| 100% | ININK | 5 | How you might bravely solve this puzzle |
| 73% | ATABOIL | 7 | How you might feel after solving this puzzle |
| 61% | SPENT | 5 | How you might feel after finishing this puzzle |
| 60% | SPENT | 5 | How you might feel if you ever finish this puzzle |
| 54% | GULLIBLE | 8 | How you might feel after reading the third letter of every clue in this puzzle for a secret message |
| 52% | AHAMOMENT | 9 | What you may have while solving this puzzle? |
| 51% | OUTSIDETHEBOX | 13 | How you have to think to solve this puzzle |
| 47% | SPARETIME | 9 | When you might solve a puzzle |
| 47% | EASE | 4 | What you might solve a puzzle with |
| 46% | AHA | 3 | What this puzzle may make you say |
| 46% | FREEASSOCIATION | 15 | How to solve this puzzle's starred clues |
| 46% | PEN | 3 | What you might be doing this puzzle in |
| 45% | THELUCKOTHEIRISH | 16 | What this puzzle's central design may bring you |
| 45% | DOWN | 4 | Look ___ (advice on how to solve this puzzle contest, assuming you're not solving on paper) |
| 44% | EVENTRALEE | 10 | When you'll solve this puzzle? |
| 44% | NOW | 3 | While you're solving this puzzle |
| 44% | NOW | 3 | As you're solving this puzzle |
| 44% | TODAY | 5 | When you're solving this puzzle |
| 44% | BIRTHPLACES | 11 | What you might need to research to solve this contest crossword |
| 44% | POINTOFINTEREST | 15 | Place you might visit, and an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 44% | OHFUDGE | 7 | What you might cry upon recognizing this puzzle's ingredient list? |
| 44% | TODAY | 5 | When you're solving this crossword puzzle |
| 43% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | What you might do after some financial trading ... or in this puzzle? |
| 42% | PAGETURNER | 10 | You may not need a bookmark for one ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 42% | TENNISANYONE | 12 | Question you might feel like asking after seeing nine key words in this puzzle? |
| 42% | INLIVINGCOLOR | 13 | 1990s sketch comedy show, or how you'll see the creatures in this puzzle |
| 42% | PUT2AND2TOGETHER | 16 | Solve this puzzle |
| 41% | SSORCAYREVE | 11 | Start of instructions for solving this puzzle |
| 41% | HALFWAY | 7 | How you might meet someone |
| 41% | COLD | 4 | How you may know something |