| 100% | SHAPESUP | 8 | Gets fit, and a literal hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 69% | BLOCK | 5 | Beachgoer's protection, and a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 67% | BODYOFWATER | 11 | Geographic feature, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 67% | LIFTOFF | 7 | Launchpad event, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 67% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 64% | RISINGSUN | 9 | 1992 Michael Crichton bestseller, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 64% | TAKINGTHEPLUNGE | 15 | Acting after much hesitation, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 63% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Strengthen one's commitment ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 60% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 60% | SPILLTHEB | 9 | Blab ... or a literal hint to completing five answers in this puzzle |
| 59% | BLACKICE | 8 | Winter driving hazard ... or a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 59% | POPUPAD | 7 | Internet nuisance ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 59% | BLACKHAT | 8 | Western villain ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 58% | DOWNATTHEHEELS | 14 | Tattered, and a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 58% | RAINDROPS | 9 | Shower units, and a hint to three answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | ATTHEDROPOFAHAT | 15 | Without hesitating, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | TURNINGPOINTS | 13 | Decisive moments, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | RIGHTLYSO | 9 | For good reason, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 57% | BLACKOPS | 8 | Some covert assignments, and a hint to four spots in this puzzle |
| 56% | ALLBETSAREOFF | 13 | "Anything might happen," and a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | Nickname for 18-Across, and a hint to how four answers in this puzzle are to be entered |
| 55% | POPUPAD | 7 | Bit of Web clutter, and a hint to making sense of four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | BANDE | 5 | Burglary, for short ... and a hint to this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 54% | PANDL | 5 | CFO's monetary report, and a hint to this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 54% | TURNCOAT | 8 | Traitor, and a literal hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 54% | PARADISELOST | 12 | John Milton epic, and a hint to how four long answers in this puzzle were formed |
| 54% | THEIDES | 7 | Date that provides a phonetic hint to four other answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | ELSIE | 5 | Borden cow ... and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's four longest answers |