| 100% | PIZZA | 5 | Papa John's offering... and a clue to solve 29a, 40a, 46a, 48a, and 51d. |
| 43% | BIRD | 4 | *Feathered flyer, and a clue to solve 21a, 35a, 46a, 57a, 8d, 34d, 45d and 55d |
| 40% | GROUNDHOG | 9 | "Happy ___ Day (woodchuck)!", a tradition that's also the name of a popular 1993 Bill Murray film... and a hint to solve 20a, 26a, 40a, 46a, and 10d |
| 37% | ROYAL | 5 | Regal and kingly... and a clue to solve 21a, 37a and 43a |
| 36% | PIGEON | 6 | *Extinct "passenger" bird...and a clue to solve 15a, 30a, 35a, 47a, and 42d |
| 36% | GINGERBREAD | 11 | Spiced holiday cookie... and a clue to solve 4a, 18a, 52a, 7d, 36d, and 48d. |
| 36% | SPLIT | 5 | Small wine bottle, and a hint to solving the starred clues |
| 35% | CROPCIRCLES | 11 | Mysterious phenomena … or a clue to solving 17-, 24-, 33- and 45-Across |
| 35% | QUICK | 5 | Fast and speedy... or a hint to solve 21a, 42a, 43a, 56a, and 51d |
| 35% | MALL | 4 | Shopping spree venue... or a hint to solve 14a, 37a, 46a, 49a, and 12d |
| 35% | BEE | 3 | Stinging, pollinating insect with a World Day on May 20th... and a clue to solve 22a, 26a, 37a, 55a and 43d |
| 34% | KNOCKOUTGAS | 11 | Incapacitating agent of pulp detective and sci-fi novels ... and a hint to solving this puzzle's starred clues |
| 34% | CRACKTHECASE | 12 | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | SLEEP | 5 | *Nighttime rest that is celebrated today... and a clue to connect 13a, 38a, 44a, 48a, 9d, and 30d |
| 34% | NIGHT | 5 | *"Saturday ___ Theatre," British TV anthology series...and a hint to solve 20a, 28a, 48a, 22d, and 55d |
| 34% | DROPIT | 6 | "That'll be enough of that subject" ... and a hint to solving the answers to starred clues |
| 33% | FLOOR | 5 | Surface to moonwalk on ... or a hint to solve 15a, 36a, 48a, 8d, and 28d |
| 33% | MOVIETRAILERS | 13 | "Coming attractions" offerings, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 33% | TOYBOX | 6 | Kid's container, and a clue to this puzzle's theme |
| 33% | MINDBLOWN | 9 | "Wow, that's unbelievable!" and a clue to the circled letters |
| 33% | LOWRISES | 8 | Short buildings, and a clue to this puzzle's theme |
| 33% | SOSO | 4 | Meh, and a clue to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 32% | DOUBLEPLAY | 10 | Baseball feat, and a clue to this puzzle's them answers |
| 32% | CHANGETHESUBJECT | 16 | Switch topics, and a hint to solving this puzzle's theme answers |
| 32% | SUGGESTIONBOXES | 15 | Slotted containers, and a clue to four of this puzzle's squares |
| 31% | OUTER | 5 | With 45-Across, hurricane-prone area, and a clue to this puzzle's edges |
| 31% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 31% | DROPTHEBALL | 11 | Lose focus, and a visual hint to solving seven Across clues and a literal hint to seven Down answers |
| 31% | SMARTSTART | 10 | Kellogg's antioxidants cereal, and a clue to 17-, 24-, 31-, 45- and 51-Across |
| 31% | LIST | 4 | *Grocery shopper's aid ... or a hint to solve 15a, 20a, 43a, 32d, and 41d |