| 100% | YELLOWLAB | 9 | Marley in "Marley & Me," e.g. … or a description of 48-Across? |
| 58% | ARMYANT | 7 | Insect in a raid ... or a description of 11 Across or 17 Across? |
| 54% | VIOLETRAY | 9 | Bygone medical device used in electrotherapy … or a description of 111-Across? |
| 54% | STRETCHEDOUT | 12 | T h r e e s t r i k e s ... or a description of the theme clues |
| 53% | SLIPONS | 7 | Loafers, e.g., or a lighthearted description of 17-, 28-, 49- and 65-Across |
| 52% | ODETOJOY | 8 | Work incorporated in 33-Across ... or a description of this puzzle? |
| 51% | OKBYME | 6 | "I'm good with it," or a description of eight occurrences in this puzzle |
| 51% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |
| 51% | LETTEROPENER | 12 | Sharp device in a classic desk set, or a literal and phonetic description of the ends of 20-, 28-, 36-, and 48-Across? |
| 50% | FULL | 4 | With 66-Across, back to the beginning ... or a description of 21- and 48-Down? |
| 50% | ODDSANDENDS | 11 | Miscellany ... or a description of the final words in 15-, 23-, 30-, 38- and 43-Across |
| 49% | BLACK | 5 | With 41- and 43-Across, cop cruiser ... or a description of the five animals named in this puzzle |
| 48% | BONEYM | 6 | "Rasputin" band... or a description of 6 and 14 Across? |
| 48% | BEASTIEBOYS | 11 | Rap group with the classic 1986 album "Licensed to Ill" … or a description of 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across? |
| 48% | UNITEDNATIONS | 13 | Organization founded in 1945 ... or a literal description of 20-, 24- and 44-Across? |
| 47% | DOG | 3 | Marley in "Marley & Me," e.g. |
| 47% | DEVIOUS | 7 | Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 47% | TSTORMS | 7 | Weather events with lightning, briefly ... or a description of 1 and 13 Across |
| 47% | INCLEMENT | 9 | Extreme or severe in a description of the weather |
| 47% | WHATITSALLABOUT | 15 | The main takeaway … or, when considered in three different senses, a description of 20-, 33- and 41-Across |
| 46% | ONEUNDERPAR | 11 | Golf score, or a description of the 18 hidden 65-Down in this puzzle |
| 46% | ORANGEJUICE | 11 | Screwdriver component … or a description of 37-Across? |
| 46% | RINGBEARER | 10 | Wedding role … or a description of 114-Across? |
| 46% | ITSJUSTAPHASE | 13 | "They'll grow out of that" … or a description of eight squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | DIVIDINGLINES | 13 | Some painting in a parking lot ... or a description of this answer's shaded letters? |
| 46% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Some grammatical no-nos … or a description of four pairs of answers in this puzzle? |
| 46% | STARBURST | 9 | Chewy fruit-flavored candy … or a description of what's depicted visually in this puzzle |
| 45% | DEADENDS | 8 | Unfruitful paths ... or a description of both words in the answers to the seven starred clues? |
| 45% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Certain TV intro ... or a description of each of 12 letters in the grid (the starts of six Across entries and then six Down entries) that spell out an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 45% | GREENTAPE | 9 | Bureaucracy surrounding environmental regulations … or a description of 76-Across? |