| 100% | WORDLE | 6 | Puzzle with six chances to discover the correct five letters |
| 37% | BENTOUT | 7 | With 86-Down, very upset ... like the answers to five of this puzzle's clues? |
| 36% | EVEN | 4 | With 34-Across, 50-50 chance ... or a hint to answering six equations in this puzzle |
| 36% | ITSRAINING | 10 | With 63-Across, the opening lines to a nursery rhyme suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 34% | MOVING | 6 | With 58-Down, vehicle for people on the go? ... or a hint to five strategically placed answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | GREAT | 5 | With 27-, 49- and 66-Across, phrase applicable to five innovations in this puzzle (as suggested by the starred clues) |
| 34% | ALPHABETICALLY | 14 | How to link the 12 letters in this puzzle with a single line to make a picture |
| 33% | WORDLE | 6 | Puzzle to find a five-letter word in six guesses |
| 33% | FOLDPAGESOAANDBARELINED | 23 | With 14-Down, what to do on the dotted lines to reveal six hidden things that have something in common with this puzzle |
| 33% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 33% | Y=X | 3 | Basic linear expression with a hint to answering the five starred clues in this puzzle |
| 32% | THEFIXISIN | 10 | Outburst on discovering a rigged game, and how to "correct" the circled letters |
| 32% | TAKEITDOWNANOTCH | 16 | Reduce one’s excitement slightly ... or what you have to do to the final letter of five long answers in this puzzle? |
| 32% | FSH | 3 | Answer to the riddle "What do you call a fish with no eyes?"... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 32% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle where you try to find the correct path |
| 32% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 31% | CROSSWORD | 9 | Puzzle containing squares to be filled in with letters |
| 31% | BASEBALL | 8 | With 49-Across, a hint to the circled letters |
| 31% | CEE | 3 | Letter whose homophone means to look with the eyes |
| 31% | IHOP | 4 | Chain with an alternate 28-letter name ... and what you need to write five puzzle answers? |
| 31% | NVSRO | 5 | The five letters that switch to yield the contest answer |
| 31% | LIONSHARE | 9 | Almost all ... and a hint to the five circled letters |
| 31% | XMARKS | 6 | With 40-Across, key to the "map" of this puzzle |
| 30% | CUT | 3 | With the circled letters, a hint to solving seven Across clues |
| 30% | LETFLY | 6 | Something to do with the shapes in this puzzle? |
| 30% | GOATMILK | 8 | Alternative to 2% … with or without the shaded letter |
| 30% | REBUS | 5 | Puzzle format that combines pictures with letters to depict words or phrases |
| 30% | POSTHASTE | 9 | With immediacy, or a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 30% | PLANETARY | 9 | With 36-Down, astronomical rarity ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 30% | SQUARE | 6 | With 31-Down, hoedown activities, and a hint to the circled letters |