| 100% | PANDA | 5 | Popular zoo attraction ... or a hint to 11 squares in this puzzle |
| 63% | POSTOFFICEBOXES | 15 | Mail conveniences ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 63% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 63% | CABLEBOXES | 10 | TV adjuncts ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 63% | CHECKPOINTS | 11 | Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | THECOLORPURPLE | 14 | Alice Walker novel ... or a hint to 12 squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | CEREALBOX | 9 | Life preserver? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | CRUSHEDICE | 10 | Drink cooler ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle's answer |
| 62% | STARCROSSED | 11 | Ill-fated ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 61% | NOMAS | 5 | "Enough!," in Mexico ... or a hint to 11 answers in this puzzle |
| 60% | BLACKFRIDAY | 11 | Time of annual madness ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 60% | PIGEONHOLES | 11 | Typecasts, in a way ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 59% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 59% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 59% | PIECESOFEIGHT | 13 | Pirate plunder ... or a hint to interpreting an appropriate number of squares in this puzzle |
| 59% | COVERALLTHEBASES | 16 | Take care of everything … or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do |
| 59% | MICROLOANS | 10 | Money to start small businesses ... or a hint to five squares in this puzzle |
| 59% | THEBABYISASLEEP | 15 | New parent's whispered admonition … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 58% | POBOX | 5 | Certain mailing address, for short ... or a hint to 14 squares in this puzzle |
| 58% | LOVEHATERELATIONSHIPS | 21 | They involve mixed feelings ... or a hint to four squares in this completed puzzle |
| 58% | KITKATMINIS | 11 | Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | MILKSHAKES | 10 | Diner treats ... or a hint to what's happening to the words in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 56% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | NBA | 3 | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | BOXER | 5 | One serving punch? ... or, parsed differently, a hint to 12 squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | BLACKICE | 8 | Winter driving hazard ... or a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 55% | TURNINGPOINTS | 13 | Decisive moments, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 54% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |