| 100% | LOWPH | 5 | Characteristic of acid, and of this puzzle, in a way |
| 66% | PARTTIMEJOB | 11 | Many a side hustle, and a description of seven of this puzzle's answers, in a way |
| 65% | OVERLOADED | 10 | Carrying way too much, and a punny description of four Across answers in this puzzle |
| 63% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| 62% | RIGHTBETWEENTHE | 15 | With 67-Across, in a sudden and completely apparent way ... or a punny description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 61% | DOUBLENEGATIVE | 14 | Grammatical faux pas seen in four of this puzzle’s clues . . . and, in a different way, their answers? |
| 60% | HANGTEN | 7 | Surf, in a way, and an appropriate title for this puzzle |
| 60% | CLOSESTHEDEAL | 13 | Has successful negotiations, and, in a way, what this puzzle does |
| 58% | INSIDEOUT | 9 | Reversed, in a way ... and a hint to the creation of five puzzle answers |
| 57% | SITUP | 5 | Crunch cousin, and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |
| 57% | MISSINGLINKS | 12 | Evolutionary mysteries, and a feature of three clues in this puzzle |
| 57% | ITSONTHEHOUSE | 13 | "No charge," and a description of five places in this puzzle |
| 57% | HQS | 3 | Command ctrs., and a description of five answers in this puzzle |
| 57% | GEARSHIFT | 9 | Auto part, and a clue to what's going on in five rows of this puzzle |
| 57% | IMAGINARYNUMBER | 15 | What ends each of five answers in this puzzle, in a way? |
| 57% | EWES | 4 | Wool sources ... and a homophone of vowels not found in this puzzle |
| 57% | AYES | 4 | Some votes ... and a homophone of vowels not found in this puzzle |
| 56% | WINBYANOSE | 10 | Edge out, and a description of what appears four places in this puzzle |
| 56% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 56% | IRONCLAD | 8 | Unbreakable, and a hint to making sense of seven answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | PH/FONETICALLY | 14 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 56% | LIFECHANGING | 12 | Influential in a big way ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 56% | DOWNSIZE | 8 | Reduce a staff, and make seven squares in this puzzle smaller, in a way |
| 56% | REDENVELOPE | 11 | Traditional Lunar New Year gift . . . and a feature of three answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | {SUGAR}CUBE | 11 | Lump in a cup of tea, and an element found three times in this puzzle |
| 55% | TORISPELLING | 12 | Author of a bestselling 2008 autobiography, and a hint to some pictographs in this puzzle |
| 55% | GETBENTOUTOFSHA | 15 | Blow a gasket, and a clue to making sense of some answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | TWOSTATESOLUTION | 16 | Topic of international negotiations ... and a hint to every four-letter answer in this puzzle |
| 55% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 55% | CONDENSEDMILK | 13 | Ingredient of sweetened Thai tea, and a hint to solving some squares in this puzzle |