| 100% | METTA | 5 | Like the clue for 103-Down? |
| 63% | HETERONORMATIVE | 15 | Like the clue "Wife's partner" for the word "husband" |
| 63% | ODD | 3 | Like the number for this clue |
| 59% | APT | 3 | Like the name "Pat Down" for a border security agent |
| 59% | LAST | 4 | Like this clue, among the Downs |
| 58% | LAST | 4 | Like this clue, among all the Downs |
| 58% | PUN | 3 | The clue for 58-Down, e.g. [sorry!] |
| 56% | END | 3 | You've reached it for the Down clues |
| 53% | ARCTICEXPLORER | 14 | The clue for 128-Down, if this shell game weren't a scam |
| 52% | IMDB | 4 | Website I refer to often when writing clues like 4 Down, for example |
| 51% | ANALOGY | 7 | The clue for 25-Across, e.g. |
| 50% | HINT | 4 | Clue for the clueless |
| 49% | ERRORCODE | 9 | Clue for the IT department |
| 49% | PITIED | 6 | Like the down and out |
| 49% | CATH | 4 | Like the Pope, for short |
| 49% | ARID | 4 | Like the habitat for camels |
| 49% | ARID | 4 | Like the habitat for yuccas |
| 49% | ASAP | 4 | Like the blazes, for short |
| 49% | TASTE | 5 | The clue for this answer is found at 7-Across |
| 49% | FLIPFLOPPED | 11 | Like the clues in all the words in this puzzle |
| 49% | MOVEDAROUND | 11 | Like the clues in all the words in this puzzle |
| 49% | OUTOFORDER | 10 | Like the clues in all the words in this puzzle |
| 49% | REARRANGED | 10 | Like the clues in all the words in this puzzle |
| 49% | EGOCENTRIC | 10 | Like someone who only has I's for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues |
| 48% | DOWN | 4 | Like the answer to this clue |
| 48% | ACR | 3 | Like the ans. to this clue |
| 48% | ALLLOWERCASE | 12 | like the letters in this clue |
| 48% | ODD | 3 | Like the number of this clue |
| 48% | PRIME | 5 | Like the number of this clue |
| 48% | EVEN | 4 | Like the number of this clue |