| 100% | DPS | 3 | MLB rally killers, briefly, and a hint to what's in the four longest puzzle answers |
| 63% | JUICEUP | 7 | Supercharge, and a hint to what's literally hiding in the four longest Down answers |
| 61% | SHAPESHIFTERS | 13 | Amorphous sci-fi beings, and a hint to what's hidden in the four other longest answers |
| 58% | DEUCESWILD | 10 | Card game declaration, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers |
| 56% | TUMBLEWEEDS | 11 | Drifters in some Western scenes ... and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 53% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 53% | DAILYJUMBLE | 11 | Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 53% | KITCHENMATCH | 12 | Pilot lighter, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 52% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Influential pairing, and a hint to the circles in four puzzle answers |
| 52% | SCARYMOVIETWO | 13 | 2001 Wayans Brothers sequel, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 52% | ADDTOGETHER | 11 | Combine ... and a hint to what's hidden in eight long answers |
| 51% | PARADISELOST | 12 | John Milton epic, and a hint to how four long answers in this puzzle were formed |
| 51% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Certain moral lapse, and a hint to what's hidden in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 51% | SWAPMEET | 8 | Collectors' event, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 51% | CANIGETANAMEN | 13 | "Anyone agree with me?" and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| 51% | SEEDCAPITAL | 11 | Startup funds ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | "In Rainbows" rockers, and a hint to what changes four puzzle answers |
| 50% | NONOS | 5 | Taboos, and a hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 50% | RANDOMORDER | 11 | Ideal deck-shuffling goal ... and a hint to a hidden word, and how it appears, in the four other longest answers |
| 49% | BANDE | 5 | Burglary, for short ... and a hint to this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 49% | METOO | 5 | "Ditto!" (and a hint to what's in the grid-spanning answers) |
| 49% | SHREDDEDWHEAT | 13 | Breakfast cereal ... or a hint to what's found in the answers to the four starred clues? |
| 48% | COUNTDOWN | 9 | What might end the year, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | EMMY | 4 | TV award, and a homophonic hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 48% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Strengthen one's commitment ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | SEWNUP | 6 | Clinched, and a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 47% | PANDL | 5 | CFO's monetary report, and a hint to this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 47% | ELSIE | 5 | Borden cow ... and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 47% | BODYOFWATER | 11 | Geographic feature, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |