| 100% | ONEUP | 5 | Outdo ... or a hint to entering four answers in this puzzle |
| 90% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Heighten expectations, say ... or a hint to entering four answers in this puzzle |
| 78% | RIGHTONCUE | 10 | Prompt ... or a hint to entering five answers in this puzzle |
| 72% | TURNKEYS | 8 | Jailers ... or a hint to "unlocking" four answers in this puzzle |
| 71% | TAKETHEL | 8 | Accept defeat, in modern parlance … or a hint to entering five answers in this puzzle |
| 71% | RINGOFFIRE | 10 | 17-Across hit ... or a hint to four connected answers in this puzzle |
| 71% | MINDOVERMATTER | 14 | Slogan about willpower ... or a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 70% | GRECOROMAN | 10 | Kind of wrestling ... or a hint to four pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle |
| 68% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | Nickname for 18-Across, and a hint to how four answers in this puzzle are to be entered |
| 68% | ENDSUPONTOP | 11 | Prevails eventually … or a hint to entering the answers to the six starred clues in this puzzle |
| 68% | DIVEBAR | 7 | Seedy hangout ... or a hint to finishing four Across answers in this puzzle |
| 67% | DOTTHEI/DOTS | 12 | Attend to details ... or a hint to entering six Down answers in this puzzle |
| 67% | RAMPUP | 6 | Increase rapidly ... or a hint to connecting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 67% | OPPOSITESATTRACT | 16 | Dating axiom … or a hint to interpreting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 67% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 67% | POPUPAD | 7 | Internet nuisance ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 67% | BLACKHAT | 8 | Western villain ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 66% | LATESHIFT | 9 | Overnight work assignment … or a hint to understanding four rows of answers in this puzzle |
| 65% | TEPEE | 5 | Indian home ... or a hint to nine other answers in this puzzle |
| 65% | LEADBELLY | 9 | Legendary guitarist ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 65% | GOOVERTHEEDGE | 13 | Flip out ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 65% | OFFSIDES | 8 | Football offense ... or a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| 65% | CABLEBOXES | 10 | TV adjuncts ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 65% | CHECKPOINTS | 11 | Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 65% | WATCHYOURSTEP | 13 | "Tread carefully!" ... or a hint to four dangers in this puzzle |
| 64% | FLIPONESLID | 11 | Go crazy ... or a hint on how to enter five answers in this puzzle |
| 64% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 64% | DOUBLEBLIND | 11 | Kind of experiment ... or a hint to 10 Down answers in this puzzle |
| 64% | DOUBLEA | 7 | Pro baseball level ... or a hint to 12 answers in this puzzle |
| 64% | INTHECROSSHAIRS | 15 | Fixed as a target ... or a hint to four pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle |