| 100% | HANGINGIVY | 10 | Greenery in suspended baskets ... or, phonetically, what 3-, 8- or 14-Down is? |
| 37% | HIGHENERGY | 10 | Like some protein-rich snacks, or what can be found in 3-, 7-, 9-, and 28-Down? |
| 36% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve tradition in the Big Apple, and what can be found in 3-, 8-, 33-, and 37-Down? |
| 36% | REVERSE | 7 | What the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 are in |
| 35% | SPOTOFTEA | 9 | 4 p.m. British refreshment ... or what can be found in 18-, 25-, 47- and 58-Across and 3-Down? |
| 35% | LOADED | 6 | What 3-, 13-, 14- and 28-Down may be |
| 35% | MEATSUBSTITUTES | 15 | Vegetarian options … or what the shaded letters in this puzzle are, phonetically |
| 35% | ROOTSUP | 7 | Digs out, or what can be found in four long Down answers? |
| 35% | ANYTAKERS | 9 | "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them |
| 33% | DIVINGBIRD | 10 | Avian that plunges for prey, or what can be found in 14-, 28-, 52-, and 60-Across |
| 32% | CONARTIST | 9 | Swindler ... or, phonetically, what each of three puzzle answers is? |
| 32% | JAR | 3 | What salsa or pasta sauce is sold in |
| 32% | HIT | 3 | What a single or double is, in baseball |
| 32% | ETAIL | 5 | What Alibaba or Amazon.com are heavily involved in |
| 32% | SINGING | 7 | What Billie Eilish or Adele are doing in concerts |
| 30% | BADMOONRISING | 13 | Creedence Clearwater Revival hit with the line "I see trouble on the way," or what can be found in three long Down entries |
| 30% | HOTPURSUIT | 10 | What cops are in, in 14-Across scenes |
| 30% | META | 4 | What Facebook, Inc. was 4 Down in 2021 |
| 30% | KNOTS | 5 | They will result in 8 Down |
| 30% | TREETOPS | 8 | Canopy creators ... or what can literally be found in 6-, 10-, 24- and 34-Down |
| 30% | WOODCHUCK | 9 | What 3-Down is |
| 30% | TRIOS | 5 | What Third Eye Blind and 3 Doors Down are not, despite their names |
| 30% | LSD | 3 | What "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" may or may not be about |
| 30% | ACTOR | 5 | What a waiter in New York or Los Angeles might aspire to be |
| 30% | HOMEOFMOUNTRUSHMORE | 19 | What 15-Down is ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues in left-to-right order |
| 30% | ITSNOTTHATDEEP | 14 | "You're overthinking this" ... or what might be said about 3-, 9-, 17- and 34-Down? |
| 30% | STRAIGHTEDGES | 13 | Rulers, e.g. ... or what the letters in 3-, 7-, 27- and 34-Down all have |
| 29% | MPH | 3 | What the speed of a tennis serve or baseball pitch is measured in: Abbr. |
| 29% | ORDER | 5 | What the theme answers are in, or what they contain |
| 29% | TABLOIDBUZZ | 11 | What's being discussed in the National Enquirer or Globe |