| 100% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 89% | TURNINGPOINTS | 13 | Decisive moments, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 80% | FUELUP | 6 | Go from empty to full, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 78% | CABLEBOXES | 10 | TV adjuncts ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 78% | CHECKPOINTS | 11 | Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 77% | BLACKFRIDAY | 11 | Time of annual madness ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 77% | HANDRBLOCK | 10 | Tax giant, as well as a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 77% | RADIO | 5 | It can be two-way ... with a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 77% | THEBABYISASLEEP | 15 | New parent's whispered admonition … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 76% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 76% | NBA | 3 | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 76% | BLOCK | 5 | Beachgoer's protection, and a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 75% | IMPULSE | 7 | With 63-Across, Freudian concept of resisting temptation ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 75% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 75% | LOVEHATERELATIONSHIPS | 21 | They involve mixed feelings ... or a hint to four squares in this completed puzzle |
| 74% | BODYOFWATER | 11 | Geographic feature, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 74% | LIFTOFF | 7 | Launchpad event, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 73% | ICEBOXES | 8 | Fridges' predecessors, and a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 72% | LITTLEITALY | 11 | Neighborhood near SoHo, and a hint to three squares in this puzzle |
| 72% | BLACKOPS | 8 | Some covert assignments, and a hint to four spots in this puzzle |
| 72% | SLEEPERCELL | 11 | Operatives living in secret, and a hint to four squares in this grid |
| 72% | INTHEDARK | 9 | Wild guess, and a hint to four of this puzzle's squares |
| 71% | RISINGSUN | 9 | 1992 Michael Crichton bestseller, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 71% | TAKINGTHEPLUNGE | 15 | Acting after much hesitation, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 69% | PH/FONETICALLY | 14 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 69% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Strengthen one's commitment ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 69% | PIGEONHOLES | 11 | Typecasts, in a way ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 69% | ONTHEROAD | 9 | Kerouac novel, and a hint to the four starred women in this puzzle |
| 69% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| 69% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |