| 100% | ETC | 3 | Hidden element in this puzzle's theme |
| 65% | GHOST | 5 | Spirit featured in this puzzle's theme |
| 64% | BALANCHINE | 10 | George, in this puzzle's theme |
| 64% | ERA | 3 | Time, in this puzzle's theme |
| 63% | PLANET | 6 | Item in this puzzle's theme |
| 63% | EAGLE | 5 | Score in this puzzle's theme |
| 63% | FERMI | 5 | Pioneer in this puzzle's theme |
| 62% | ANO | 3 | New element in each of this puzzle's theme answers |
| 61% | MATHTEACHER | 11 | Someone well versed in this puzzle's theme |
| 60% | TIN | 3 | Hidden element in this clue |
| 60% | MAGI | 4 | Wise guys featured in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 59% | CEE | 3 | Letter switched to ess in this puzzle's theme |
| 59% | ZIP | 3 | Each of the numbers in this puzzle's theme |
| 59% | AQUATIC | 7 | Like the five animals in this puzzle's theme |
| 59% | USMAP | 5 | Inspiration for the jokes in this puzzle's theme |
| 57% | OOHS | 4 | Sounds of awe heard twice in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 57% | PRIVATELY | 9 | "Between us"... or the word hidden between U and S in this puzzle's theme entries |
| 57% | WATER | 5 | It's seven, in this puzzle's theme |
| 56% | RITAMORENO | 10 | Onetime winner of all the awards in this puzzle's theme |
| 56% | YEN | 3 | Urge hidden in this puzzle's eight longest answers |
| 55% | LSATS | 5 | Exams for students potentially most interested in this puzzle's theme, in brief |
| 55% | DECISIONFATIGUE | 15 | Modern term for the psychological exhaustion showcased in this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | AEIOUY | 6 | Sextet featured in order in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 53% | ELIZA | 5 | Doolittle, whose speech patterns can be heard in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 53% | BIGGIRLSDONTCRY | 15 | 1962 #1 hit by the group hinted at in this puzzle's theme |
| 53% | GRADE | 5 | With 57-Across, GPA lowerer evident in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 53% | ALLBROKENUP | 11 | Emotionally crushed, and an apt description of the circled elements in this puzzle? |
| 53% | ATNO | 4 | What "This" refers to, in this puzzle's theme: Abbr. |
| 53% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Certain moral lapse, and a hint to what's hidden in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 52% | SNOWMEN | 7 | Winter figures, made from the "bonus" letters in this puzzle's theme answers |