100% | SCENT | 5 | Hint for a hound |
72% | SCENT | 5 | Trail for a hound |
72% | SCENT | 5 | Clue for a hound |
69% | CLUE | 4 | Hint for a detective |
68% | CLUE | 4 | Hint for a detective, say |
68% | CLUE | 4 | Hint for a crossword solver |
68% | CLUE | 4 | Hint for a crossword answer |
68% | CLUE | 4 | Hint for a puzzle solver |
62% | DARTMOOR | 8 | Devon landscape famous for a hound and a prison |
61% | CONTEXTCLUE | 11 | Hint for understanding a word's meaning |
60% | XMARKSTHETOPS | 13 | Hint for identifying a mystery man's shirts? |
60% | CLUE | 4 | Hint for someone trying to solve a mystery |
60% | CLUE | 4 | Hint for someone trying to unravel a mystery |
56% | VIEWPOINT | 9 | Perspective (see 19-Down for a hint to the circles) |
53% | SEA | 3 | Place for a FISH (which is a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
53% | GRAVEYARDSHIFT | 14 | Late night for a working stiff ... or a hint to the shaded squares |
53% | GROWINGPAINS | 12 | Early struggles for a new enterprise … or a hint to the shaded squares |
52% | INOROUT | 7 | Choice for a dog, as well as a hint to this puzzle's theme |
52% | ITSALONGSTORY | 13 | "We could be here for a bit...," and a hint to each circled word |
52% | FINGERPAINTS | 12 | Materials for a preschool artist … or a hint to 20-, 32- and 40-Across |
52% | RIGHTLYSO | 9 | For good reason, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
51% | FOURH | 5 | Club for farm kids ... or a hint to 97-Across |
51% | EYECONTACT | 10 | Asset for a public speaker ... or a hint to 17-, 24-, 37- and 52-Across |
50% | PHUNWITHFONICS | 14 | Program for young readers, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
50% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Supports for some volumes, and a hint to the circled letters |
50% | BACKTOSQUAREONE | 15 | Where you go for a fresh start ... or a hint for four answers in this puzzle |
49% | BTOB | 4 | Like intercompany trade, for short, and a hint to the starred answers |
49% | ESPYAWARDS | 10 | Honors for athletes, and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
49% | ASTHEWORLDTURNS | 15 | TV soap for 54 years ... and a hint to the puzzle circles |
49% | EXTREMEMEASURES | 15 | Desperate situations call for them, and a hint to the circled letters |