| 100% | TURNUPTHEHEAT | 13 | Increase pressure ... and a hint to what's happening, in three different ways, in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 59% | MILKSHAKES | 10 | Diner treats ... or a hint to what's happening to the words in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 53% | LIFECHANGING | 12 | Influential in a big way ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 52% | FLAGONTHEPLAY | 13 | Gridiron infraction indicator, and a hint to what you'll find three times in this puzzle |
| 51% | LITTLEITALY | 11 | Neighborhood near SoHo, and a hint to three squares in this puzzle |
| 50% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Certain moral lapse, and a hint to what's hidden in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 50% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 49% | TUMBLEWEEDS | 11 | Drifters in some Western scenes ... and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 49% | LITTLEHELPHERE | 14 | "I could use some assistance" ... and a hint to the contents of three squares in this puzzle |
| 49% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| 49% | CHANGEOFSEASONS | 15 | What happens tomorrow ... and a hint to this grid's circled letters |
| 48% | KITKATMINIS | 11 | Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle |
| 48% | ONASIDENOTE | 11 | "By the way ...," and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 48% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | Mall workshop, and a hint to filling in this puzzle's circles |
| 48% | ACROSSTHEPOND | 13 | In Britain, to Americans ... or a hint to what separates this puzzle's circled words |
| 48% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| 48% | WESTERNUNION | 12 | Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 48% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 47% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 47% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 47% | FREAKY | 6 | With 34-Across, 2003 body-switching comedy ... or a hint to what's in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 46% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 46% | BLOCK | 5 | Beachgoer's protection, and a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 46% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 46% | CONDENSEDMILK | 13 | Ingredient of sweetened Thai tea, and a hint to solving some squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | COVERALLTHEBASES | 16 | Take care of everything … or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do |
| 46% | WORKAROUNDS | 11 | Ways to sidestep obstacles, and what are found in this puzzle's circles |
| 46% | ICEBOXES | 8 | Fridges' predecessors, and a hint to six squares in this puzzle |