| 100% | OUTLINE | 7 | Rough sketch of what the actual plan might be, for e.g. |
| 38% | CAMILLE | 7 | What the nickname "Millie" may be short for |
| 37% | COLORS | 6 | What the letters of "Roy G. Biv" stand for |
| 37% | COLORS | 6 | What the letters of ROY G. BIV stand for |
| 37% | GAOL | 4 | What the Tower of London was for over 850 years |
| 37% | STOLEN | 6 | What the starts of nine answers in this puzzle might be |
| 36% | CDT | 3 | What the middle of the U.S. is usually on, for short |
| 36% | LOPE | 4 | What may be good for the long run? |
| 36% | BURRITOFILLINGS | 15 | What the last words of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across might be |
| 36% | ESE | 3 | What might be on the tip of the tongue? |
| 35% | STARTURN | 8 | Most heralded performance...or what the beginning of 13 Across may be? |
| 35% | ENERGY | 6 | What one of the letters in E = mc2 stands for |
| 35% | NUNHOOD | 7 | What one may be in the habit for? |
| 34% | NEWYEAR | 7 | What the last four letters of eight key answers in this puzzle might be considered, cryptically |
| 34% | ASL | 3 | What might be seen in the corner of a TV screen: Abbr. |
| 34% | PROSHOP | 7 | What might be in trouble if it's out of the woods? |
| 34% | ETHANOL | 7 | What about 40% of the U.S. corn crop is used for |
| 34% | HER | 3 | What the "H" of H.M.S. may be |
| 34% | HIS | 3 | What the "H" of H.M.S. may be |
| 34% | GAY | 3 | What the "G" of GLAAD originally stood for |
| 34% | WHITEHOUSEDOGS | 14 | What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues |
| 34% | TAGLINE | 7 | "Reality is a thing of the past" for "The Matrix," e.g. |
| 34% | CDS | 3 | What there may be a lot of interest in, for short? |
| 34% | ARTS | 4 | What the "A" of "A&E" originally stood for |
| 33% | NUN | 3 | What Maria is planning to become at the start of "The Sound of Music" |
| 33% | POT | 3 | What may be at stake as a result of the ruling at 37-Across |
| 33% | JEWELRY | 7 | What the starts of 17- and 62-Across and 11- and 34-Down may each be a piece of |
| 33% | JUSTDESSERTS | 12 | Appropriate reward, as often misspelled ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues might be |
| 33% | STARTOFSPRING | 13 | Vernal equinox, and what the last words of 17-, 26-, 48- and 60-Across might be considered |
| 33% | EYEOPENERS | 10 | Epiphanies, and what the starts of 17- and 37-Across and 11- and 28-Down may be |