| 100% | RADIO | 5 | It can be two-way ... with a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 63% | CABLEBOXES | 10 | TV adjuncts ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 63% | CHECKPOINTS | 11 | Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | PIGEONHOLES | 11 | Typecasts, in a way ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | HANDRBLOCK | 10 | Tax giant, as well as a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | TURNINGPOINTS | 13 | Decisive moments, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | THENUTCRACKER | 13 | Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle |
| 61% | THEBABYISASLEEP | 15 | New parent's whispered admonition … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 61% | BLACKFRIDAY | 11 | Time of annual madness ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 60% | LOVEHATERELATIONSHIPS | 21 | They involve mixed feelings ... or a hint to four squares in this completed puzzle |
| 59% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | NBA | 3 | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | AND | 3 | + ... with a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | IMPULSE | 7 | With 63-Across, Freudian concept of resisting temptation ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | FUELUP | 6 | Go from empty to full, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 54% | GANDHI | 6 | Icon born 10/2/1869 ... with a hint to three squares in this puzzle |
| 54% | BLOCK | 5 | Beachgoer's protection, and a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 54% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 53% | 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 |
| 52% | BLACKICE | 8 | Winter driving hazard ... or a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | PARADISELOST | 12 | John Milton epic, and a hint to how four long answers in this puzzle were formed |
| 51% | TURNUPTHEHEAT | 13 | Increase pressure ... and a hint to what's happening, in three different ways, in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 50% | ABBR | 4 | Clue hint used four times in this puzzle (but can't be used here because it would give away the answer) |
| 50% | JUMPSUITS | 9 | Garments similar to rompers … with a hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 49% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 49% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 49% | POSTOFFICEBOXES | 15 | Mail conveniences ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 49% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 49% | POPUPAD | 7 | Internet nuisance ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |