| 100% | BORDERLINES | 11 | Gray areas, maybe ... or a hint to 12 incomplete answers in this puzzle |
| 64% | DOUBLEA | 7 | Pro baseball level ... or a hint to 12 answers in this puzzle |
| 59% | LOVEISALLAROUND | 15 | "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" theme, or a hint to the start needed to complete 12 answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | RIGHTONCUE | 10 | Prompt ... or a hint to entering five answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | ONEUP | 5 | Outdo ... or a hint to entering four answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | TURNKEYS | 8 | Jailers ... or a hint to "unlocking" four answers in this puzzle |
| 57% | THECOLORPURPLE | 14 | Alice Walker novel ... or a hint to 12 squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 57% | TEPEE | 5 | Indian home ... or a hint to nine other answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | DOUBLEBLIND | 11 | Kind of experiment ... or a hint to 10 Down answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKES | 15 | Pastry chef creations ... and a hint to 12 other answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | NOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT | 21 | Magic words … or a hint to the other long answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | TIMEFRAME | 9 | Window, of sorts ... or a hint to completing 10 answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | LOSTART | 7 | Letter writing, they say ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | DIVEBAR | 7 | Seedy hangout ... or a hint to finishing four Across answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Heighten expectations, say ... or a hint to entering four answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | LEADBELLY | 9 | Legendary guitarist ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | POPUPAD | 7 | Internet nuisance ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | GOOVERTHEEDGE | 13 | Flip out ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | BLACKHAT | 8 | Western villain ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | OFFSIDES | 8 | Football offense ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | RINGOFFIRE | 10 | 17-Across hit ... or a hint to four connected answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | CRUSHEDICE | 10 | Drink cooler ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle's answer |
| 55% | SKYFALL | 7 | 2012 Bond film ... or a hint to six other Down answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | RAMPUP | 6 | Increase rapidly ... or a hint to connecting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | MINDOVERMATTER | 14 | Slogan about willpower ... or a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | SYMBIOTIC | 9 | Mutually beneficial … or a hint to three pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | OPPOSITESATTRACT | 16 | Dating axiom … or a hint to interpreting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | LATESHIFT | 9 | Overnight work assignment … or a hint to understanding four rows of answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | GRECOROMAN | 10 | Kind of wrestling ... or a hint to four pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle |