 13 | Autumn occurrence, and a hint to the start of the other four longest Down answers |
| 50% | BEGINNINGOFFALL | 15 | September equinox, and a hint to the starts of 18- & 62-Across and 2-, 3-, 10-, 33-, 37- & 38-Down |
| 50% | RATEHIKE | 8 | Fed proposal, and a hint to what's hidden in 3-, 9-, 25- and 29-Down |
| 50% | TOPBANANA | 9 | Head honcho, and a hint to the first word of 3-, 8-, 21-, or 24-Down |
| 50% | TIANOMORE | 9 | Star of "Earth Mama" ... or a summary of what's happened to 3 Down and 6 Down? |
| 49% | DEWDROP | 7 | Bit of morning moisture, and a hint to 3-, 8-, 30- and 34-Down |
| 49% | DISAPPEARINGINK | 15 | Medium for secret messages, and a hint to making sense of 12 Down answers |
| 48% | THEDESCENTOFMAN | 15 | Darwin work ... with a hint to three consecutive letters in 3-, 4-, 7-, 9- and 11-Down |
| 48% | HIGHHOLIDAYS | 12 | Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur . . . and a feature of 3-, 7-, 9-, and 20-Down? |
| 48% | DOTDOTDOT | 9 | Indication of more to come … or a hint to a feature of three consecutive letters in 18-, 20-, 59- and 61-Across |
| 47% | SOCIALCAPITAL | 13 | Network of personal relationships ... or a punny hint to 3-, 7- and 11-Down |
| 47% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 47% | MONSTERSINC | 11 | 2001 Pixar hit, and a hint to the start of 19-, 22- and 24-Down |
| 46% | BREAKITUP | 9 | Stop a fight ... and a hint to a literal feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | NEWSPAPERCOLUMN | 15 | Place to express an opinion ... or a literal description of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down? |
| 46% | HIDDENFEE | 9 | Feature of some contracts, and a hint to 17-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 46% | TRIPLETOSSUP | 12 | "Wheel of Fortune" feature since 2019, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 46% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | '70s fashion trend ... and features of 3-, 5- and 9-Down |
| 46% | OPENINGBELL | 11 | 9:30 a.m. event at the NYSE, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |