| 100% | SWISS | 5 | Deli cheese ... or, in three parts, a hint to the five longest across puzzle answers |
| 61% | BESIDES | 7 | Also ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 61% | CANDY | 5 | Sweets ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 60% | WORD | 4 | Scrabble play, or, when parsed in three parts, a hint to the switch featured in this puzzle's longest answers |
| 55% | RANDD | 5 | Company's creative dept., and a hint to the five long Across answers |
| 52% | NOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT | 21 | Magic words … or a hint to the other long answers in this puzzle |
| 50% | NOD | 3 | Silent assent ... or, in two parts, a hint to three long answers |
| 48% | GENEEDITING | 11 | Molecular manipulation technique ... and a hint to the starts of the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 48% | NOTCH | 5 | V-shaped cut ... or, in two parts, a hint to four long puzzle answers |
| 48% | ALITTLERNR | 10 | Quaint vacay, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | PCS | 3 | Some laptops, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | WHEREWITHAL | 11 | Money ... and, in three parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | LENDINGOUT | 10 | Allowing use of, as a library does ... or, in three parts, a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 47% | Y=X | 3 | Basic linear expression with a hint to answering the five starred clues in this puzzle |
| 47% | STOP | 4 | "Knock it off!" (or, parsed in three parts, a hint to the theme answers) |
| 47% | TURNONAD | 8 | With 69-Across, change quickly, and a hint to completing three other long answers in this puzzle |
| 47% | DPS | 3 | MLB rally killers, briefly, and a hint to what's in the four longest puzzle answers |
| 47% | RISINGSEALEVELS | 15 | One effect of global warming, and a hint to the five longest Down answers |
| 47% | STOP | 4 | Word on a red sign, and, when parsed in three parts, a hint to this puzzle's longest answers |
| 46% | POSTHASTE | 9 | With immediacy, or a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 46% | SIDEARM | 7 | Like some baseball pitches ... and a hint to locating the second part of four three-part puzzle answers |
| 46% | DOUBLEDOG | 9 | Schoolyard dare intensifier ... and a hint to the five other longest answers |
| 46% | RIGHTONCUE | 10 | Prompt ... or a hint to entering five answers in this puzzle |
| 46% | TUMBLEWEEDS | 11 | Drifters in some Western scenes ... and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 45% | YOUSEE | 6 | "It's like this," and a phonetic hint to the five longest Across answers |
| 44% | ATOLL | 5 | Island ring ... or, in three parts, a hint to 18-, 32-, 44- and 59-Across |
| 44% | SEWNUP | 6 | Clinched, and a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 44% | THIS | 4 | With 64-Across, NBC drama ... or, in four parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 44% | SCARYMOVIETWO | 13 | 2001 Wayans Brothers sequel, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 44% | DIVEBAR | 7 | Seedy hangout ... or a hint to finishing four Across answers in this puzzle |