| 100% | STARBURST | 9 | Chewy fruit-flavored candy … or a description of what's depicted visually in this puzzle |
| 46% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Some grammatical no-nos … or a description of four pairs of answers in this puzzle? |
| 45% | ONEUNDERPAR | 11 | Golf score, or a description of the 18 hidden 65-Down in this puzzle |
| 45% | OKBYME | 6 | "I'm good with it," or a description of eight occurrences in this puzzle |
| 45% | WINBYANOSE | 10 | Edge out, and a description of what appears four places in this puzzle |
| 44% | FASHIONABLYLATE | 15 | Making an appearance after the party starts, or a description of the shifted articles of clothing in this puzzle |
| 42% | BUBBLETEA | 9 | Beverage mixed with tapioca pearls ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 42% | ITHASITSUPSANDDOWNS | 19 | "There are positives as well as negatives" ... or a description of this puzzle's theme |
| 41% | LIVINGONTHEEDGE | 15 | Taking risks, or, in another sense, a description of this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | ABOUTFACE | 9 | Complete 180, or a terse description of this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 40% | CROSSSTITCH | 11 | Bit of embroidery … or what's depicted literally three times in this puzzle |
| 40% | ODETOJOY | 8 | Work incorporated in 33-Across ... or a description of this puzzle? |
| 40% | THEOKCORRAL | 11 | See 28-Down ... or a punny description of this puzzle's circled answers? |
| 39% | ITSJUSTAPHASE | 13 | "They'll grow out of that" … or a description of eight squares in this puzzle |
| 39% | ITSONTHEHOUSE | 13 | "No charge," and a description of five places in this puzzle |
| 39% | HQS | 3 | Command ctrs., and a description of five answers in this puzzle |
| 38% | DOTTHEIS | 8 | Pay attention to details … or a hint to filling in seven of this puzzle's squares |
| 38% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Certain TV intro ... or a description of each of 12 letters in the grid (the starts of six Across entries and then six Down entries) that spell out an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 37% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 37% | ALLELBOWS | 9 | Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| 37% | RUNNING | 7 | With 57-Across, 1977 Jackson Browne album ... or a hint to what's depicted in this puzzle's grid |
| 37% | SUPERNOVA | 9 | Astronomical event depicted visually in this puzzle |
| 37% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | Oscar-nominated film about NASA mathematicians, and a description of the countdown found in this puzzle? |
| 37% | COVERALLTHEBASES | 16 | Take care of everything … or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do |
| 37% | STEMCELLS | 9 | Subject of some medical research … or a description of this puzzle's theme? |
| 37% | CHARACTERARCS | 13 | Heroes' journeys, say ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| 36% | MIXEDSIGNALS | 12 | Communication confusion ... or what's literally found in this puzzle's three sets of circles |
| 36% | RIDINGCROP | 10 | Jockey's tool, or a description of what's been done to the starred answers |
| 36% | MOODRINGS | 9 | Color-changing fad jewelry ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |