| 100% | OHS | 3 | Cries of surprise ... with a hint to all the non-Y vowels found in this puzzle |
| 49% | AND | 3 | + ... with a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | THEMANFROMUNCLE | 15 | Hit 1960's TV show with a hint to the nine starred clues in this puzzle |
| 46% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 46% | MICROBREW | 9 | Craft beer . . . and a hint to the contents of four squares in this puzzle |
| 45% | TAILINGOFF | 10 | Waning ... or a hint to what is found by circling all the T's in the completed puzzle |
| 44% | SLANT | 5 | Incline (and a hint to the location in this completed puzzle of the first line of 9- & 59-Across) |
| 44% | LETSCALLITADAY | 14 | "I think we're done here" … or a hint to translating each of the four shaded words in this puzzle |
| 43% | JUMPSUITS | 9 | Garments similar to rompers … with a hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | BUTWAITTHERESMORE | 17 | Infomercial line ... with a hint to 10 answers in this puzzle |
| 42% | RIGHTONR | 8 | Legal maneuver ... with a hint to answering seven clues in this puzzle |
| 42% | COMPASS | 7 | Provider of directions ... or a hint to the four "+" shapes in this puzzle's grid |
| 42% | GANDHI | 6 | Icon born 10/2/1869 ... with a hint to three squares in this puzzle |
| 42% | RADIO | 5 | It can be two-way ... with a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 41% | LEARNINGYIDDISH | 15 | Title on certain language videos ... with a hint to entering six answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | NOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT | 21 | Magic words … or a hint to the other long answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | PSANDQS | 7 | Good behavior ... or a hint to two lines of letters in this puzzle |
| 41% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 41% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 41% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 41% | ONTHEROAD | 9 | Kerouac novel, and a hint to the four starred women in this puzzle |
| 41% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 40% | SPACEMOUNTAIN | 13 | Futuristic indoor roller coaster since 1977 ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 40% | BREAKTHESOUNDBARRIER | 20 | Hit Mach I … or a hint to answering eight pairs of consecutive entries in this puzzle |
| 40% | SOS | 3 | Critical message that's a hint to the six longest entries in this puzzle |
| 40% | RAMPUP | 6 | Increase rapidly ... or a hint to connecting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 40% | MINDOVERMATTER | 14 | Slogan about willpower ... or a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 40% | SYMBIOTIC | 9 | Mutually beneficial … or a hint to three pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle |
| 40% | LOOSELEAF | 9 | Kind of paper ... and a hint to a sequence, each starting with a different letter, found in four other puzzle answers |
| 40% | PIECESOFEIGHT | 13 | Pirate plunder ... or a hint to interpreting an appropriate number of squares in this puzzle |