| 100% | FIVEO | 5 | Cops ... or a hint to 115-Across |
| 69% | III | 3 | The third ... or a hint to the rhyming ends of every Across answer |
| 69% | DIVEBAR | 7 | Seedy hangout ... or a hint to finishing four Across answers in this puzzle |
| 69% | AUPAIRS | 7 | Live-in workers ... or a hint to 14, 18, 32, and 51 Across |
| 69% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 68% | ZEROG | 5 | Weightlessness ... or a hint to 118-Across |
| 67% | ANIMORPHS | 9 | Book series about people who transform into creatures... or a hint to 11 and 14 Across |
| 66% | TWINKILLING | 11 | Baseball double play, in slang ... or a hint to understanding the 12 Across answers that have circles |
| 65% | ONOFFSWITCH | 11 | Toggle ... or a hint to 18-, 29- and 45-Across? |
| 65% | HEADSTARTS | 10 | Advantages, or a hint to 18-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 65% | MIXEDFEELINGS | 13 | Ambivalence ... or a hint to 20-, 25- and 41-Across |
| 65% | TURNONADIME | 11 | Pivot without warning … or a hint to entering 19-Across |
| 64% | THEENDISNEAR | 12 | Apocalyptic warning ... or a hint to 20-, 33- and 42-Across |
| 64% | INSIDEDOPE | 10 | Lowdown ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 36- and 53-Across |
| 64% | UFOSIGHTING | 11 | Eerie encounter ... or a hint to 23-, 31- and 39-Across |
| 64% | FALLINGBEHIND | 13 | Lagging ... or a hint to 17-, 19-, 56- and 61-Across |
| 64% | OUTSIDECHANCE | 13 | Remote possibility ... or a hint to 20-, 29- and 44-Across |
| 64% | HIGHERPOWER | 11 | Divine being ... or a hint to 17-, 31- and 48-Across |
| 64% | FORGONE | 7 | Relinquished ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 64% | C3PO | 4 | Sci-fi sidekick ... or a hint to 42- and 53-Across |
| 64% | R2D2 | 4 | Sci-fi sidekick ... or a hint to 20- and 34-Across |
| 64% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Hairy issue, or a hint to 20-, 26- and 51-Across |
| 64% | PARTYANIMAL | 11 | Frequent reveler, or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-Across |
| 64% | GOBETWEEN | 9 | Intermediary ... or a hint to 23-, 35-, 42- and 52-Across |
| 64% | XMARKSTHESPOT | 13 | Treasure hunt phrase ... or a hint to seven Across answers |
| 64% | NOELS | 5 | Seasonal songs ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 64% | NOWAY | 5 | "Forget it!" ... or a hint to 17-, 30-, 46- and 62-Across |
| 64% | INNKEEPER | 9 | Accommodating person? ... or a hint to 20-, 28-, 48- and 57-Across |
| 64% | IDTHEFT | 7 | Modern crime, briefly ... or a hint to 17-, 36- and 59-Across |
| 64% | WHEREITSAT | 10 | Happening place ... or a hint to 18-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across? |