| 100% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 67% | TNUT | 4 | Hardware fastener ... or a literal hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 64% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 64% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 63% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 63% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 60% | UPLOADS | 7 | Puts on a server, say ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 59% | BACKUPTHETRUCK | 14 | "Wait, what did you just say?," or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 59% | MILKSHAKES | 10 | Diner treats ... or a hint to what's happening to the words in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 58% | SCOOPEDUP | 9 | Eagerly obtained ... or a hint to the contents of this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 58% | TEALEAVES | 9 | Divination aids … or a phonetic hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 58% | COMPASS | 7 | Provider of directions ... or a hint to the four "+" shapes in this puzzle's grid |
| 57% | REDCROSS | 8 | Aid provider since 1864 ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled squares |
| 57% | CRUSHEDICE | 10 | Drink cooler ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle's answer |
| 56% | THEBABYISASLEEP | 15 | New parent's whispered admonition … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 56% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 56% | BOBSUPANDDOWN | 13 | Moves like a buoy in the ocean ... or a hint to the circled parts of this puzzle? |
| 56% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 56% | CROSSROADS | 10 | 1969 Cream hit ... or a hint to the seven "mathematical" clues in this puzzle |
| 56% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 56% | CORNERSTORE | 11 | Local convenience ... or a hint to the words in the circled squares |
| 55% | NOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT | 21 | Magic words … or a hint to the other long answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | POSTOFFICEBOXES | 15 | Mail conveniences ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | CABLEBOXES | 10 | TV adjuncts ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | CHECKPOINTS | 11 | Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | TAILINGOFF | 10 | Waning ... or a hint to what is found by circling all the T's in the completed puzzle |
| 55% | FREAKY | 6 | With 34-Across, 2003 body-switching comedy ... or a hint to what's in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 55% | OURBODIES | 9 | "Bans off ___" (Pro-choice rallying cry, and a hint to the circles in this puzzle) |
| 55% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |