| 100% | PUTONANACT | 10 | Pretend, and what you'll find five times in this puzzle |
| 68% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Set higher standards, and what you must do five times in this puzzle |
| 66% | FLAGONTHEPLAY | 13 | Gridiron infraction indicator, and a hint to what you'll find three times in this puzzle |
| 61% | ONCEUPONATIME | 13 | Storybook starter, and what you'll find three instances of in this puzzle |
| 60% | JACKINTHEBOXES | 14 | Some surprises ... and what you'll find in the circled areas of this puzzle |
| 57% | {LOVE}BUG | 9 | "Darling" creature found five times in this puzzle |
| 56% | SPILLEDMILK | 11 | Metaphor for something that can't be changed, and what's found five times in this puzzle? |
| 54% | WRAPAROUND | 10 | With 61-Across, some beachwear ... which literally can be found five times in this puzzle |
| 54% | EASYONTHEEYES | 13 | Good-looking ... or a phonetic hint to a feature found five times in this puzzle |
| 52% | ADOZENROSES | 11 | What you can find in the grid after completing this puzzle, looking up, down, left, right and diagonally, word search-style |
| 52% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| 51% | THROWUNDERTHEBUS | 16 | Betray for personal advantage, and what's depicted five times in this puzzle |
| 48% | INNERCIRCLE | 11 | Brain trust, and what you need to add to solve 16 clues in this puzzle |
| 47% | XBOX | 4 | Gaming console, or what you can find literally depicted in this puzzle |
| 47% | SMALLPOTATOES | 13 | Insignificant thing, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 47% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Architectural marker, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 47% | HIDEF | 5 | TV type, and, read differently, what you do four times in this puzzle |
| 47% | TSQUARE | 7 | Drafting tool, and a feature found four times in this puzzle |
| 47% | DOTTEDTHEIS | 11 | Attended to details, and what you've done in five places if you've completed the puzzle |
| 46% | LIEUNDEROATH | 12 | Perjure oneself ... or what can be found six times in this puzzle |
| 46% | EARLYBIRDGETSTHEWORM | 20 | Adage about seizing opportunities, as depicted five times in this puzzle |
| 46% | EEQUALSE/MCSQUARED | 18 | Expression of relativity depicted five times in this puzzle |
| 46% | ELBOWBUMP | 9 | Hands-free greeting aptly depicted five times in this puzzle |
| 46% | TRAPDOORS | 9 | Secret exits represented five times in this puzzle's grid |
| 46% | BALLDROP | 8 | End-of-December tradition depicted five times in this puzzle |
| 46% | TRANSFER | 8 | With 119 Across, one changing schools ... and what you must do between seven pairs of schools in this puzzle |
| 45% | OUTONALIMB | 10 | In a risky situation, and something found four times in this puzzle |
| 45% | CROPSUP | 7 | Arises, and what's seen four times in this puzzle |
| 45% | COMPRESSEDAIR | 13 | Gas station supply ... or what can be found eight times in this puzzle? |
| 45% | HAMONRYE | 8 | Common deli order ... or a literal occurrence five times in this puzzle |