| 100% | TOBUILDAFIRE | 12 | Jack London short story about survival in the Yukon Territory, and the goal of this puzzle? |
| 47% | TOBUILDAFIRE | 12 | Jack London short story set in harsh winter conditions, and what the ends of 20-, 28-, and 47-Across can be used for |
| 38% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | Oscar-nominated film about NASA mathematicians, and a description of the countdown found in this puzzle? |
| 36% | EGG | 3 | Omelet ingredient and the theme of this puzzle, as seen in 28a, 45a, 7d, 11d, and 31d! |
| 35% | CALL | 4 | "The ___ of the Wild," short adventure novel by Jack London about a pet dog who has to survive the frozen wilderness along the Yukon Trail |
| 35% | THESUICIDE | 10 | & 10A Trilogy of Robert Louis Stevenson short stories first published in The London Magazine in 1878 |
| 34% | ACROSS | 6 | Direction of about half the words in this puzzle |
| 34% | YOUREMUTED | 10 | Comment about the silence on Zoom ... and what's spelled out by the sounds that have been removed from the starts of 10 phrases in this puzzle |
| 34% | SALT | 4 | Theme of this puzzle, found in the answers to 21-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across |
| 34% | FEATUREARTICLE | 14 | In-depth news story, or any of the reviews mentioned in this puzzle? |
| 34% | ERNESTHEMINGWAY | 15 | Author of the concise yet evocative story told in this puzzle |
| 33% | GOING | 5 | With 39- and 42-Across, activity of the spirits in this puzzle |
| 33% | SECRET | 6 | With 46-Across, some areas in Clue … or a hint to the first, fourth, twelfth and fifteenth rows of this puzzle |
| 33% | NOTPC | 5 | Potentially offensive, and the theme of this puzzle |
| 33% | AHOUSEDIVIDED | 13 | Lincoln topic, and the theme of this puzzle |
| 33% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 33% | PH/FONETICALLY | 14 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 33% | GETOVERIT | 9 | "Enough of the pity party!" ... and what appears four times in this puzzle? |
| 33% | ALLBROKENUP | 11 | Emotionally crushed, and an apt description of the circled elements in this puzzle? |
| 33% | JUMPERS | 7 | Some basketball shots ... and the theme of this puzzle |
| 33% | ONCEISNOTENOUGH | 15 | Jacqueline Susann novel, and the problem with some of the answers in this puzzle |
| 33% | JACKINTHEBOXES | 14 | Some surprises ... and what you'll find in the circled areas of this puzzle |
| 33% | BEES | 4 | Busy buzzers ... and letters found at the start of every clue in this puzzle |
| 33% | THREE | 5 | Number of squares in the width and height of this puzzle's city blocks |
| 32% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 32% | TRICKORTREAT | 12 | What is found divided at the starts and ends of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 32% | UNITEDNATIONS | 13 | Organization honored on October 24 ... and the theme of this puzzle |
| 32% | DANDD | 5 | Seminal role-playing game familiarly, and the theme of this puzzle |
| 32% | ROPE | 4 | *Hitch material, and one of ten one-word movies in this puzzle directed by the honoree |