| 100% | TRADE | 5 | Exchange (as A and R in this puzzle) |
| 54% | STATELINES | 10 | Borders represented four times in this puzzle — both in the grid and on a map |
| 52% | FOODCHAIN | 9 | Ecological hierarchy, and a structure found in this puzzle |
| 51% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 49% | YELLOWRIVER | 11 | Body of water meeting this puzzle's landmark at a spot known in English as Old Ox Bay |
| 49% | ONEA | 4 | In this puzzle, it’s clued as “Feeling :(” |
| 48% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Betrayal of a sort, as seen six times in this puzzle |
| 46% | PER | 3 | A pop, and what's hiding in this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 46% | UTTERLYCLUELESS | 15 | Lost, like three answers in this puzzle, literally and figuratively |
| 46% | LOWPH | 5 | Characteristic of acid, and of this puzzle, in a way |
| 46% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | DOWNATTHEHEELS | 14 | Tattered, and a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| 46% | STRETCHTHETRUTH | 15 | Exaggerate, and a command followed three times in this puzzle |
| 45% | ORC | 3 | One of a race of creatures in works by J R R Tolkien used as soldiers by Sauron and Saruman |
| 45% | IMAGINARYNUMBER | 15 | What ends each of five answers in this puzzle, in a way? |
| 45% | AFRAMEBUILDINGS | 15 | Structures illustrated twice in this puzzle through both black squares and letters |
| 44% | REVERSE | 7 | R, as in a Rolls-Royce? |
| 44% | BOOT | 4 | Result of a parking violation ... as illustrated four times in this puzzle? |
| 44% | CHECKEREDPAST | 13 | Liability for a political candidate ... as depicted four times in this puzzle? |
| 44% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | Mall workshop, and a hint to filling in this puzzle's circles |
| 44% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | CHATTERBOX | 10 | Windbag, as seen three times in this puzzle? |
| 44% | TASTE | 5 | Sample, as the dips mentioned in this puzzle |
| 44% | BETWEENTHELINES | 15 | Where to look for hidden words in this puzzle's fifth and eleventh columns? |
| 44% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| 44% | BODYOFWATER | 11 | Geographic feature, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | SITUP | 5 | Crunch cousin, and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | LIFTOFF | 7 | Launchpad event, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | MISSINGLINKS | 12 | Evolutionary mysteries, and a feature of three clues in this puzzle |
| 44% | RAINDROPS | 9 | Shower units, and a hint to three answers in this puzzle |