| 100% | UTURN | 5 | One of four required to solve this puzzle |
| 52% | SPIN | 4 | Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results) |
| 51% | MINUTEHAND | 10 | Indicator on a clock … or one of four in this puzzle? |
| 51% | HOTCORNER | 9 | Third base, in baseball lingo, or one of four in this puzzle |
| 50% | GETOVERIT | 9 | Advice for the brokenhearted ... or one of four arrangements found literally in this puzzle |
| 49% | NOUNDERWEAR | 11 | Fashion rule for the liberated ... or one of four arrangements found literally in this puzzle |
| 49% | CLUE | 4 | A detective looks for one of these to solve a mystery |
| 48% | ITSDISCONNECTED | 15 | "Check the plug!" (and a hint to solving four rows in this puzzle) |
| 47% | SALTSHAKER | 10 | One of a pair at the dinner table ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | HAPPYFACE | 9 | Response to solving this puzzle |
| 47% | UNDERCOVERMAN | 13 | Double agent, or one of four arrangements hidden in this puzzle |
| 47% | POPINJAYS | 9 | Coxcombs (and a hint to solving this puzzle) |
| 47% | USEYOURNOODLE | 13 | Best way to solve this puzzle |
| 47% | TENPM | 5 | Appropriate time to solve this puzzle? |
| 47% | ANAGRAMTHE | 10 | Trap #1 to solving this puzzle |
| 46% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Place to find a date ... and any one of four in this puzzle (circled letters are hints) |
| 46% | ROADBLOCK | 9 | Obstacle ... or any one of four black squares in this puzzle? |
| 45% | FREEASSOCIATION | 15 | How to solve this puzzle's starred clues |
| 45% | SIZE | 4 | One of four in this grid |
| 45% | PATENT | 6 | One of four awarded to Bill Nye |
| 44% | AIRLIFTS | 8 | Some special deliveries, and a hint to solving this puzzle |
| 44% | CROPROTATION | 12 | Common farming technique ... or a hint to solving this puzzle |
| 43% | CHANGETHESUBJECT | 16 | Switch topics, and a hint to solving this puzzle's theme answers |
| 43% | LIONS | 5 | One of four teams never to make the Super Bowl |
| 43% | ROW | 3 | One of 15 in this puzzle |
| 43% | CLUE | 4 | One of 77 in this puzzle |
| 43% | CLUE | 4 | One of 76 in this puzzle |
| 43% | CLUE | 4 | One of this puzzle's 144 |
| 43% | ROW | 3 | One of 21 in this puzzle |
| 43% | PARESDOWN | 9 | Gradually trims … or a phonetic second hint to solving this puzzle's theme |