| 100% | FOOL | 4 | Happy April ___'s Day! Find synonyms for 48a in the words at 19a, 23a, 35a, 56a, 4d, and 39d |
| 29% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BOOK | 4 | What you find in a library, or a word which can be used at the start of 20a, 25a, 35a, 48a, 55a, 31d, and 45d |
| 28% | TYPE | 4 | Synonym for "class" found in the middle of 21- and 54-Across and 3- and 35-Down |
| 27% | ACME | 4 | Synonym for the first word in this puzzle's title |
| 26% | NEWYEAR | 7 | Jan 1st event that we hope will be described by the words at 15a, 29a, 48a, 3d, and 41d for you: 2 wds. |
| 24% | SHRUB | 5 | Synonym for bush that contains the letters B, U, S, and H |
| 24% | SLOTH | 5 | *Slow animal found hanging upside down in the Amazon... and which sleeps for up to 18 hours each day |
| 23% | CONGO | 5 | The ___ rainforest, found in central Africa known for its apes and hippos |
| 23% | CHANGEOFPACE | 12 | Welcome break in one's routine, or the progression found at the starts of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across |
| 23% | YAM | 3 | Vegetable found in the Swahili word for "meat" |
| 22% | THU | 3 | Day for Thanksgiving in the U.S. |
| 22% | PRIVATELY | 9 | "Between us"... or the word hidden between U and S in this puzzle's theme entries |
| 22% | ASUS | 4 | Computer and phone company found in the word "pegasus" |
| 22% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 22% | OPT | 3 | Word that can come before in or out and comes from the Latin for "to select" |
| 22% | TEASE | 5 | Verb for which synonyms can be found at the beginnings of the starred answers |
| 22% | BEES | 4 | Busy buzzers ... and letters found at the start of every clue in this puzzle |
| 21% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| 21% | CURLINGBONSPIEL | 15 | Athletic tournament hinted at by the first words in 17-, 23-, 48-, and 60-Across |
| 21% | TRICKORTREAT | 12 | What is found divided at the starts and ends of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 21% | IMAGINE | 7 | Word at the center of a mosaic in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields |
| 21% | STAY | 4 | "___ tuned! Solve the last words in the next 9 days and find a fun theme as you go along!" |
| 21% | IMONFIRE | 8 | Springsteen hit between "Born in the U.S.A." and "Glory Days" |
| 21% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 21% | DONTSTARTWITHME | 15 | Words that might begin (or prevent) an argument, and a grammar tip for the three speakers in this puzzle |
| 21% | SMACK | 5 | Synonym for "trash" in the phrase "trash talk" |
| 21% | ASANAS | 6 | The word for "postures" in yoga |
| 21% | EXILES | 6 | Manuel Quezon in the U.S. and Kwame Nkrumah in Guinea, for two |
| 21% | THEME | 5 | Discovering the word at 67-Across, for this puzzle |