| 100% | ORLOP | 5 | Lowest deck in a vessel with four or more decks |
| 45% | MIZZEN | 6 | Third mast from the bow on a vessel with three or more masts |
| 44% | ACES | 4 | Highest or lowest cards in a deck |
| 44% | ACE | 3 | Highest or lowest card in a deck |
| 44% | ACE | 3 | High or low card in a deck |
| 43% | ACES | 4 | Four most prized cards in a deck |
| 43% | ACE | 3 | Card with the highest or lowest value in a suit |
| 41% | SCUTTLE | 7 | Opening with a lid in a ship's deck or side; coal container |
| 40% | ORLOP | 5 | Lowest deck of a vessel |
| 40% | ACEOFCLUBS | 10 | Certain card that can be either high or low in a deck |
| 39% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 39% | NBA | 3 | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 38% | IMPULSE | 7 | With 63-Across, Freudian concept of resisting temptation ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 38% | DEUCE | 5 | Low card in a deck |
| 37% | THEARTOFWAR | 11 | Book with early versions written on bamboo slips ... or a hint to four entries in this puzzle |
| 37% | NINE | 4 | Low card in a pinochle deck |
| 37% | NINES | 5 | Low cards in a pinochle deck |
| 37% | MEATSTEW | 8 | Entree in a bowl with beef or lamb, say |
| 36% | HOLLYWOOD | 9 | With 61-Across, 1987 Robert Townsend satire ... or a hint to deciphering four clues in this puzzle |
| 36% | THIS | 4 | With 64-Across, NBC drama ... or, in four parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 36% | VESSEL | 6 | Barque is a sailing __ with three or more masts |
| 36% | ACES | 4 | Highest and lowest cards in a deck |
| 36% | LEERILY | 7 | In a suspicious way, or with skepticism |
| 36% | BREAKINGRANKS | 13 | Splitting with one's group ... or a hint to the theme found in four puzzle rows |
| 36% | ACES | 4 | Four cards in a deck |
| 36% | BASS | 4 | Low voice in a choir or a type of fish |
| 35% | POSSECUT | 8 | Song with verses by four or more rappers |
| 35% | OLDWOMAN | 8 | She lived in a shoe with many children |
| 35% | ELM | 3 | Common street name in a neighborhood with many trees |