| 100% | ZPVIBWFDSBDLFEUIFDPEF | 21 | Message to congratulate solvers who figure out this answer |
| 46% | GET | 3 | Figure out, like the answer to this clue |
| 40% | AHA | 3 | What you might say when you figure out this answer |
| 36% | VET | 3 | Solver to whom this puzzle is dedicated |
| 34% | DOTHEMATH | 9 | "Figure it out!" … or how to arrive at this puzzle's solution, using the answers to italicized clues |
| 34% | INTHECORNER | 11 | This puzzle's answer to 35-Across (spelled out four times) |
| 33% | YOU | 3 | With 39-Across, answer to the question "Who's the solver of this puzzle?" |
| 32% | GOOVERTHEEDGE | 13 | Flip out ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 32% | CLUE | 4 | What you solve to figure out a crossword answer |
| 32% | NOTME | 5 | Answer to "Who did this?" |
| 32% | OHMAN | 5 | What one might say after figuring out what the answers to the starred clues have in common? |
| 31% | SMOKEYBEAR | 10 | Character who's wary of the starts to this puzzle's theme answers |
| 31% | AHA | 3 | "I figured out this clue!" |
| 31% | IDID | 4 | Sheepish answer to "Who broke this?" |
| 30% | SOLVING | 7 | Figuring out the answer |
| 30% | ENIGMA | 6 | Person who's tough to figure out |
| 30% | SOLVE | 5 | Figure out, like this clue |
| 29% | IDID | 4 | Answer to "Who let the dogs out?" |
| 29% | ATLAS | 5 | Mythological figure hinted at by the answers to the eight starred clues as well as this puzzle's design |
| 28% | PLAN | 4 | Figure out what to do ahead of time |
| 28% | PTICKETROUNDTRI | 15 | What this answer seems to have |
| 28% | TEXT | 4 | Send a message to, these days |
| 28% | NOONE | 5 | Whom emperors answer to |
| 28% | MORSE | 5 | Code in which this answer translates to "-- --- .-. ... ." |
| 28% | AHA | 3 | "I figured out the answer!" |
| 28% | NOONE | 5 | Who a dictator answers to |
| 28% | NOONE | 5 | To whom a dictator answers |
| 28% | NOONE | 5 | To whom a despot answers |
| 28% | MAKEUPTEST | 10 | What you have passed when you figure out this puzzle’s theme? |
| 28% | MIDDLEMAN | 9 | One who may be cut out, and what must be cut out of five answers to make sense of their clues |