| 100% | WATER | 5 | It's seven, in this puzzle's theme |
| 90% | BASE | 4 | It's greater than seven, in this puzzle's theme |
| 90% | ACID | 4 | It's less than seven, in this puzzle's theme |
| 73% | ARM | 3 | It's connected to this puzzle's theme |
| 71% | COIN | 4 | It's flipped in this puzzle |
| 71% | HARDC | 5 | It starts and ends seven answers in this puzzle |
| 70% | MATHTEACHER | 11 | Someone well versed in this puzzle's theme |
| 70% | BALANCHINE | 10 | George, in this puzzle's theme |
| 70% | PLANET | 6 | Item in this puzzle's theme |
| 70% | EAGLE | 5 | Score in this puzzle's theme |
| 70% | ERA | 3 | Time, in this puzzle's theme |
| 70% | FERMI | 5 | Pioneer in this puzzle's theme |
| 69% | ETC | 3 | Hidden element in this puzzle's theme |
| 69% | GHOST | 5 | Spirit featured in this puzzle's theme |
| 69% | PRIVATELY | 9 | "Between us"... or the word hidden between U and S in this puzzle's theme entries |
| 69% | SANDWICHSHOP | 12 | Its menu might include the ends of seven answers in this puzzle |
| 67% | CEE | 3 | Letter switched to ess in this puzzle's theme |
| 67% | ZIP | 3 | Each of the numbers in this puzzle's theme |
| 67% | MAGI | 4 | Wise guys featured in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 67% | AQUATIC | 7 | Like the five animals in this puzzle's theme |
| 67% | USMAP | 5 | Inspiration for the jokes in this puzzle's theme |
| 67% | HIDINGOUT | 9 | Theme of this puzzle, seen seven times in the grid |
| 67% | ATNO | 4 | What "This" refers to, in this puzzle's theme: Abbr. |
| 67% | AEIOUY | 6 | Sextet featured in order in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 66% | RITAMORENO | 10 | Onetime winner of all the awards in this puzzle's theme |
| 66% | OOHS | 4 | Sounds of awe heard twice in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 65% | GRADE | 5 | With 57-Across, GPA lowerer evident in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 65% | DECISIONFATIGUE | 15 | Modern term for the psychological exhaustion showcased in this puzzle's theme |
| 65% | ONEA | 4 | In this puzzle, it’s clued as “Feeling :(” |
| 64% | LSATS | 5 | Exams for students potentially most interested in this puzzle's theme, in brief |