| 100% | CLUE | 4 | Hint in a whodunit |
| 72% | PERP | 4 | Doer in a whodunit |
| 72% | CORPSE | 6 | Body in a whodunit |
| 72% | ALIBI | 5 | Excuse in a whodunit |
| 69% | CLUE | 4 | Hint in a mystery |
| 68% | CLUE | 4 | Hint in a crossword puzzle |
| 66% | GENERALMUSTARD | 14 | Suspect in a whodunit game? |
| 66% | MOTIVE | 6 | The "why" in a whodunit |
| 65% | DNA | 3 | Important clue in a whodunit: Abbr. |
| 64% | OVERONESDEADBODY | 16 | How the murderer kneels in a whodunit? |
| 64% | BUTLER | 6 | Who often "did it" in a whodunit |
| 63% | OMEN | 4 | Hint, in a way |
| 61% | BUTLER | 6 | Culprit in a trite whodunit |
| 59% | STUCK | 5 | In need of a hint |
| 56% | DOUBLEU | 7 | 23rd in a series ... or a hint to 27-Across |
| 56% | CRYPTICCLUE | 11 | Hint in a specialty crossword, and, literally, what's found in 17-, 20-, 38- and 59-Across |
| 53% | PIGEONHOLES | 11 | Typecasts, in a way ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 53% | LIFECHANGING | 12 | Influential in a big way ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 52% | MANSPREADS | 10 | Crowds one's seatmates, in a way ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 52% | BUGSOUT | 7 | Leaves in a hurry, or a hint to the cluing of the starred answers |
| 52% | INSIDEOUT | 9 | Reversed, in a way ... and a hint to the creation of five puzzle answers |
| 51% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 51% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | DOWNATTHEHEELS | 14 | Tattered, and a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | VEGETABLESHORTENING | 19 | Canful in a cupboard ... or a hint to parts of six answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | Helper in a bank job, and a hint to an infiltrator in six Across answers |
| 51% | XXXXX | 5 | Sound of touching glasses in a toast (and a hint to finding the contest answer) |
| 50% | BUTWAITTHERESMORE | 17 | Infomercial line ... with a hint to 10 answers in this puzzle |
| 50% | POSTOFFICEBOXES | 15 | Mail conveniences ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |