| 100% | SOLVED | 6 | Found the answer |
| 92% | SOLVE | 5 | Find the answer to |
| 92% | SOLVES | 6 | Finds the answer to |
| 90% | AHA | 3 | "I found the answer!" |
| 88% | SOLVE | 5 | Find the answer to, as an equation |
| 87% | FAQ | 3 | You may find the answer here |
| 75% | RIGHTOFWAY | 10 | Crossroads concern, and where you might find the answers to starred clues' ending words |
| 75% | NOEL | 4 | Seasonal song (and a hint to finding the contest answer) |
| 75% | MARS | 4 | Where to find the first parts of the asterisked answers |
| 74% | OWL | 3 | Find the answer to the metaphor mystery: "I am feathered, flying hunter of the night, a 'wise' advisor" |
| 73% | SOS | 3 | Mayday call found in the starred answers |
| 73% | ASPCA | 5 | Rescuer found ''across'' the five longest answers |
| 73% | CPAS | 4 | Summers found in the four longest answers |
| 73% | INFO | 4 | "Tips" found in the five longest answers |
| 73% | BUCKETLIST | 10 | Enumeration of life goals, on which one should also find the answers to the starred clues? |
| 73% | APRIL | 5 | Psych! You've been ___ Fooled ! Find the answers to 28a, 32a, and 45a for a surprise :) |
| 72% | NEWYORK | 7 | Find the answer to the metaphor mystery: "I am a city that never sleeps, a concrete jungle": 2 wds. |
| 72% | TOM | 3 | Turkey found in the four longest Across answers |
| 72% | TOE | 3 | Stocking stuffer found in the long Across answers |
| 72% | DST | 3 | Timely letters found ''across'' the 10 longest answers |
| 71% | YAM | 3 | Thanksgiving side dish found in the longest Across answers |
| 71% | SKI | 3 | Downhill runner found in the four longest Across answers |
| 71% | OSCAR | 5 | Golden boy found in the four long Across answers |
| 71% | POLL | 4 | Voting process found in the four longest Across answers |
| 71% | EVE | 3 | Day before that's found in the starred answers |
| 71% | CRATE | 5 | Boxing container found in the four longest Across answers |
| 71% | TALC | 4 | Soft rock found in the eight longest Across answers |
| 71% | SPREADTHIN | 10 | What's found in the other eight longest answers |
| 71% | TORN | 4 | __ apart (what's found ''across'' the four longest answers) |
| 70% | MOON | 4 | Find the answer to the metaphor mystery: "I am silvery orb in the sky, lighting the way for the night traveler" |