| 100% | PILLOWTALK | 10 | Nighttime heart-to-heart that's taken literally in this puzzle |
| 56% | CLEANLINESS | 11 | It's next to 10-Down, both in an adage and literally in this puzzle |
| 53% | EGS | 3 | I'm happy to say that there are none of these in this puzzle's clues! |
| 52% | SOS | 3 | Critical message that's a hint to the six longest entries in this puzzle |
| 52% | MAYTHEFOURTHBEWITHYOU | 21 | Sci-fi-inspired greeting that's a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 52% | CIRCLEOFLIFE | 12 | Song that opens and closes 23-Down and whose title is literally described in this puzzle's center |
| 51% | ISPYWITHMYLITTLEEYE | 19 | Children's game phrase that should start the italicized clues … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 51% | WHEREARTTHOU | 12 | Question that follows "O Brother" in film ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | COVERALLTHEBASES | 16 | Take care of everything … or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do |
| 49% | THEIDES | 7 | Date that provides a phonetic hint to four other answers in this puzzle |
| 49% | ORING | 5 | Certain NASA equipment … shown literally in the solution to this puzzle |
| 49% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 49% | ALLFORONE | 9 | With 21-Down, catchphrase that provides a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | BIRDSARENTREAL | 14 | Satirical conspiracy theory that explains why some creatures in this puzzle seem to be imaginary |
| 48% | JAN | 3 | New Year month to send a wish that is highlighted in this puzzle, for short |
| 48% | BBB | 3 | Grp. that battles consumer fraud ... or a hint to some much-repeated letters in this puzzle |
| 48% | BURIEDTHELEDE | 13 | Failed to start with critically important information (as seven entries in this puzzle have literally done) |
| 47% | VOWEL | 5 | Type of letter that alternates with consonants in this puzzle's answers |
| 47% | KEEPITPG | 8 | "Tone down that PDA, there are kids around," and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 47% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| 47% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 47% | SIDESOFBEEF | 11 | Butchers' stock literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| 47% | CEE | 3 | Letter switched to ess in this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | ERIN | 4 | Land that's saluted in this puzzle |
| 47% | ALL | 3 | Everything that's dropped in this puzzle |
| 46% | ATNO | 4 | What "This" refers to, in this puzzle's theme: Abbr. |
| 46% | TMI | 3 | Response to oversharing found in this puzzle's starred answers |
| 46% | ENTER | 5 | Key that moves the cursor to the next line ... or a hint to answering five clues in this puzzle |
| 46% | DIGITALDIVIDE | 13 | It separates those with access to technology and those without, and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |