| 100% | ANS | 3 | Puzzle hunt?: Abbr. |
| 65% | HINT | 4 | Puzzle hunt aid |
| 61% | WDS | 3 | Puzzle fodder: Abbr. |
| 61% | ANAG | 4 | Puzzling jumble: Abbr. |
| 54% | MIAMIHERALD | 11 | South Florida newspaper associated with a puzzle hunt |
| 54% | NES | 3 | Nintendo console for "Duck Hunt": Abbr. |
| 53% | MIT | 3 | School in "Good Will Hunting": Abbr. |
| 52% | MIT | 3 | Prestigious school in "Good Will Hunting": Abbr. |
| 52% | TITLE | 5 | "Fortune Hunting," for this puzzle |
| 52% | MIT | 3 | "Good Will Hunting" school: Abbr. |
| 51% | MIT | 3 | Campus that hosts an annual Mystery Hunt: Abbr. |
| 51% | MIT | 3 | Boston-area school in "Good Will Hunting": Abbr. |
| 51% | IBID | 4 | Abbr. Will Hunting uses in court; "___, your Honor." |
| 50% | ENG | 3 | Language this puzzle is in: Abbr. |
| 50% | SAT | 3 | Day this puzzle was released: Abbr. |
| 49% | MIT | 3 | University that's featured in "Good Will Hunting": Abbr. |
| 49% | DEA | 3 | Federal agency that hunts narcotics dealers: Abbr. |
| 49% | DEA | 3 | Federal agency that hunts narcotics traffickers: Abbr. |
| 48% | USS | 3 | Abbr. that can precede nine key words in this puzzle |
| 48% | WED | 3 | Weekday on which this puzzle was published: abbr. |
| 47% | DEA | 3 | Federal group that hunts cartels and pushers: Abbr. |
| 46% | MIT | 3 | ___ Mystery Hunt (annual puzzle event at a Cambridge university) |
| 46% | CIA | 3 | Government organization in "The Hunt for Red October": Abbr. |
| 46% | SFO | 3 | Bay Area airport where this puzzle was written: abbr. |
| 45% | MIT | 3 | Prestigious school that hosts a "Mystery Hunt" each January: Abbr. |
| 45% | MIT | 3 | Science-focused school that was the setting for "Good Will Hunting": Abbr. |
| 45% | ATNO | 4 | What "This" refers to, in this puzzle's theme: Abbr. |
| 44% | MIT | 3 | Boston-area college where "Good Will Hunting" is set: Abbr. |
| 44% | CTR | 3 | Abbr. found at the 56-Down of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 43% | MIT | 3 | School near Boston that hosts a "Mystery Hunt" every January: Abbr. |