| 100% | THREE | 5 | Number of V's in this puzzle's answer |
| 86% | TWO | 3 | Number of X's in this puzzle's answer |
| 86% | TWO | 3 | Number of W's in this puzzle's answer |
| 73% | ONE | 3 | Number of Zs in this puzzle's answers |
| 72% | ONE | 3 | Number of Z's in this puzzle |
| 72% | ONE | 3 | Number of K's in this puzzle's completed grid |
| 69% | ONEONONE | 8 | Configuration of six places in this puzzle's answer |
| 65% | IOO | 3 | Arabic equivalent of C hidden in this puzzle's five longest answers |
| 65% | VOWEL | 5 | Type of letter that alternates with consonants in this puzzle's answers |
| 64% | CANADIANPROVINCE | 16 | What each of the 10 abbreviations in this puzzle's answer stands for |
| 64% | TEN | 3 | Number of mispelled words in this puzzle's clues (oh, by the way, watch out for those tricky circled squares!) |
| 64% | ZIP | 3 | Each of the numbers in this puzzle's theme |
| 63% | OWO | 3 | Surprised emoticon hidden in four of this puzzle's answers |
| 63% | ONE | 3 | Number of m's used in this puzzle |
| 63% | BOX | 3 | Enclosure ... and an alphabetical listing of letters not appearing elsewhere in this puzzle's answer |
| 63% | CASTAVOTE | 9 | What many Americans will do on 17-Across (as hinted at by highlighting all the V's in this puzzle's answer) |
| 63% | LONG | 4 | Word interpreted literally in completing four of this puzzle's answers |
| 63% | OOHS | 4 | Sounds of awe heard twice in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 63% | FOUR | 4 | The number of letters in this clue's answer |
| 63% | SEVEN | 5 | Number of theme answers in this grid |
| 62% | FOUR | 4 | Number of letters in this clue's answer |
| 62% | TWO | 3 | Number of consonants in this clue's answer |
| 62% | NONE | 4 | Number of Qs in this puzzle's grid |
| 62% | BLACKOPS | 8 | Covert missions ... or what's covert in eight of this puzzle's answers |
| 61% | TENSEEXCHANGE | 13 | Back-and-forth involving seven pairs of words in this puzzle's starred answers |
| 61% | STRETCHGOAL | 11 | Crowdfunding target, and what can be found in three of this puzzle's answers |
| 61% | ANO | 3 | New element in each of this puzzle's theme answers |
| 60% | DNA | 3 | Building block of life, and what's hidden in this puzzle's 4 longest answers |
| 60% | FAIRYTALEENDING | 15 | What’s spelled out by the starts of six answers in this puzzle |
| 60% | FOUR | 4 | Number of letters in our contest answer--and the number of letters between certain pairs of letters in this puzzle |