| 100% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 60% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 59% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 59% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 59% | TWISTANDSHOUT | 13 | 1964 Beatles hit, and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 59% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 59% | MILKSHAKES | 10 | Diner treats ... or a hint to what's happening to the words in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 58% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 58% | SPACEMOUNTAIN | 13 | Futuristic indoor roller coaster since 1977 ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 58% | BACKUPTHETRUCK | 14 | "Wait, what did you just say?," or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 57% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 55% | JUMPSUITS | 9 | Garments similar to rompers … with a hint to the shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 54% | THEMANFROMUNCLE | 15 | Hit 1960's TV show with a hint to the nine starred clues in this puzzle |
| 53% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 53% | WESTERNUNION | 12 | Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 52% | GANDHI | 6 | Icon born 10/2/1869 ... with a hint to three squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | RADIO | 5 | It can be two-way ... with a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | MICROBREW | 9 | Craft beer . . . and a hint to the contents of four squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | OURBODIES | 9 | "Bans off ___" (Pro-choice rallying cry, and a hint to the circles in this puzzle) |
| 52% | Y=X | 3 | Basic linear expression with a hint to answering the five starred clues in this puzzle |
| 52% | THENUTCRACKER | 13 | Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | OHS | 3 | Cries of surprise ... with a hint to all the non-Y vowels found in this puzzle |
| 52% | TNUT | 4 | Hardware fastener ... or a literal hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 51% | LITTLEHELPHERE | 14 | "I could use some assistance" ... and a hint to the contents of three squares in this puzzle |
| 51% | UPLOADS | 7 | Puts on a server, say ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 51% | WALLFLOWERS | 11 | Shy sorts, with a hint to the answers on this puzzle's perimeter |
| 51% | FREAKY | 6 | With 34-Across, 2003 body-switching comedy ... or a hint to what's in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 50% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 50% | TOYBOXES | 8 | Places for playthings, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 50% | THEINVISIBLEMAN | 15 | H. G. Wells novel ... with a hint to this puzzle's circled words |