| 100% | ELASTICBAND | 11 | Office item suggested visually by this puzzle |
| 73% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | Item suggested visually by the black squares in this puzzle's grid |
| 52% | CHOCOLATECHIPCOOKIE | 19 | Treat represented visually by this puzzle's answer |
| 50% | ITSRAININGCATSANDDOGS | 21 | Weather comment represented visually by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 49% | COFFEEBREAK | 11 | Timeout at work … as represented visually by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 48% | BUTTERFLYEFFECT | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, as suggested visually by its central black squares |
| 46% | SHOE | 4 | Item depicted by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 46% | BATSINTHEBELFRY | 15 | Mental eccentricity ... as suggested visually by some of this grid's black squares |
| 46% | SPREADONESWINGS | 15 | Become independent ... as suggested visually by some of this grid's black squares |
| 45% | NORTH | 5 | Direction suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Game suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Locale suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | THOMASNAST | 10 | Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | OCTOPUS | 7 | Creature suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 45% | UTAHSTATE | 9 | University suggested by this puzzle's black squares |
| 45% | CHEMICALBONDING | 15 | Attraction suggested by this puzzle's theme answers |
| 43% | BEETHOVENSFIFTH | 15 | Work suggested by this puzzle's circled and shaded squares |
| 43% | LATESHIFT | 9 | Employee hours suggested by this puzzle's circles |
| 42% | PGTHIRTEEN | 10 | Somewhat family-friendly ... or a title for this puzzle, as suggested by the completed grid? |
| 41% | PARTY | 5 | Event suggested by this puzzle's circled squares, read clockwise from the top |
| 41% | TIREROTATION | 12 | Regular vehicle maintenance suggested by this puzzle's circles |
| 41% | DOUBLEDOUBLE | 12 | Basketball feat suggested by this puzzle's pairs of theme answers, informally |
| 40% | GENESPLICING | 12 | Biological manipulation suggested four times by this puzzle |
| 40% | KENKEN | 6 | Newspaper puzzle suggested by this crossword's shaded squares |
| 40% | DOUBLEO | 7 | Feature of this puzzle's circled squares that, when connected by a single line, visually represents 111-Across |
| 40% | PAPER | 5 | Winning roshambo choice, as suggested by this puzzle |
| 40% | ROCK | 4 | Losing roshambo choice, as suggested by this puzzle |
| 39% | BEGINNERSPANISH | 15 | Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | THERESNOIINTEAM | 15 | Sports axiom refuted by this puzzle |
| 38% | GREAT | 5 | With 27-, 49- and 66-Across, phrase applicable to five innovations in this puzzle (as suggested by the starred clues) |