| 100% | CLUE | 4 | Crime-solving hint |
| 77% | EACHONEWORDCLUE | 15 | Solving hint, part 1 |
| 69% | CLUE | 4 | Piece of evidence in crime solving |
| 66% | CSIMIAMI | 8 | Forensic crime solving show in a Florida city |
| 65% | CLUE | 4 | Hint that helps solve a puzzle |
| 64% | ANAGRAM | 7 | Hint to solving the eight starred clues |
| 63% | TIP | 3 | Lead to solve a crime |
| 63% | ONATIP | 6 | How some crimes are solved |
| 62% | CLUE | 4 | Hint for someone trying to solve a mystery |
| 60% | CAPTAINAHA | 10 | Officer's cry on solving a crime? |
| 59% | FORENSICS | 9 | Scientific techniques used to solve a crime |
| 59% | DETECTIVE | 9 | A person who investigates and solves crimes |
| 59% | CLUE | 4 | Problem-solving hint |
| 59% | CLUE | 4 | Crime-solving game |
| 59% | FINGERPRINTS | 12 | Crime-solving aids |
| 58% | POPINJAYS | 9 | Coxcombs (and a hint to solving this puzzle) |
| 58% | REVERSEEACH | 11 | With 66-Across, hint for solving this puzzle |
| 58% | DEDUCTION | 9 | Skill used by Sherlock Holmes in solving crimes |
| 58% | MYSTERY | 7 | Fiction genre with a crime to be solved |
| 58% | SCOOBYDOO | 9 | The great dane who solves crime with Shaggy |
| 57% | QUEENSOF | 8 | Cat, Beth and Jane Stone solve crimes __ Mystery |
| 57% | CLUE | 4 | Crime-solving board game |
| 57% | COPSHOWS | 8 | Crime-solving TV programs |
| 56% | LOOSEENDS | 9 | These are tied up when someone solves a crime |
| 56% | SCOOBYDOO | 9 | Cartoon TV pooch who solves crimes with Shaggy (Hyph.) |
| 55% | AIRLIFTS | 8 | Some special deliveries, and a hint to solving this puzzle |
| 55% | CROPROTATION | 12 | Common farming technique ... or a hint to solving this puzzle |
| 54% | COPSHOW | 7 | TV series about police detectives solving crimes, generically: 2 wds. |
| 54% | INSIDEJOBS | 10 | Employee-assisted crimes, and a hint to the circled words |
| 54% | MRANDMRSNORTH | 13 | Crime-solving couple of old radio |