| 100% | IVDRIPS | 7 | Hosp. fluid-administration methods hidden in 3-, 9-, 31- and 34-Down |
| 46% | IVY | 3 | Wall climber climbing in 3-, 9-, 30- and 34-Down |
| 40% | TOMHARDY | 8 | "Venom: The Last Dance" star who also stars in 3-Down, 9-Down, 18-Down, and 31-Down (2 wds.) |
| 36% | RUNDOWN | 7 | Seedy, and an apt description of a word hidden in 3-, 9-, 29- and 33-Down |
| 36% | RATEHIKE | 8 | Fed proposal, and a hint to what's hidden in 3-, 9-, 25- and 29-Down |
| 33% | THEDESCENTOFMAN | 15 | Darwin work ... with a hint to three consecutive letters in 3-, 4-, 7-, 9- and 11-Down |
| 33% | HIGHENERGY | 10 | Like some protein-rich snacks, or what can be found in 3-, 7-, 9-, and 28-Down? |
| 33% | BITINGPESTS | 11 | They're hidden in 21-, 31- and 40-Across |
| 32% | CRYPT | 5 | Resting place hinted at by 28-, 5-, 45-, 9- and 31-Down, in that order |
| 32% | STRAIGHTEDGES | 13 | Rulers, e.g. ... or what the letters in 3-, 7-, 27- and 34-Down all have |
| 32% | LITTLEBOPEEP | 12 | One who lost what's hidden in 19-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 29% | PARADOXICALPAIR | 15 | 3- and 9-Down, e.g. |
| 29% | MARCH | 5 | Spring time ... or a military procession involving a word sequence hidden in 15-, 31-, 41- and 61-Across |
| 29% | POWERHITTER | 11 | One batting cleanup who gets a lot of the stat hidden in 17-, 24-, 34- and 48-Across |
| 29% | ACUPUNCTURE | 11 | Traditional Chinese medicine component ... in which a practitioner might 3-, 9- and 18-Down? |
| 29% | STATE | 5 | Name hidden in 17- and 56-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 28% | DNA | 3 | Molecule hidden in 4-, 11-, 23-, 25- and 29-Down |
| 28% | ITSATRAP | 8 | Warning to the answers to the three starred clues regarding the word hidden in 17-, 34- and 43-Across |
| 28% | ROLES | 5 | Hamilton and 3-Down, in "Hamilton" |
| 28% | FRENCHFLAG | 10 | National symbol hinted at by the ends of 3-, 25- and 9-Down (in order) |
| 28% | MIDDLESEAT | 10 | Cramped spot for a plane passenger ... or a hint to something hidden in 17-, 26-, 34-, 42- and 51-Across |
| 27% | PETSOUNDS | 9 | Beach Boys album with the hit "Wouldn't It Be Nice" ... or things hidden in 17-, 31-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 27% | LEIGH | 5 | Co-star of the film whose title is hidden sequentially in 20-, 34-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 27% | DATES | 5 | Calendar units hidden in 20- and 61-Across and 11- and 35-Down |
| 27% | TBA | 3 | Timetable abbr. hidden in 17- and 61-Across and 11- and 29-Down |
| 27% | ZODIACSIGNS | 11 | They're hidden in 8-, 10-, 21- and 33-Down |
| 27% | ITSUPTOYOU | 10 | "I'll defer on this one" ... or a hint for what's found in 3-, 9-, 21- and 24-Down? |
| 27% | PARADOX | 7 | What 3- and 9-Down are an example of |
| 27% | METHANE | 7 | Flammable gas represented in 18-Across and 9-Down |
| 26% | FISHLADDER | 10 | Structure that creates a path for upstream migration, and a hint to hidden words in four long Down answers |