| 100% | SIDEEYE | 7 | Scornful glance ... and a hint to completing 12 aptly placed answers |
| 53% | WINDFALL | 8 | Jackpot, e.g., and a hint to completing four puzzle answers |
| 51% | MIDMORNING | 10 | Coffee break time ... and a hint to an abbreviation aptly placed in each answer to a starred clue |
| 51% | THEBEST | 7 | With 51-Across, Sinatra classic, and a hint to completing three puzzle answers |
| 51% | ESSAY | 5 | Short article, and a hint to completing the titles in the theme answers |
| 49% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKES | 15 | Pastry chef creations ... and a hint to 12 other answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | DISAPPEARINGINK | 15 | Medium for secret messages, and a hint to making sense of 12 Down answers |
| 44% | LETDOWN | 7 | Disappointment ... and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 44% | LOVEISALLAROUND | 15 | "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" theme, or a hint to the start needed to complete 12 answers in this puzzle |
| 43% | BPLUS | 5 | Pretty good grade, and a hint to the theme answers |
| 43% | COWCATCHERS | 11 | Old locomotive parts, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 43% | PHUNWITHFONICS | 14 | Program for young readers, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| 43% | LEGUP | 5 | Boost, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 43% | SKIPAD | 6 | Ubiquitous YouTube button ... and a hint to four long Across answers |
| 43% | INREVERSE | 9 | Backwards, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 43% | BREAKEVEN | 9 | Neither lose nor gain... and a hint to four long answers |
| 43% | BODYDOUBLE | 10 | 1984 De Palma film, and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| 43% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Steak go-with, perhaps, and a hint to 10 puzzle answers |
| 43% | ROCKBOTTOM | 10 | Lowest level, and a hint to the asterisked answers |
| 43% | EFFRONTERY | 10 | Boldness, and a hint to five long puzzle answers |
| 43% | DOWNPLAYS | 9 | De-emphasizes, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 43% | LEAVEMEOUTOFTHIS | 16 | "No comment!" ... and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 43% | ALLIN | 5 | Totally committed, and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 43% | NOMONEYDOWN | 11 | Sales incentive, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 43% | TURNDOWNSERVICE | 15 | Hotel amenity, and a hint to three puzzle answers |
| 43% | BROADWAYSMASHES | 15 | Hit shows, and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 43% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | Last word, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 43% | BLANKCHECK | 10 | Complete freedom ... and a hint to each half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 42% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |