| 100% | JUMPSUITS | 9 | Garments similar to rompers … with a hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 70% | TEALEAVES | 9 | Divination aids … or a phonetic hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 64% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 63% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | THENUTCRACKER | 13 | Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle |
| 61% | TNUT | 4 | Hardware fastener ... or a literal hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 61% | GREEKCROSS | 10 | Religious symbol resembling a plus sign ... or a hint to the three groups of shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 60% | FIRST | 5 | With 5-Across, baby's milestone ... or a hint to the hidden layer in this puzzle's Across clues |
| 59% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 59% | ASABOVE | 7 | With 41-Across, philosophical principle in which Earth mirrors heaven … or a hint to the shaded squares |
| 58% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 57% | THEMANFROMUNCLE | 15 | Hit 1960's TV show with a hint to the nine starred clues in this puzzle |
| 57% | GANDHI | 6 | Icon born 10/2/1869 ... with a hint to three squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | RADIO | 5 | It can be two-way ... with a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | MICROBREW | 9 | Craft beer . . . and a hint to the contents of four squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | TOYBOXES | 8 | Places for playthings, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 56% | THATSTHEWAYTHE | 14 | With 42-Across, "C'est la vie," or a hint to the progression seen in the corners of this puzzle |
| 56% | BADBREAKUP | 10 | Messy end to a relationship, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 56% | SCOOPEDUP | 9 | Eagerly obtained ... or a hint to the contents of this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 56% | Y=X | 3 | Basic linear expression with a hint to answering the five starred clues in this puzzle |
| 55% | OHS | 3 | Cries of surprise ... with a hint to all the non-Y vowels found in this puzzle |
| 55% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack bet ... or a hint to applying the five shaded regions in this puzzle |
| 55% | RIGHTONR | 8 | Legal maneuver ... with a hint to answering seven clues in this puzzle |
| 55% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 55% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 55% | LITTLEHELPHERE | 14 | "I could use some assistance" ... and a hint to the contents of three squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | PH/FONETICALLY | 14 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 55% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |