| 100% | VANDX | 5 | Roman variety store? (and a hint to 10 other puzzle answers) |
| 64% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Steak go-with, perhaps, and a hint to 10 puzzle answers |
| 61% | KITCHENMATCH | 12 | Pilot lighter, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 60% | SCARYMOVIETWO | 13 | 2001 Wayans Brothers sequel, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 59% | GENEEDITING | 11 | Molecular manipulation technique ... and a hint to the starts of the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 58% | TURNONAD | 8 | With 69-Across, change quickly, and a hint to completing three other long answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | TUMBLEWEEDS | 11 | Drifters in some Western scenes ... and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 57% | LOOSELEAF | 9 | Kind of paper ... and a hint to a sequence, each starting with a different letter, found in four other puzzle answers |
| 56% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKES | 15 | Pastry chef creations ... and a hint to 12 other answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | ALLFORONEANDONEFORALL | 21 | Famous rallying cry … and a hint to eight other answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | LETDOWN | 7 | Disappointment ... and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 54% | NONOS | 5 | Taboos, and a hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 54% | DIVIDERS | 8 | Boundaries, and a hint to the puzzle's starred answers |
| 54% | WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT | 16 | Hit song from 2000 ... and a hint to 10 symmetrically arranged Across answers |
| 54% | PHUNWITHFONICS | 14 | Program for young readers, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| 54% | LEGUP | 5 | Boost, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 54% | INREVERSE | 9 | Backwards, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 54% | BODYDOUBLE | 10 | 1984 De Palma film, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| 54% | LEAVEMEOUTOFTHIS | 16 | "No comment!" ... and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 54% | ALLIN | 5 | Totally committed, and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 54% | TURNDOWNSERVICE | 15 | Hotel amenity, and a hint to three puzzle answers |
| 54% | BROADWAYSMASHES | 15 | Hit shows, and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 53% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | THATSMYCUE | 10 | Words before entering ... and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| 53% | DOWNATTHEHEELS | 14 | Tattered, and a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | IBELIEVEICANFLY | 15 | R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers |
| 53% | EFFRONTERY | 10 | Boldness, and a hint to five long puzzle answers |
| 53% | BUTWAITTHERESMORE | 17 | Infomercial line ... with a hint to 10 answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | BODYOFWATER | 11 | Geographic feature, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | LIFTOFF | 7 | Launchpad event, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |