| 100% | FALL | 4 | Humpty Dumpty had a "great one"... or a hint to solve 15a, 27a, 47a, 19d, 21d, and 33d. |
| 41% | FLOOR | 5 | Surface to moonwalk on ... or a hint to solve 15a, 36a, 48a, 8d, and 28d |
| 41% | LIST | 4 | *Grocery shopper's aid ... or a hint to solve 15a, 20a, 43a, 32d, and 41d |
| 41% | UNO | 3 | Card game with a Spanish name... or a hint to solve 18a, 37a, 47a, 51a, 22d, and 26d |
| 39% | WILDLIFE | 8 | World ___ Day, 3rd March celebration of fauna... or a hint to solve 27a, 35a, 45a, 49a, 1d and 39d |
| 39% | CINDERELLA | 10 | Popular rags-to-riches folk tale ... or a hint to solve 13a, 15a, 45a, 27d, and 30d |
| 37% | BEERME | 6 | "I'll have a cold one, please" ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 57-Across |
| 35% | FALL | 4 | Humpty Dumpty had a "great" one |
| 35% | POEM | 4 | William Wordsworth's work ... or a hint to solve 13a, 21a, 37a, 50a, 7d, and 32d |
| 35% | QUICK | 5 | Fast and speedy... or a hint to solve 21a, 42a, 43a, 56a, and 51d |
| 35% | MALL | 4 | Shopping spree venue... or a hint to solve 14a, 37a, 46a, 49a, and 12d |
| 34% | GETLOST | 7 | Scram ... or a hint to solving 17-, 20-, 50- and 57-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 34% | IDIOTBOX | 8 | Colloquial term for the Television... or a hint to solve 16a, 22a, 4d, and 36d: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FRIDAY | 6 | * Black ___ Sale, annual Thanksgiving time event or a hint to solve 16a, 36a, 43a, 55a, and 27d |
| 34% | HAMBURGER | 9 | *Classic grilled patty in a bun...and a hint to solve 13a, 27a, 44a, and 4d |
| 34% | IMSHOOK | 7 | "This news has got me rattled!" ... or a hint to 1-, 20-, 37- and 54-Across |
| 34% | PIGEON | 6 | *Extinct "passenger" bird...and a clue to solve 15a, 30a, 35a, 47a, and 42d |
| 33% | BREAKEVEN | 9 | Have no profit or loss, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 33% | LATEBLOOMER | 11 | One who catches up eventually ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 33% | ALEXANDER | 9 | "The Great" King of Macedonia... and a hint to solve 23a, 36a, 7d, and 26d |
| 33% | DRAWCONCLUSIONS | 15 | Use deductive reasoning ... or a hint to what 17-, 27- and 43-Across all have |
| 33% | TAKEOUTANAD | 11 | Promote one's business, maybe ... or a hint to 16-, 23-, 30-, 41- and 47-Across |
| 33% | BEARDGROWTH | 11 | Why one might have to shave, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 32% | HEADPHONES | 10 | They bring music to one's ears ... or a hint to 17-, 21-, 33-, 45- and 54-Across |
| 32% | CARDHOLDER | 10 | One with credit ... or a literal hint to 17-, 27- and 44-Across |
| 31% | HARRYPOTTER | 11 | Famed wizard at Hogwarts who was born on July 31st... and a hint to solve 27a, 31a, 45a, and 44d: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CROPROTATION | 12 | Common farming technique ... or a hint to solving this puzzle |
| 31% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech ... or a hint to the endings of 17-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 30% | SPINTHEBOTTLE | 13 | Classic party game ... or a hint to solving the answers that intersect circles |
| 29% | AIRLIFTS | 8 | Some special deliveries, and a hint to solving this puzzle |