| 100% | ONTHEROAD | 9 | Kerouac novel, and a hint to the four starred women in this puzzle |
| 57% | MICROBREW | 9 | Craft beer . . . and a hint to the contents of four squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 56% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 56% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 56% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Influential pairing, and a hint to the circles in four puzzle answers |
| 56% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | TIMEAFTERTIME | 13 | Repeatedly ... and a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 55% | BLACKOPS | 8 | Some covert assignments, and a hint to four spots in this puzzle |
| 55% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | COMPASS | 7 | Provider of directions ... or a hint to the four "+" shapes in this puzzle's grid |
| 55% | OURBODIES | 9 | "Bans off ___" (Pro-choice rallying cry, and a hint to the circles in this puzzle) |
| 55% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 55% | RISINGSUN | 9 | 1992 Michael Crichton bestseller, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | TAKINGTHEPLUNGE | 15 | Acting after much hesitation, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Strengthen one's commitment ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | BODYOFWATER | 11 | Geographic feature, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | LIFTOFF | 7 | Launchpad event, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | TURNINGPOINTS | 13 | Decisive moments, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 54% | SPACEMOUNTAIN | 13 | Futuristic indoor roller coaster since 1977 ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 54% | LITTLEHELPHERE | 14 | "I could use some assistance" ... and a hint to the contents of three squares in this puzzle |
| 54% | 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 |
| 53% | ITSDISCONNECTED | 15 | "Check the plug!" (and a hint to solving four rows in this puzzle) |
| 53% | PARADISELOST | 12 | John Milton epic, and a hint to how four long answers in this puzzle were formed |
| 53% | POPUPAD | 7 | Bit of Web clutter, and a hint to making sense of four answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | DPS | 3 | MLB rally killers, briefly, and a hint to what's in the four longest puzzle answers |
| 52% | THEMANFROMUNCLE | 15 | Hit 1960's TV show with a hint to the nine starred clues in this puzzle |
| 52% | NONOS | 5 | Taboos, and a hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 51% | KITCHENMATCH | 12 | Pilot lighter, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 51% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |