| 100% | ADDTOGETHER | 11 | Combine ... and a hint to what's hidden in eight long answers |
| 74% | JUICEUP | 7 | Supercharge, and a hint to what's literally hiding in the four longest Down answers |
| 73% | SHAPESHIFTERS | 13 | Amorphous sci-fi beings, and a hint to what's hidden in the four other longest answers |
| 69% | TUMBLEWEEDS | 11 | Drifters in some Western scenes ... and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 68% | SWAPMEET | 8 | Collectors' event, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | DAILYJUMBLE | 11 | Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Certain moral lapse, and a hint to what's hidden in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 67% | SEEDCAPITAL | 11 | Startup funds ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | DPS | 3 | MLB rally killers, briefly, and a hint to what's in the four longest puzzle answers |
| 65% | CANIGETANAMEN | 13 | "Anyone agree with me?" and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| 61% | DEUCESWILD | 10 | Card game declaration, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers |
| 61% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 60% | BUTTERCHURN | 11 | Dairy implement, and a hint to what's hidden in 16-, 23-, 32-, and 44-Across |
| 60% | RATEHIKE | 8 | Fed proposal, and a hint to what's hidden in 3-, 9-, 25- and 29-Down |
| 60% | AVERAGE | 7 | Garden-variety, and a hint to what's hidden in 18-, 43- and 65-Across |
| 60% | ISMELLARAT | 10 | Suspicious comment ... and a hint to what's hidden in 18-, 24-, 36- and 51-Across |
| 60% | ROLEPLAYING | 11 | Therapy technique ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 24-, 34- and 45-Across? |
| 60% | EASYDOESIT | 10 | "Careful now" ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 27- and 46-Across |
| 59% | SHIPWRECKS | 10 | Sea disasters, and a hint to what's literally hidden in 18-, 23-, 38- and 50-Across |
| 59% | ZIP | 3 | Nothing ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 35- and 52-Across |
| 58% | RANDOMORDER | 11 | Ideal deck-shuffling goal ... and a hint to a hidden word, and how it appears, in the four other longest answers |
| 57% | JUMPSCARE | 9 | Scream-evoking horror film technique ... and a hint to what's hiding in five puzzle rows |
| 57% | METOO | 5 | "Ditto!" (and a hint to what's in the grid-spanning answers) |
| 57% | CDCHANGER | 9 | Classic audiophile's equipment, and a hint to eight long puzzle answers |
| 56% | CODESWITCHING | 13 | Speaking Spanglish, say ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 56% | POTUS | 5 | Capital VIP, and a clue to what's hidden in three letters in each starred answer |
| 56% | DROPPINGBY | 10 | Visiting, and a hint to what we're doing in five Across answers |
| 55% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 55% | MEASURESUP | 10 | Meets expectations, and a hint to words hidden in the starred answers |
| 55% | THISANDTHAT | 11 | Miscellany, and a hint to the hidden words in the starred answers |