| 100% | LUCKYBREAKS | 11 | Fortunate circumstances … or a punny hint to the shaded letters |
| 59% | TUESDAY | 7 | Calendar column ... or a punny hint to the circled squares |
| 55% | SUPERGIRL | 9 | Kara Zor-El's identity in DC Comics ... or a punny hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | ROLLTHEDICE | 11 | Take a chance ... or a hint to the letters in the shaded squares |
| 52% | TEALEAVES | 9 | Divination aids … or a phonetic hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 50% | CANDYCANE | 9 | Christmas tree decoration ... or a hint to what the circled letters form |
| 49% | ARTFORMS | 8 | Various creative mediums ... or a hint to variations found in the shaded squares |
| 49% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack bet ... or a hint to applying the five shaded regions in this puzzle |
| 49% | OUTOFBODYEXPERIENCE | 19 | Viewing oneself from above, say, or a hint to what the shaded spaces represent |
| 48% | TWISTOFLEMON | 12 | Drink garnish ... or a hint to five letters in the answer to each starred clue |
| 48% | REVERSECOURSE | 13 | Do the opposite, and a punny hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 48% | PREMEDITATED | 12 | Calculated ... or a punny hint to 18-, 24-, 32- and 44-Across |
| 48% | GOFIRST | 7 | Lead off ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 48% | WRAPPINGPAPER | 13 | Holiday purchase ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 48% | HOPPINGMAD | 10 | Really miffed … or a hint to the circled letters |
| 48% | INONEEARAND | 11 | With 113-Across, heard but disregarded ... or a hint to interpreting the Across answers with circled letters |
| 47% | MIXTAPE | 7 | Homemade music compilation ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 47% | CLIMATECHANGE | 13 | Environmentalist's concern ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 47% | TEASEAPART | 10 | Carefully distinguish ... or a phonetic hint to the first and last letters of 17-, 26-, 48-, and 61-Across |
| 47% | FROOT | 5 | With 71-Across, breakfast choice ... or a punny hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | SOCIALCAPITAL | 13 | Network of personal relationships ... or a punny hint to 3-, 7- and 11-Down |
| 46% | INNER | 5 | Private ... or a hint to the words spelled by the circled letters |
| 46% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 46% | LETSCALLITADAY | 14 | "I think we're done here" … or a hint to translating each of the four shaded words in this puzzle |
| 46% | SHAPEUP | 7 | "Get it together!" ... or a hint to the highlighted letters |
| 45% | FSH | 3 | Answer to the riddle "What do you call a fish with no eyes?"... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 45% | CHANGEDONESMIND | 15 | Decided otherwise ... or a hint to the four sets of circled letters |
| 45% | BACKSTORY | 9 | Fictional past, or a hint to four-letter words found in the starred answers |
| 45% | BREAKABLES | 10 | Fragile articles ... or a hint to the things named by the circled letters |
| 45% | PARTYDOWN | 9 | Really revel ... or a hint to the words formed by the circled letters |