| 100% | PRINTMAKING | 11 | Craft using inked blocks, and a hint to the circled words |
| 66% | SPLITINFINITIVE | 15 | Grammarian's gripe, and a hint to the circled words |
| 65% | TIEDUPINKNOTS | 13 | Really nervous, and a hint to the circled words |
| 65% | APPLETURNOVERS | 14 | Fruity desserts, and a hint to the circled words |
| 65% | INSIDEJOBS | 10 | Employee-assisted crimes, and a hint to the circled words |
| 60% | DIAGONALPARKING | 15 | Easy way of pulling in ... and a hint to the six circled words |
| 58% | CUTINFRONTOF | 12 | Annoy by jumping the queue, and a hint to the circled words |
| 57% | OFFTOAFASTSTART | 15 | Quick out of the blocks, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 57% | BEFOREHAND | 10 | Earlier ... or a hint to the words circled in 17-, 21-, 37- and 51-Across |
| 56% | MIXEDGREENS | 11 | Mesclun, and a hint to the circled squares |
| 56% | STATIONBREAKS | 13 | Commercials, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 56% | SETTINGBACK | 11 | Delaying, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | MIXEDMESSAGES | 13 | Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | GRAINELEVATOR | 13 | Agrarian structure, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | DIAMONDHEAD | 11 | Hawaiian landmark, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | HIDDENEMOTIONS | 14 | Repressed feelings, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | BOWLSOVER | 9 | Leaves flabbergasted, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | PYRAMIDSCHEME | 13 | Financial fraud, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | BREAKFASTSPREAD | 15 | Morning display, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | CHANGEOFSCENE | 13 | Mental refresher ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | FALLINGSTAR | 11 | Celestial misnomer, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | SHOWDOWN | 8 | Critical confrontation, and a hint to the circled titles |
| 55% | FOLDINGCHAIR | 12 | Portable seat, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | MOVINGVAN | 9 | Mayflower vehicle, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Volume supporters, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | QUICKONTHEUPTAKE | 16 | Mentally agile, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | BAKEDIN | 7 | Inseparably included, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | STORESUP | 8 | Squirrels away, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | SHORTCHANGE | 11 | Cheat at checkout ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 55% | BEDSPREAD | 9 | Quilt, e.g. ... and a hint to the circled letters |