| 100% | SEVEN | 5 | Lower septet of black squares in this grid, typographically |
| 86% | CAPITALELL | 10 | Higher septet of black squares in this grid, typographically |
| 85% | COMMA | 5 | Lower pair of black squares in this grid, typographically |
| 76% | SLASHMARK | 9 | Nonet of black squares in this grid, typographically |
| 75% | APOSTROPHE | 10 | Higher pair of black squares in this grid, typographically |
| 67% | TWODASHES | 9 | Octet of black squares in the middle of this grid, typographically |
| 56% | WAITING | 7 | On hold ... or what the seven rows of black squares in this puzzle's grid spell in Morse code |
| 53% | SCALES | 6 | What some black squares in this grid represent |
| 51% | FORMATION | 9 | Following the nine black squares in the center of the grid, a hint to five pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | GAIT | 4 | Horse's pace, which can be found jumping across black squares in rows 3, 6, 10 and 14 of this grid |
| 50% | LUNARPHASE | 10 | What's represented by each circled space and one black square in this grid |
| 49% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | Item suggested visually by the black squares in this puzzle's grid |
| 48% | MINCE | 5 | With 45-Across, not be direct ... or what four groups of black squares in this puzzle do? |
| 46% | EMBEDDED | 8 | Like aleph in the central black squares of this puzzle's grid |
| 46% | SOMETHINGSFISHY | 15 | "Hmmmmm ..." [as hinted at by the three groups of black squares in the middle of the grid] |
| 44% | PIZZATOPPING | 12 | Pepperoni, mushroom or green pepper … or what each cluster of black squares represents in this puzzle |
| 43% | THEMANOFSTEEL | 13 | Moniker suggested by the pattern of white squares in this grid |
| 43% | LETTERH | 7 | Approximate shape of the white squares in this grid |
| 43% | SPIN | 4 | Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results) |
| 42% | SLINGSHOT | 9 | What some of the black squares in the grid might represent |
| 41% | GUITAR | 6 | Instrument depicted by the circled squares in this grid |
| 41% | COMMUNITYGARDEN | 15 | What the circled squares in this grid collectively represent |
| 40% | FLIPPINGONESLID | 15 | Snapping ... as suggested by some black squares in this puzzle |
| 40% | BLOCK | 5 | Word aptly represented by four black squares in this puzzle |
| 40% | TEETOTAL | 8 | Abstain ... as suggested by the black squares in this puzzle |
| 40% | MINDTHEGAP | 10 | Underground warning ... or a warning about four squares in this grid |
| 40% | BLOCK | 5 | The 2x2 black square near the middle of this puzzle's grid, e.g., which is part of eight answers |
| 39% | TAXBREAK | 8 | Common campaign promise, and what four black squares in this puzzle create |
| 39% | ROADBLOCK | 9 | Obstacle ... or any one of four black squares in this puzzle? |
| 39% | ONEMINUTE | 9 | What each square in this puzzle grid represents |