| 100% | APPLETURNOVERS | 14 | Fruity desserts, and a hint to the circled words |
| 79% | TIEDUPINKNOTS | 13 | Really nervous, and a hint to the circled words |
| 77% | SPLITINFINITIVE | 15 | Grammarian's gripe, and a hint to the circled words |
| 77% | INSIDEJOBS | 10 | Employee-assisted crimes, and a hint to the circled words |
| 77% | PRINTMAKING | 11 | Craft using inked blocks, and a hint to the circled words |
| 71% | DIAGONALPARKING | 15 | Easy way of pulling in ... and a hint to the six circled words |
| 69% | CUTINFRONTOF | 12 | Annoy by jumping the queue, and a hint to the circled words |
| 67% | BEFOREHAND | 10 | Earlier ... or a hint to the words circled in 17-, 21-, 37- and 51-Across |
| 66% | MIXEDGREENS | 11 | Mesclun, and a hint to the circled squares |
| 66% | STATIONBREAKS | 13 | Commercials, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | SETTINGBACK | 11 | Delaying, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | MIXEDMESSAGES | 13 | Confusing statements ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | GRAINELEVATOR | 13 | Agrarian structure, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | DIAMONDHEAD | 11 | Hawaiian landmark, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | HIDDENEMOTIONS | 14 | Repressed feelings, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | BOWLSOVER | 9 | Leaves flabbergasted, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | PYRAMIDSCHEME | 13 | Financial fraud, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | BREAKFASTSPREAD | 15 | Morning display, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | CHANGEOFSCENE | 13 | Mental refresher ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | FALLINGSTAR | 11 | Celestial misnomer, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | SHOWDOWN | 8 | Critical confrontation, and a hint to the circled titles |
| 66% | FOLDINGCHAIR | 12 | Portable seat, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | MOVINGVAN | 9 | Mayflower vehicle, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Volume supporters, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | QUICKONTHEUPTAKE | 16 | Mentally agile, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | BAKEDIN | 7 | Inseparably included, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 66% | STORESUP | 8 | Squirrels away, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 65% | SHORTCHANGE | 11 | Cheat at checkout ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 65% | BEDSPREAD | 9 | Quilt, e.g. ... and a hint to the circled letters |
| 65% | HIDDENMIKE | 10 | Covert listening device, and a hint to the circled letters |