| 100% | CHARACTERARCS | 13 | Heroes' journeys, say ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| 74% | ALLELBOWS | 9 | Awkwardly lanky ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| 71% | REGRESSIONCURVES | 16 | Visual aids on scatter plots ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| 71% | MOODRINGS | 9 | Color-changing fad jewelry ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| 67% | DIVIDINGLINES | 13 | Some painting in a parking lot ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| 47% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Some grammatical no-nos … or a description of four pairs of answers in this puzzle? |
| 47% | BUBBLETEA | 9 | Beverage mixed with tapioca pearls ... or a description of this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 44% | STARBURST | 9 | Chewy fruit-flavored candy … or a description of what's depicted visually in this puzzle |
| 43% | ODETOJOY | 8 | Work incorporated in 33-Across ... or a description of this puzzle? |
| 43% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 42% | ITHASITSUPSANDDOWNS | 19 | "There are positives as well as negatives" ... or a description of this puzzle's theme |
| 42% | MIDDLECLASS | 11 | Bourgeoisie ... or a description of each group of circled letters? |
| 42% | CARTALK | 7 | Former NPR show, or a description of the starred answers |
| 42% | CHUCKLEHEAD | 11 | Nincompoop ... or a feature of this puzzle's themed answers? |
| 42% | WISEUPTO | 8 | Become aware of … or a homophonic description of four letter shifts in this puzzle's grid |
| 42% | RIDINGCROP | 10 | Jockey's tool, or a description of what's been done to the starred answers |
| 42% | THEOKCORRAL | 11 | See 28-Down ... or a punny description of this puzzle's circled answers? |
| 41% | CENTERFIELD | 11 | Baseball position ... or a description of each group of circled letters? |
| 41% | NONNEGATIVE | 11 | Zero or greater, or a description of the circled letters, which do not affect the meanings of the answers |
| 41% | RSAILSPLITTER | 13 | Another nickname for Old Abe ... or a description of the circled letter? |
| 40% | POSTITNOTES | 11 | Sticky yellow squares ... or a description of the circled letters and what they follow? |
| 40% | ONEUNDERPAR | 11 | Golf score, or a description of the 18 hidden 65-Down in this puzzle |
| 40% | OKBYME | 6 | "I'm good with it," or a description of eight occurrences in this puzzle |
| 40% | DRESSINLAYERS | 13 | Autumn-weather advice for staying comfortable, or a description of each set of circled letters |
| 40% | DAYBREAK | 8 | First light ... or a phenomenon suggested by this puzzle's seven sets of circled letters? |
| 40% | STEMCELLS | 9 | Subject of some medical research … or a description of this puzzle's theme? |
| 39% | HARDEDGED | 9 | Gritty ... and a description of this puzzle, which is also a hint to completing eight answers |
| 39% | DEADENDS | 8 | Unfruitful paths ... or a description of both words in the answers to the seven starred clues? |
| 39% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Certain TV intro ... or a description of each of 12 letters in the grid (the starts of six Across entries and then six Down entries) that spell out an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 39% | LOSTART | 7 | Letter writing, they say ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |