| 100% | DRUMROLL | 8 | Display of skill one might request from 17-Across and 8- and 28-Down … depicted literally four times in this puzzle |
| 37% | ACITYONAHILL | 12 | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| 36% | BOW | 3 | With 61-Down, accessory worn by 19-/21-, 26-/29-, 45-/49- and 54-/56-Across, as depicted four times in this puzzle's grid |
| 36% | CROSSSTITCH | 11 | Bit of embroidery … or what's depicted literally three times in this puzzle |
| 35% | BABYSTEPS | 9 | Tiny units of progress depicted four times in this puzzle? |
| 35% | MINUTEHAND | 10 | Part of a clock depicted four times in this puzzle? |
| 35% | GETOVERIT | 9 | "Enough of the pity party!" ... and what appears four times in this puzzle? |
| 34% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| 34% | CANISTEALYOUFORASECOND | 22 | Request for one-on-one time in the "Bachelor" TV franchise … or a phonetic hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 33% | DROPLEAFTABLE | 13 | Piece of furniture with parts that fold down, as depicted seven times in this puzzle |
| 32% | GETOVERIT | 9 | Advice for the brokenhearted ... or one of four arrangements found literally in this puzzle |
| 32% | LIES | 4 | With 71- and 72-Across, commits perjury … or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 32% | NOUNDERWEAR | 11 | Fashion rule for the liberated ... or one of four arrangements found literally in this puzzle |
| 32% | OVERLOADED | 10 | Carrying way too much, and a punny description of four Across answers in this puzzle |
| 32% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |
| 31% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Place to find a date ... and any one of four in this puzzle (circled letters are hints) |
| 31% | MICDROP | 7 | Modern "ta-da!" depicted four times in this puzzle |
| 31% | OUTONALIMB | 10 | In a risky situation, and something found four times in this puzzle |
| 31% | CROPSUP | 7 | Arises, and what's seen four times in this puzzle |
| 31% | COMPRESSEDFILES | 15 | Contents of some archives, found four times in this puzzle |
| 31% | LEGO | 4 | Brand of building bricks found four times in this puzzle |
| 31% | SNAKESONAPLANE | 14 | Cult classic whose title is depicted four times in this puzzle |
| 31% | TSQUARE | 7 | Drafting tool, and a feature found four times in this puzzle |
| 31% | ALL | 3 | With 36-Down and 38-Across, Blink-182 hit song, and a description of four long answers in this puzzle |
| 30% | FIRSTMATES | 10 | Title of this puzzle, in reference to 17- and 39-Across and 11- and 26-Down |
| 30% | COOKIE | 6 | With 36-Across, mass-produced ... and what each of four black squares in this puzzle is? |
| 30% | COUNT | 5 | With 61-Across, advice for an insomniac ... or what you can do 12 times in this puzzle, reading across and down (not including this answer) |
| 30% | CHECKEREDPAST | 13 | Liability for a political candidate ... as depicted four times in this puzzle? |
| 30% | BOOT | 4 | Result of a parking violation ... as illustrated four times in this puzzle? |
| 30% | TRANSFER | 8 | With 119 Across, one changing schools ... and what you must do between seven pairs of schools in this puzzle |