| 100% | WHATSINTHEBOXES | 15 | Question asked by a customs officer or a kid on Christmas ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled squares |
| 45% | SHUFFLEBOARD | 12 | Game played on a floor or table, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | THENUTCRACKER | 13 | Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle |
| 43% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 43% | TOYBOXES | 8 | Places for playthings, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 42% | THEINVISIBLEMAN | 15 | H. G. Wells novel ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| 42% | UPATREE | 7 | Cornered … or hint to this puzzle's circled squares |
| 42% | BADBREAKUP | 10 | Messy end to a relationship, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 41% | MUSICALCHAIRS | 13 | Kids' party game … or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | MILKSHAKES | 10 | Diner treats ... or a hint to what's happening to the words in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 41% | TALLORDER | 9 | Big ask ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 41% | SHUFFLE | 7 | With 42-Across, prepare to play cards (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 41% | EIEIO | 5 | Children's song refrain ... with a hint to this puzzle's central nine squares |
| 41% | HEAT | 4 | With 53-Across, weather phenomenon with trapped warmth, and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | SISTER | 6 | With 64 Across, Audre Lorde book... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | THEDIRTYDOZEN | 13 | Hit movie released on June 15, 1967 ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 41% | REDCROSS | 8 | Aid provider since 1864 ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled squares |
| 41% | TNUT | 4 | Hardware fastener ... or a literal hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 41% | DRINKSALLAROUND | 15 | "It's on me!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 41% | SHELLGAMES | 10 | Sleights-of-hand with cups, or a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 40% | PICTUREINPICTURE | 16 | Small screen superimposed on a large screen ... or a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 40% | RRXING | 6 | Intersection with flashing lights and bells, for short, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 40% | OPERATION | 9 | Classic kids' game involving removal of body parts ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | BREAKUPTHEBANKS | 15 | Wall Street reformer's urging ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled squares |
| 40% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 40% | LOWLYWORM | 9 | Kids' book character who drives an apple-shaped car ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled words |
| 40% | FREAKY | 6 | With 34-Across, 2003 body-switching comedy ... or a hint to what's in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 39% | TILTA | 5 | With 37-Across, spinning amusement ride, and a hint to this puzzle's design and circled letters |
| 39% | ONASIDENOTE | 11 | "By the way ...," and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 39% | MOVING | 6 | With 58-Down, vehicle for people on the go? ... or a hint to five strategically placed answers in this puzzle |