| 100% | TEALEAVES | 9 | Divination aids … or a phonetic hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 64% | TNUT | 4 | Hardware fastener ... or a literal hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 63% | MEETINTHEMIDDLE | 15 | Compromise ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 60% | JUMPSUITS | 9 | Garments similar to rompers … with a hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | DIVIDEDBY | 9 | ÷ ... or a literal hint to interpreting eight squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 55% | EASYONTHEEYES | 13 | Good-looking ... or a phonetic hint to a feature found five times in this puzzle |
| 53% | SCOOPEDUP | 9 | Eagerly obtained ... or a hint to the contents of this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 53% | GREEKCROSS | 10 | Religious symbol resembling a plus sign ... or a hint to the three groups of shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | MTEREBUS | 8 | Southernmost active volcano in the world ... or a cryptic hint to certain squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | TALLORDER | 9 | Big ask ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 51% | SPOONBENDING | 12 | Display of mentalism ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 51% | TICKALLTHEBOXES | 15 | Be fully qualified ... or a hint to interpreting this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 51% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 51% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 50% | HOLYCOW | 7 | "Wow!" ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | EARTHRISE | 9 | Phenomenon witnessed from space … or a hint to this puzzle's sequence of shaded squares |
| 50% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack bet ... or a hint to applying the five shaded regions in this puzzle |
| 50% | BEQUIET | 7 | "Shut up!" ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | BLACKICE | 8 | Winter driving hazard ... or a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 50% | H2O | 3 | Fire fighter, familiarly … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | SEACREATURE | 11 | Aquatic denizen … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| 49% | NOUSE | 5 | Pointless, or a phonetic hint to five of this puzzle's long answers |
| 49% | THEIDES | 7 | Date that provides a phonetic hint to four other answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | COVERALLTHEBASES | 16 | Take care of everything … or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do |
| 48% | NOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT | 21 | Magic words … or a hint to the other long answers in this puzzle |
| 47% | COMPASS | 7 | Provider of directions ... or a hint to the four "+" shapes in this puzzle's grid |
| 47% | POSTOFFICEBOXES | 15 | Mail conveniences ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 47% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |