| 100% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Game suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 81% | NORTH | 5 | Direction suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 81% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Locale suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 81% | THOMASNAST | 10 | Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 78% | CHEMICALBONDING | 15 | Attraction suggested by this puzzle's theme answers |
| 74% | DOUBLEDOUBLE | 12 | Basketball feat suggested by this puzzle's pairs of theme answers, informally |
| 74% | BEGINNERSPANISH | 15 | Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 72% | COUNTDOWNIN | 11 | With 81-Down, tradition suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 70% | TUNNEL | 6 | With 86-Across, fixation problem suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 70% | WEATHERBALLOONS | 15 | Carriers of meteorological instruments ... as suggested by this puzzle's theme? |
| 68% | CONNECTTHEDOTS | 14 | Kind of puzzle suggested by this crossword's theme |
| 64% | OCTOPUS | 7 | Creature suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 64% | UTAHSTATE | 9 | University suggested by this puzzle's black squares |
| 64% | LATESHIFT | 9 | Employee hours suggested by this puzzle's circles |
| 64% | LAWOFGRAVITY | 12 | Scientific contribution from 98-Down, discovered in a manner suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 64% | TIREROTATION | 12 | Regular vehicle maintenance suggested by this puzzle's circles |
| 63% | JULES | 5 | With 49-Across, author of the novel suggested by this puzzle's theme; the movie debuted 10/17/1956 |
| 63% | TWOPEASINAPOD | 13 | Almost twins ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled squares? |
| 63% | BEETHOVENSFIFTH | 15 | Work suggested by this puzzle's circled and shaded squares |
| 63% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Game described by this puzzle's four racks |
| 62% | OCTAGON | 7 | Shape of 96-Across suggested by this puzzle's special squares |
| 62% | SPYVSSPY | 8 | Long-running Mad feature suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 62% | GOESFORASPIN | 12 | Drives around awhile ... as suggested by this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 62% | THEROUNDSONME | 13 | Offer at a pub ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled squares |
| 62% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | 1965 #1 Byrds hit ... as suggested by this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 62% | CONGRATULATIONS | 15 | First part of a message suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 61% | THERESNOIINTEAM | 15 | Axiom contradicted by this puzzle's theme answers |
| 61% | PARTY | 5 | Event suggested by this puzzle's circled squares, read clockwise from the top |
| 60% | STONEWALL | 9 | Historic inn commemorated during Pride Month, as suggested by this puzzle's border answers |
| 60% | DRIBBLE | 7 | Make art like 53-/21-Across (as suggested by this puzzle's circled letters?) |