| 100% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKES | 15 | Pastry chef creations ... and a hint to 12 other answers in this puzzle |
| 65% | ALLFORONEANDONEFORALL | 21 | Famous rallying cry … and a hint to eight other answers in this puzzle |
| 60% | TURNONAD | 8 | With 69-Across, change quickly, and a hint to completing three other long answers in this puzzle |
| 60% | GAMESPEOPLEPLAY | 15 | 1964 Berne best seller (and a hint to seven other answers in this puzzle) |
| 58% | ALITTLERNR | 10 | Quaint vacay, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | PCS | 3 | Some laptops, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| 57% | DROPZONE | 8 | Certain delivery location, and a hint to solving six answers in this puzzle |
| 57% | MMM | 3 | "Delicious!" ... and a hint to every Across answer in this puzzle |
| 57% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 57% | TEPEE | 5 | Indian home ... or a hint to nine other answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | RIGHTLYSO | 9 | For good reason, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | DOWNATTHEHEELS | 14 | Tattered, and a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 56% | THEIDES | 7 | Date that provides a phonetic hint to four other answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | BORDERLINES | 11 | Gray areas, maybe ... or a hint to 12 incomplete answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | RISINGSUN | 9 | 1992 Michael Crichton bestseller, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | TAKINGTHEPLUNGE | 15 | Acting after much hesitation, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Strengthen one's commitment ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | IRONCLAD | 8 | Unbreakable, and a hint to making sense of seven answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | BODYOFWATER | 11 | Geographic feature, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | LIFTOFF | 7 | Launchpad event, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | RAINDROPS | 9 | Shower units, and a hint to three answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | ATTHEDROPOFAHAT | 15 | Without hesitating, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | DOUBLEA | 7 | Pro baseball level ... or a hint to 12 answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | ALLBETSAREOFF | 13 | "Anything might happen," and a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | COUNTDOWN | 9 | What might end the year, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | TWOSTATESOLUTION | 16 | Topic of international negotiations ... and a hint to every four-letter answer in this puzzle |
| 54% | POPUPAD | 7 | Bit of Web clutter, and a hint to making sense of four answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | PARADISELOST | 12 | John Milton epic, and a hint to how four long answers in this puzzle were formed |
| 53% | KEEPITPG | 8 | "Tone down that PDA, there are kids around," and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |