| 100% | LLAMA | 5 | Spanish word both for a certain mammal and the verb "calls" |
| 37% | AGENTNOUN | 9 | In grammar, a word for the performer of a verb |
| 36% | TATER | 5 | Slangy word for the vegetable that's also called a "spud" |
| 36% | ISEE | 4 | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | BONITO | 6 | Fish whose name comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word for "pretty" |
| 36% | EXTREMEMEASURES | 15 | Desperate situations call for them, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 35% | BREA | 4 | Spanish word for "tar" in the name of an L.A. landmark |
| 35% | MARKETOPENING | 13 | What ringing a certain bell signals, and a hint to the first words of this puzzle's movie titles |
| 34% | TIEBREAKER | 10 | Overtime round, e.g. ... and what a black square acts as for the circled words? |
| 34% | CORRIDA | 7 | Spanish word for a bullfight |
| 34% | MATADOR | 7 | Spanish word for a bullfighter |
| 34% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 34% | DONTSTARTWITHME | 15 | Words that might begin (or prevent) an argument, and a grammar tip for the three speakers in this puzzle |
| 34% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunting words for opponents, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 22-, 56- and 62-Across |
| 34% | GST | 3 | Abbr. for the former secret code word of a CIA compartment regarding interrogation and counter-terrorism programs |
| 34% | LOVEISALLAROUND | 15 | 1968 hit for the Troggs, and a hint to what can precede this puzzle's perimeter words |
| 34% | VEINTE | 6 | Spanish word for the numeral 20 |
| 33% | BUY | 3 | ___ school supplies, stationery shopping that's both a fun and necessary activity for the last weekend before school |
| 33% | PEON | 4 | Spanish word for the pawn in chess |
| 33% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 33% | BUILDINGSPECS | 13 | Parameters for a construction project . . . or, read another way, what the last words of 17-, 23-, 49-, and 54-Across might be used for? |
| 32% | WAVE | 4 | Ocean-related word before and after "on" for the title of a Pat Green song, mentioning a surfer's ride |
| 32% | DIOR | 4 | Designer whose name, as noted by Jean Cocteau, sounds like a portmanteau of the French words for “God” and “gold” |
| 32% | BURRO | 5 | Spanish word for donkey, also common in the US |
| 32% | TORO | 4 | Brand of lawn mowers and snow blowers that is also the Spanish word for a "bull" |
| 32% | AMIGOS | 6 | The Spanish word for "friends" |
| 32% | DINERO | 6 | The Spanish word for money |
| 32% | BODEGA | 6 | Word for a Spanish winery |
| 32% | HAPPY | 5 | 2011 song by Pharrell Williams whose title is also a word for being joyful and describes the emotion behind a smile |
| 32% | FILM | 4 | Another word for "movie," and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "pilm" |