| 100% | BPLUS | 5 | Pretty good grade, and a hint to the theme answers |
| 64% | HOTANDCOLD | 10 | How emotions may blow, and a hint to the switches in the theme answers |
| 63% | ESSAY | 5 | Short article, and a hint to completing the titles in the theme answers |
| 59% | NONOS | 5 | Taboos, and a hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 59% | DIVIDERS | 8 | Boundaries, and a hint to the puzzle's starred answers |
| 59% | SEWNUP | 6 | Clinched, and a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 59% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Potpourri, and a hint to the puzzle theme |
| 58% | PRISM | 5 | Light refractor, or, when broken into three parts, a hint to the theme answers |
| 58% | STOP | 4 | "Knock it off!" (or, parsed in three parts, a hint to the theme answers) |
| 58% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | WRITTENINSTONE | 14 | Firmly fixed, and a hint to the answers with circles |
| 57% | TURNOFPHRASE | 12 | "Nice" expression ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | Retro pants, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | CANNEDHAMS | 10 | Spam relatives ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | OPENINGACT | 10 | Show starter ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack bet ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Wimbledon category, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | SPLITENDS | 9 | Perm problem, and a hint to the four two-part answers |
| 57% | BEDHEAD | 7 | Messy hair in the morning, and a hint to the tops of the theme answers |
| 57% | ADDUP | 5 | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | BBB | 3 | Consumer protection org., and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | RANDB | 5 | Ray Charles' genre, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | DOUBLETEAM | 10 | Pass coverage tactic ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | GIS | 3 | USO show audience ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | BUZZWORDS | 9 | Snazzy jargon, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 57% | THISANDTHAT | 11 | Miscellany, and a hint to the hidden words in the starred answers |
| 57% | SEVENSEAS | 9 | Global group, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 57% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Influential pairing, and a hint to the circles in four puzzle answers |