| 100% | HIDDENFIGURES | 13 | Oscar-nominated film about NASA mathematicians, and a description of the countdown found in this puzzle? |
| 42% | ITSONTHEHOUSE | 13 | "No charge," and a description of five places in this puzzle |
| 42% | HQS | 3 | Command ctrs., and a description of five answers in this puzzle |
| 42% | WINBYANOSE | 10 | Edge out, and a description of what appears four places in this puzzle |
| 41% | ONEUNDERPAR | 11 | Golf score, or a description of the 18 hidden 65-Down in this puzzle |
| 41% | EWES | 4 | Wool sources ... and a homophone of vowels not found in this puzzle |
| 41% | AYES | 4 | Some votes ... and a homophone of vowels not found in this puzzle |
| 39% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Certain TV intro ... or a description of each of 12 letters in the grid (the starts of six Across entries and then six Down entries) that spell out an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 38% | ALLBROKENUP | 11 | Emotionally crushed, and an apt description of the circled elements in this puzzle? |
| 37% | WESTERNUNION | 12 | Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 37% | TAKEBYSTORM | 11 | Rapidly achieve success in, and a description of the juxtaposed circled words at the top of the puzzle |
| 37% | PLATO | 5 | Speaker of the quote found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 37% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 37% | SERVICEANIMAL | 13 | Nonhuman helper, and a description of this puzzle's mascots? |
| 36% | MOVINGVAN | 9 | Relocation aid, and a description of its progress through this puzzle |
| 36% | PARTTIMEJOB | 11 | Many a side hustle, and a description of seven of this puzzle's answers, in a way |
| 36% | BLACK | 5 | With 41- and 43-Across, cop cruiser ... or a description of the five animals named in this puzzle |
| 36% | SALT | 4 | Theme of this puzzle, found in the answers to 21-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across |
| 36% | ICEBREAKER | 10 | Get-to-know-you game, and a description of this puzzle's theme |
| 36% | TRIALBYFIRE | 11 | Pressure-filled ordeal, and a description of the juxtaposed circled words on the left side of the puzzle |
| 36% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 36% | LANGUAGEBARRIER | 15 | Tourist's concern, and a description of four of this puzzle's black squares |
| 36% | CARTALK | 7 | NPR show from 1977 to 2021, and a description of this puzzle's theme |
| 35% | SELLBYDATES | 11 | Labels on grocery store products, and a description of the juxtaposed circled words on the right side of the puzzle |
| 35% | CHANGINGTABLES | 14 | Furniture for new parents ... and a literal description of the circled squares (look on top of them to find this puzzle's six-letter meta answer) |
| 35% | HARDEDGED | 9 | Gritty ... and a description of this puzzle, which is also a hint to completing eight answers |
| 35% | OVERLOADED | 10 | Carrying way too much, and a punny description of four Across answers in this puzzle |
| 35% | OKBYME | 6 | "I'm good with it," or a description of eight occurrences in this puzzle |
| 34% | EASY | 4 | Like Mini crosswords ... and a phonetic description of this puzzle? |
| 34% | CARBONOFFSET | 12 | Purported counterbalance for greenhouse-gas emissions . . . or a description of the wordplay in 18-, 27-, 39-, and 51-Across |