| 100% | TANGRAM | 7 | Chinese puzzle in which a square is cut into seven pieces and formed into figures |
| 33% | SPAIN | 5 | Country with a wedding tradition where the groom's tie is cut into pieces and auctioned off to his friends |
| 32% | RONDO | 5 | Piece of music in which a refrain is repeated between episodes |
| 32% | IDIOM | 5 | Figure of speech ... and a synonym of the puzzle's alternate title, spelled left to right in the circled squares |
| 32% | SETTING | 7 | Place and time in which a movie is shot |
| 32% | DOWNSIZE | 8 | Reduce a staff, and make seven squares in this puzzle smaller, in a way |
| 32% | ACUPUNCTURE | 11 | Component of traditional Chinese medicine in which metal needles are inserted into the skin |
| 31% | PARADISELOST | 12 | John Milton epic, and a hint to how four long answers in this puzzle were formed |
| 31% | ROULETTE | 8 | Gambling game in which a ball is dropped onto a spinning wheel divided into numbered slots |
| 31% | AFRO | 4 | Hairstyle in which the hair is shaped into a wide frizzy bush |
| 31% | ARABIAN | 7 | "___ Nights," collection of folk tales like "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" which was adapted into a video game in 1985 |
| 31% | PORTAL | 6 | Puzzle video game in which the cake is a lie |
| 31% | TAKINGNOTES | 11 | Creating study aids during a classroom lecture, and how seven long answers in this puzzle were created? |
| 31% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |
| 31% | TENON | 5 | Projecting end of a piece of wood that is formed to fit into a mortise in another piece |
| 30% | NEVERWHERE | 10 | Television series which is set in a magical realm called "London Below" and was later adapted into a novel by 45a |
| 30% | VIRTUALREALITY | 14 | Field in which a helmet and gloves are often worn |
| 30% | BOGGLE | 6 | Flummox ... or a classic word game represented by the central grid of shaded squares, in which 15-, 17- and 55-Across can be found |
| 30% | USECASE | 7 | Potential scenario in which a piece of software might be helpful |
| 30% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| 30% | SKEET | 5 | Sport in which a shotgun is used to shoot at clay targets thrown into the air |
| 30% | ONION | 5 | Bulb that might be cut into rings and battered at a diner |
| 29% | ASL | 3 | Syst. in which "Deaf Power" can be indicated by an open palm over one ear and the other hand forming a closed fist in the air |
| 29% | DISCGOLF | 8 | Sport in which frisbees are thrown into a basket |
| 29% | ACUPUNCTURE | 11 | Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down? |
| 29% | 13GOINGON30 | 11 | 2004 rom-com in which a middle schooler is transformed into an adult overnight |
| 29% | FOOTSTOOL | 9 | Piece of furniture that the castle's pet dog is turned into in "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 29% | ASL | 3 | In which four raised fingers and a curved thumb is "B," in brief |
| 28% | DARTS | 5 | Game in which a “ton-eighty” (a hundred and eighty) is the maximum score per turn |
| 28% | DOESITHAVEANN | 13 | Q: ___ / A: There are two, in the third and seventh squares below |