| 100% | CHUCKLEHEAD | 11 | Nincompoop ... or a feature of this puzzle's themed answers? |
| 70% | TIMEFRAMES | 10 | Windows of opportunity ... and a feature of this puzzle's themed answers? |
| 67% | FALLINGO | 8 | Quarrel ... or a feature of five answers in this puzzle |
| 66% | EMIGRATION | 10 | Exodus, or a literal feature of this puzzle's starred answers |
| 62% | GENRE | 5 | Mixing thematic elements and tropes … or a feature of this puzzle? |
| 59% | TURNOFEVE | 9 | Unforeseen development ... or a feature seen four times in this puzzle's answers? |
| 58% | ENDGAME | 7 | Concluding stage of a chess match ... or a feature of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 57% | EEES | 4 | Some shoes ... and a feature of this puzzle's theme |
| 56% | STICK | 5 | Feature of this puzzle's three long Down answers |
| 55% | SITUP | 5 | Crunch cousin, and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | SILVER | 6 | With 44-Across, bit of consolation ... or a feature of this puzzle's grid? |
| 54% | FLOSS | 5 | Dental directive, or (as two words) a feature of five answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | REDENVELOPE | 11 | Traditional Lunar New Year gift . . . and a feature of three answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | LATERALSYMMETRY | 15 | Feature of this puzzle's grid and the answers to the six starred clues |
| 54% | WORKLIFEBALANCE | 15 | Challenge in a demanding job ... or a feature of this puzzle? |
| 53% | ALLRISE | 7 | Bailiff's request, and a feature of this puzzle |
| 53% | ASYMMETRY | 9 | Feature of this puzzle that's "fixed" by a literal reading of four squares |
| 52% | WATERSLIDES | 11 | Summer amusements ... or a literal description of three answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | SIDESALADS | 10 | Entree accompaniers, and a feature of this puzzle |
| 52% | FRIENDSWITHBENEFITS | 19 | Relationship featuring casual intimacy … or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | TRIPOLI | 7 | Capital of Libya, and a phonetic hint to a feature of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 52% | DOUBLEO | 7 | Feature of this puzzle's circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-Across |
| 51% | RAMPUP | 6 | Increase rapidly ... or a hint to connecting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | MINDOVERMATTER | 14 | Slogan about willpower ... or a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | SYMBIOTIC | 9 | Mutually beneficial … or a hint to three pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | OPPOSITESATTRACT | 16 | Dating axiom … or a hint to interpreting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | DIGITALDIVIDE | 13 | It separates those with access to technology and those without, and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | TIPTOPSHAPE | 11 | Exceptional physical health, and a feature of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 51% | LATESHIFT | 9 | Overnight work assignment … or a hint to understanding four rows of answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | NOUSE | 5 | Pointless, or a phonetic hint to five of this puzzle's long answers |