| 100% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| 55% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| 55% | ACITYONAHILL | 12 | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| 53% | LIES | 4 | With 71- and 72-Across, commits perjury … or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 52% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 52% | COMPACTCARS | 11 | Easy-to-park vehicles ... or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 50% | SMALLPOTATOES | 13 | Insignificant thing, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 50% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Architectural marker, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 49% | COOKIE | 6 | With 36-Across, mass-produced ... and what each of four black squares in this puzzle is? |
| 47% | STRETCHGOAL | 11 | Crowdfunding target, and what can be found in three of this puzzle's answers |
| 47% | DOUBLEDOUBLE | 12 | Basketball stat, and what can be found in six of this puzzle's long answers |
| 46% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Place to find a date ... and any one of four in this puzzle (circled letters are hints) |
| 45% | FLAGONTHEPLAY | 13 | Gridiron infraction indicator, and a hint to what you'll find three times in this puzzle |
| 44% | ROUNDOFAPPLAUSE | 15 | Acknowledgement of success--four are hidden in this puzzle, each adjacent to a black square |
| 44% | ALITTLEBIRDIE | 13 | Secret's source ... that can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 44% | LIEUNDEROATH | 12 | Perjure oneself ... or what can be found six times in this puzzle |
| 44% | HIDDENWIRES | 11 | Devices worn by informants … and what can be found inside three pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | ELFONTHESHELF | 13 | Oft-hidden holiday toy that can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 44% | COMPRESSEDAIR | 13 | Gas station supply ... or what can be found eight times in this puzzle? |
| 44% | MADSCRAMBLE | 11 | Frantic, last-minute rush, and what can be found in each set of circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 43% | SYSTEMOFADOWN | 13 | Grammy-winning metal band, or what can be found three times in this puzzle? |
| 43% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 43% | DEERXING | 8 | Road sign that hints at what can be found three times in this puzzle's grid |
| 43% | DEUCESWILD | 10 | Card game declaration, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers |
| 43% | PROTEINSHAKE | 12 | Post-workout nourishment, and a hint to what can be found in each set of circled letters |
| 43% | DOORWAY | 7 | Portal represented 20 times in this puzzle that lets you in and out of a confined space (Note: These special letters, reading left to right, row by row, will produce an apt four-word phrase) |
| 43% | LIEUNDEROATH | 12 | Commit perjury ... or what literally can be found eight times in this puzzle |
| 42% | EXCHANGINGRINGS | 15 | Sharing in a symbol of commitment … or what four rows in this puzzle are doing to form new phrases |
| 42% | COVERALLTHEBASES | 16 | Take care of everything … or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do |
| 42% | BLACKFRIDAY | 11 | Time of annual madness ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |