| 100% | URL | 3 | Google.com, imdb.com or wikipedia.org, e.g. (any of which may come in handy for solving this meta)
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| 34% | SELFIE | 6 | Something for which knowing your angles might come in handy |
| 29% | PRO | 3 | For or in favor of change, e.g. |
| 27% | FEATUREARTICLE | 14 | In-depth news story, or any of the reviews mentioned in this puzzle? |
| 27% | TEE | 3 | Clothing that may come in "Polo neck" or "V-neck", for short |
| 26% | ROADBLOCK | 9 | Obstacle ... or any one of four black squares in this puzzle? |
| 26% | HOLDONTOYOURHAT | 15 | "This may come as a shock," or an apt title for this puzzle |
| 26% | KANGAROOWORD | 12 | Dictionary term for any of the "self-defining" answers in this puzzle |
| 25% | ALGEBRA | 7 | Math class in which you might solve for x |
| 25% | BACKTOSQUAREONE | 15 | Where you may go after reaching an impasse … or a hint for solving this puzzle's 12 starred clues |
| 25% | ASTEROID | 8 | Item such as Pitbull (which came within 25,000 miles of Earth in September) or the answer to any of the six starred clues |
| 24% | ROCKMUSICIANS | 13 | Any of the Stones or the Who, e.g. |
| 24% | FOWL | 4 | Any of the meats in a turducken, e.g. |
| 24% | XXXXXXXXXX | 10 | They come in handy for changing times |
| 24% | MATH | 4 | School subject in which students might be asked to solve for x |
| 24% | HIDEANDSEEK | 11 | Game in which one might shout "Ready or not, here I come!" |
| 24% | ALIEN | 5 | This might come in a saucer |
| 24% | AEDES | 5 | Mosquito genus whose name comes from the Greek for "unpleasant" or "odious", some species of which transmit Zika or dengue |
| 24% | ETS | 3 | They might come in saucers, for short |
| 24% | IDESOF | 6 | Words which could precede the 15th day of March, May, July or October in Roman times |
| 24% | GETOVERIT | 9 | Advice for the brokenhearted ... or one of four arrangements found literally in this puzzle |
| 24% | CENTERLINE | 10 | Marking in the middle of the road ... or an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 23% | AFTERTHOUGHT | 12 | “P.S.” comment ... or where the ends of eight answers in this puzzle might appear? |
| 23% | AREYOUFORREAL | 13 | "Seriously?!" … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle? |
| 23% | NOUNDERWEAR | 11 | Fashion rule for the liberated ... or one of four arrangements found literally in this puzzle |
| 23% | LEIS | 4 | May 1 was a day chosen by Don Blanding, then of the Honolulu Star Bulletin, in 1927 for a celebration of these |
| 23% | MERGELEFT | 9 | What you might have to do for some highway construction … or a first hint to solving this puzzle's theme |
| 23% | ABS | 3 | Set of muscles that come in packs, for short |
| 23% | SITE | 4 | twitter.com or wikipedia.org, for example |
| 23% | SSORCAYREVE | 11 | Start of instructions for solving this puzzle |