| 100% | CANADADAY | 9 | July 1, as honored humorously by this puzzle |
| 41% | BUTTERFLYEFFECT | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, as suggested visually by its central black squares |
| 40% | JOHNLECARREBOOK | 15 | Theme of this puzzle, as hinted at by 17-, 23-, 45- and 59-Across |
| 39% | PGTHIRTEEN | 10 | Somewhat family-friendly ... or a title for this puzzle, as suggested by the completed grid? |
| 39% | PAPER | 5 | Winning roshambo choice, as suggested by this puzzle |
| 39% | ROCK | 4 | Losing roshambo choice, as suggested by this puzzle |
| 38% | GENESPLICING | 12 | Biological manipulation suggested four times by this puzzle |
| 38% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | 1965 #1 Byrds hit ... as suggested by this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 36% | THERESNOIINTEAM | 15 | Sports axiom refuted by this puzzle |
| 36% | COFFEEBREAK | 11 | Timeout at work … as represented visually by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 36% | PISAITALY | 9 | Home to this puzzle's featured structure, as hinted at by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | TWOPEASINAPOD | 13 | Almost twins ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled squares? |
| 36% | NORTH | 5 | Direction suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 36% | BEATLEMANIA | 11 | Craze caused by this puzzle's subjects |
| 36% | ELASTICBAND | 11 | Office item suggested visually by this puzzle |
| 36% | ONETHIRTY | 9 | Setting depicted by this puzzle's grid |
| 36% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Game suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 36% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Locale suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 36% | THOMASNAST | 10 | Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 35% | OCTOPUS | 7 | Creature suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 35% | TREE | 4 | Thing depicted by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 35% | SHOE | 4 | Item depicted by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 35% | UTAHSTATE | 9 | University suggested by this puzzle's black squares |
| 35% | WHEREISTHETHEME | 15 | Question answered by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 35% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Game described by this puzzle's four racks |
| 35% | OUTERWEAR | 9 | Garment fittingly represented by this puzzle's circles |
| 35% | LATESHIFT | 9 | Employee hours suggested by this puzzle's circles |
| 35% | CHOCOLATECHIPCOOKIE | 19 | Treat represented visually by this puzzle's answer |
| 35% | NAP | 3 | Siesta taken by this puzzle's longest answers |
| 35% | CHEMICALBONDING | 15 | Attraction suggested by this puzzle's theme answers |