| 100% | EIEIO | 5 | Children's song refrain ... with a hint to this puzzle's central nine squares |
| 60% | BADBREAKUP | 10 | Messy end to a relationship, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 60% | TOYBOXES | 8 | Places for playthings, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 57% | WHATSINTHEBOXES | 15 | Question asked by a customs officer or a kid on Christmas ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled squares |
| 56% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 56% | OOPS | 4 | With 55-Across, version of Cap'n Crunch with no corn squares ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme entries |
| 56% | THENANDNOW | 10 | Phrase in an article on grown-up child stars, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 55% | THESECRETGARDEN | 15 | Classic 1911 children's novel ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | THEMANFROMUNCLE | 15 | Hit 1960's TV show with a hint to the nine starred clues in this puzzle |
| 55% | JACKIN | 6 | With 48-Down, children's toy ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | THREEMUSKETEERS | 15 | Group with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | NATIONALPASTIME | 15 | Baseball ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | GRANDCENTRAL | 12 | Famous place with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | TALKINCIRCLES | 13 | Argue repetitively ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | WHERES | 6 | With 45-Across, book title with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | FEELLIKEAFOOL | 13 | Regret some stupidity ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | XYANDXX | 7 | Matching towel set ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 53% | OUTBOX | 6 | Where finished work goes ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 53% | INBOX | 5 | Where work piles up ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 53% | BIRD | 4 | With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 53% | THEINVISIBLEMAN | 15 | H. G. Wells novel ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| 53% | ONEWAYSTREETS | 13 | Most crosstown thoroughfares in Manhattan ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 53% | KINKYBOOTS | 10 | 2013 Best Musical Tony winner ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Where one might find a date ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | GRAY | 4 | With 32-Down, ambiguity ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | INSIDE | 6 | With 71-Across, one way to think (with a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 52% | THEDIRTYDOZEN | 13 | Hit movie released on June 15, 1967 ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | CANDYSTRIPE | 11 | Pattern once used for hospital volunteer uniforms, with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | TOTALLY | 7 | With 45-Down, "Radical, dude!" (and a hint to this puzzle's shape) |
| 52% | TALLORDER | 9 | Big ask ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares? |