| 100% | THICKSKINNED | 12 | Insensitive to criticism or hints |
| 59% | CLAPBACK | 8 | Respond quickly and sharply to criticism ... or a hint to 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 58% | THICKSKINNED | 12 | Insensitive to criticism |
| 46% | UPATREE | 7 | Cornered … or hint to this puzzle's circled squares |
| 46% | MAKEMINEADOUBLE | 15 | Bar request ... or hint to the letters in the circles |
| 46% | ADROPINTHEOCEAN | 15 | Insignificant amount ... or hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 44% | FIVEO | 5 | Cops ... or a hint to 115-Across |
| 44% | ZEROG | 5 | Weightlessness ... or a hint to 118-Across |
| 44% | ITSASECRET | 10 | "Keep this between us" ... or hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | ONAMARCH | 8 | Parading ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | CRUISELINE | 10 | Carnival, say, or a further hint to 42-Across |
| 43% | LANELINE | 8 | Pool divider, or a further hint to 22-Across |
| 43% | ADDICT | 6 | Fiend … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | APART | 5 | Separate ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | CATCHINGSOMEZZ | 14 | Asleep ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | ELONGATE | 8 | Stretch ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme? |
| 43% | GOFIRST | 7 | Lead off ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 43% | SIDESPLITTING | 13 | Hilarious ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | TRIO | 4 | Threesome ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | WRAPPINGPAPER | 13 | Holiday purchase ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 43% | TRIPLEA | 7 | Top credit rating ... or a hint to 25-Across |
| 43% | HOPPINGMAD | 10 | Really miffed … or a hint to the circled letters |
| 43% | SIDENOTES | 9 | Marginalia … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 42% | ITSA | 4 | With 66-Across, director's cry ... or hint to 20-, 37- and 58-Across |
| 42% | DIVIDEDBY | 9 | ÷ ... or a literal hint to interpreting eight squares in this puzzle |
| 42% | EMPTYBOXES | 10 | Moving aids, or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 42% | LEDGERLINE | 10 | Musical score marking, or a further hint to 101-Across |
| 42% | RANDR | 5 | Break, briefly ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 42% | PUTONESFINGERON | 15 | Identify exactly ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 42% | SHRUNKENHEADS | 13 | Primitive trophies ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |