| 100% | RANDD | 5 | Company's creative dept., and a hint to the five long Across answers |
| 65% | YOUSEE | 6 | "It's like this," and a phonetic hint to the five longest Across answers |
| 63% | SEWNUP | 6 | Clinched, and a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 62% | SWISS | 5 | Deli cheese ... or, in three parts, a hint to the five longest across puzzle answers |
| 61% | DOUBLEDOG | 9 | Schoolyard dare intensifier ... and a hint to the five other longest answers |
| 58% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
| 58% | RISINGSEALEVELS | 15 | One effect of global warming, and a hint to the five longest Down answers |
| 55% | BESIDES | 7 | Also ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 55% | CANDY | 5 | Sweets ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 54% | END | 3 | With 72-Across, evasive strategy ... and a hint to the last several letters of the four longest Across answers |
| 54% | LOWHANGINGFRUIT | 15 | Easy pickings, and a hint to the four other longest Down answers |
| 54% | KITCHENMATCH | 12 | Pilot lighter, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 53% | JUICEUP | 7 | Supercharge, and a hint to what's literally hiding in the four longest Down answers |
| 53% | NONOS | 5 | Taboos, and a hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 53% | DPS | 3 | MLB rally killers, briefly, and a hint to what's in the four longest puzzle answers |
| 52% | SHAPESHIFTERS | 13 | Amorphous sci-fi beings, and a hint to what's hidden in the four other longest answers |
| 52% | EFFRONTERY | 10 | Boldness, and a hint to five long puzzle answers |
| 52% | CONSEQUENTIALLY | 15 | As a result, and a hint to a three-letter chunk in the five long Down answers |
| 52% | SCARYMOVIETWO | 13 | 2001 Wayans Brothers sequel, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 52% | TUMBLEWEEDS | 11 | Drifters in some Western scenes ... and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 52% | WIRED | 5 | Tense with excitement ... and a hint to the ends of the four longest puzzle answers |
| 52% | FALLINGLEAVES | 13 | Autumn occurrence, and a hint to the start of the other four longest Down answers |
| 51% | DROPPINGBY | 10 | Visiting, and a hint to what we're doing in five Across answers |
| 51% | SKIPAD | 6 | Ubiquitous YouTube button ... and a hint to four long Across answers |
| 51% | GENEEDITING | 11 | Molecular manipulation technique ... and a hint to the starts of the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 51% | ALITTLERNR | 10 | Quaint vacay, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | PCS | 3 | Some laptops, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| 50% | EIEIO | 5 | "Old MacDonald" refrain, and a feature of the five longest Across answers |
| 49% | DEUCESWILD | 10 | Card game declaration, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers |
| 49% | TIMEAFTERTIME | 13 | Repeatedly ... and a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |