| 100% | BOTTOMROW | 9 | Last line of a spreadsheet (as suggested by the shaded squares?) |
| 49% | KEEPSANEYEON | 12 | Looks after, as suggested by the last word of 20-, 29- and 46-Across |
| 46% | ITOOAMAMERICA | 13 | Last line of a poem by 6-Down, which follows the lines "They'll see how beautiful I am / And be ashamed" (4 wds.) |
| 43% | MAKINGENDSMEET | 14 | Economizing, as represented by the shaded squares? |
| 42% | GOESFORASPIN | 12 | Drives around awhile ... as suggested by this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 41% | TURDUCKEN | 9 | Entree with nested birds, as suggested by the progression of fowl in the starred answers |
| 41% | OFFTOAGOODSTART | 15 | Having initial success … as suggested by the beginnings of 17-, 24-, 47- and 60-Across? |
| 41% | THEMANOFSTEEL | 13 | Moniker suggested by the pattern of white squares in this grid |
| 41% | TEETOTAL | 8 | Abstain ... as suggested by the black squares in this puzzle |
| 40% | CROSS | 5 | With 36-Down, intersection ... as suggested by the circled letters in the middle of this puzzle? |
| 40% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | 1965 #1 Byrds hit ... as suggested by this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 39% | ROW | 3 | Line of a spreadsheet |
| 38% | SCUBA | 5 | Activity suggested by the last parts of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 38% | BATSINTHEBELFRY | 15 | Mental eccentricity ... as suggested visually by some of this grid's black squares |
| 38% | SPREADONESWINGS | 15 | Become independent ... as suggested visually by some of this grid's black squares |
| 38% | TIMES | 5 | ___ Square (landmark suggested by the groups of circled letters) |
| 37% | WRINKLEFREE | 11 | Like a shirt condition suggested by the ends of 16-, 27- and 46-Across |
| 37% | ISLE | 4 | A piece of land surrounded by water, such as the ___ of Capri |
| 37% | POOR | 4 | Start of a word ladder whose first and last words are suggested by 36-Across |
| 37% | UNREEL | 6 | The opposite of wind up, as with a fishing line |
| 36% | FIVEGOLDENRINGS | 15 | One set of gifts in "The 12 Days of Christmas" ... as suggested by the circled squares? |
| 36% | CHILDSTOYS | 10 | Bearers of a phrase suggested by saying the starts of 17-, 24-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 36% | TOERRISHUMAN | 12 | Start of a Pope line about fallibility ... as shown by 19-, 25-, 42- and 55-Across? |
| 36% | MINORITYLEADER | 14 | Original title of a nonfiction work by 45-Across republished as "Lead from the Outside" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | WHOAMI | 6 | Last line of many a riddle |
| 36% | REVERSE | 7 | Certain auto gear ... as suggested by the circled letters |
| 35% | OMIT | 4 | Leave off, as the last word of a |
| 35% | THEROUNDSONME | 13 | Offer at a pub ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled squares |
| 35% | GROWABEARD | 10 | Do the opposite of shave ... as suggested by the circled letters |
| 35% | KATY | 4 | Perry whose 2024 song “Woman’s World” was described by The Cut as a “stale retread of bubblegum feminism” |