| 100% | FORDLINE | 8 | F-150s or Thunderbirds, or a further hint to 76-Across |
| 63% | CRUISELINE | 10 | Carnival, say, or a further hint to 42-Across |
| 63% | LANELINE | 8 | Pool divider, or a further hint to 22-Across |
| 62% | LEDGERLINE | 10 | Musical score marking, or a further hint to 101-Across |
| 54% | ELLEWOODS | 9 | "Legally Blonde" protagonist... or a phonetic hint to 12 Across and 17 Across |
| 50% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 49% | DIVEBAR | 7 | Seedy hangout ... or a hint to finishing four Across answers in this puzzle |
| 49% | SPIN | 4 | Twirl ... or a cryptic hint to 20-, 36- and 51-Across? |
| 49% | PARFORTHECOURSE | 15 | Average ... or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 49% | HEROSANDWICH | 12 | Sub ... or a literal hint to 20-, 34- and 43-Across |
| 49% | XMARKSTHESPOT | 13 | Treasure hunt phrase ... or a hint to seven Across answers |
| 48% | DONTTAKEANYOF | 13 | With 33-Down, Skeptic's advice ... or a "noteworthy" hint to seven Across answers in this puzzle |
| 47% | PREMEDITATED | 12 | Calculated ... or a punny hint to 18-, 24-, 32- and 44-Across |
| 47% | HEARTOFSTONE | 12 | Unfeeling nature ... or a literal hint to 19-, 31- and 38-Across |
| 47% | ZHUZHUP | 7 | Fancify … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 23-, 50- and 62-Across |
| 47% | INONEEARAND | 11 | With 113-Across, heard but disregarded ... or a hint to interpreting the Across answers with circled letters |
| 47% | AUPAIRS | 7 | Live-in workers ... or a hint to 14, 18, 32, and 51 Across |
| 47% | ITSMEAGAIN | 10 | "I'm back!" … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 38- and 51- Across |
| 47% | III | 3 | The third ... or a hint to the rhyming ends of every Across answer |
| 47% | CARDHOLDER | 10 | One with credit ... or a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across |
| 47% | FINANCIALMYTHS | 14 | Misconceptions about money ... or a loose hint to 20-, 24- and 44-Across? |
| 47% | HOLYTRINITY | 11 | Central Christian belief … or a phonetic hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across |
| 46% | NOEL | 4 | Seasonal song ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 23-, 37-, 52- and 59-Across |
| 46% | BBQ | 3 | Summer event, briefly ... or a phonetic hint to 19-, 26-, 47- and 53-Across |
| 46% | SIDEEFFECTS | 11 | Secondary medication results ... or a phonetic hint to 18-, 24-, 40- and 51-Across |
| 46% | FROOT | 5 | With 71-Across, breakfast choice ... or a punny hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | SWISS | 5 | Deli cheese ... or, in three parts, a hint to the five longest across puzzle answers |
| 46% | SISTER | 6 | With 64 Across, Audre Lorde book... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 46% | COUP | 4 | Overthrow, or, if reparsed, a hint to making sense of four pairs of Across answers |
| 46% | ESSAY | 5 | Kind of test ... or a phonetic hint to 17-, 25-, 36-, 47- and 57-Across |