| 100% | THENANDNOW | 10 | Phrase in an article on grown-up child stars, perhaps ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 49% | PICTUREINPICTURE | 16 | Small screen superimposed on a large screen ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 49% | TALLORDER | 9 | Big ask ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 49% | SPOONBENDING | 12 | Display of mentalism ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 48% | EARTHRISE | 9 | Phenomenon witnessed from space … or a hint to this puzzle's sequence of shaded squares |
| 47% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 47% | ISPYWITHMYLITTLEEYE | 19 | Children's game phrase that should start the italicized clues … or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 47% | PIECESOFEIGHT | 13 | Pirate plunder ... or a hint to interpreting an appropriate number of squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | READTHEROOM | 11 | Pick up on what people are thinking... or a hint to this puzzle's starred entries |
| 45% | TEALEAVES | 9 | Divination aids … or a phonetic hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 45% | CRUSHEDICE | 10 | Drink cooler ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle's answer |
| 44% | MEETINTHEMIDDLE | 15 | Compromise ... or a phonetic hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 44% | KITKATMINIS | 11 | Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | MILKSHAKES | 10 | Diner treats ... or a hint to what's happening to the words in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 43% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | POSTOFFICEBOXES | 15 | Mail conveniences ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | CABLEBOXES | 10 | TV adjuncts ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | CHECKPOINTS | 11 | Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | CEREALBOX | 9 | Life preserver? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | STARCROSSED | 11 | Ill-fated ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | THEBABYISASLEEP | 15 | New parent's whispered admonition … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | TICKALLTHEBOXES | 15 | Be fully qualified ... or a hint to interpreting this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 43% | NECKING | 7 | Making out ... or a hint to this puzzle's four hidden articles of clothing |
| 43% | THECOLORPURPLE | 14 | Alice Walker novel ... or a hint to 12 squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | PANDA | 5 | Popular zoo attraction ... or a hint to 11 squares in this puzzle |
| 42% | BLACKFRIDAY | 11 | Time of annual madness ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 42% | TOYBOXES | 8 | Places for playthings, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 42% | SCOOPEDUP | 9 | Eagerly obtained ... or a hint to the contents of this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 42% | POBOX | 5 | Certain mailing address, for short ... or a hint to 14 squares in this puzzle |