| 100% | INDOORS | 7 | Not alfresco, and what this puzzle is vis-à-vis its border answers |
| 57% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| 56% | AIGENERATED | 11 | What this puzzle is definitely not, having been created by me, a real and true human being |
| 52% | SIDECAR | 7 | Cognac-and-Cointreau drink, and what each of this puzzle's border answers is |
| 52% | ANYTAKERS | 9 | "Who's interested?" ... or, phonetically, what four answers in this puzzle are vis-à-vis the answers next to them |
| 51% | CRACKINGTHECODE | 15 | Arriving at an “Aha!” moment . . . or what this puzzle is doing vis-à-vis its circled letters |
| 50% | SIDEHUSTLE | 10 | Extra job, and a hint to what each starred answer is for many (and literally is, in this puzzle) |
| 48% | PER | 3 | A pop, and what's hiding in this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 47% | COLORPICTURES | 13 | Photos not in shades of gray ... or what eight answers in this puzzle are? |
| 46% | PARADISELOST | 12 | John Milton epic, and a hint to how four long answers in this puzzle were formed |
| 46% | COUNTDOWN | 9 | What might end the year, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 45% | TAKINGNOTES | 11 | Creating study aids during a classroom lecture, and how seven long answers in this puzzle were created? |
| 45% | TRICKORTREAT | 12 | What is found divided at the starts and ends of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 45% | NEITHERRHYMENORREASON | 21 | What a theme answer from this puzzle would have if it included the word "month"? |
| 45% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | Nickname for 18-Across, and a hint to how four answers in this puzzle are to be entered |
| 45% | STRETCHGOAL | 11 | Crowdfunding target, and what can be found in three of this puzzle's answers |
| 45% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 44% | DOUBLEDOUBLE | 12 | Basketball stat, and what can be found in six of this puzzle's long answers |
| 44% | INOVERTIME | 10 | When some contests are resolved, and a hint to ending this puzzle's theme answers |
| 44% | CUTTINGTHECARDS | 15 | Part of a blackjack dealer's ritual … or what this answer is doing vis-à-vis the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | TINATURNER | 10 | "The Best" singer, and what this puzzle is, in the circles |
| 44% | ADS | 3 | Features of some Netflix plans starting in November 2022 ... and what's been inserted into this puzzle's theme answers |
| 44% | HARDEDGED | 9 | Gritty ... and a description of this puzzle, which is also a hint to completing eight answers |
| 44% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Certain moral lapse, and a hint to what's hidden in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 44% | SOAPBUBBLES | 11 | Products of a child's wand, and what are literally rising in this puzzle's circles |
| 44% | ACITYONAHILL | 12 | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| 43% | DIGITALDIVIDE | 13 | It separates those with access to technology and those without, and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |
| 43% | HIDDENWIRES | 11 | Devices worn by informants … and what can be found inside three pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 43% | THEREVIEWSAREIN | 15 | "Critics have spoken"... or a hint to what's been added to this puzzle's themed answers |
| 43% | KEEPITPG | 8 | "Tone down that PDA, there are kids around," and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |