| 100% | MACBETH | 7 | Speaker of the line "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow / Creeps in this petty pace from day to day" |
| 42% | MORN | 4 | Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 38% | PH/FONETICALLY | 14 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 37% | SLANT | 5 | Incline (and a hint to the location in this completed puzzle of the first line of 9- & 59-Across) |
| 36% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 36% | HORATIO | 7 | Speaker of the line in 40-Down |
| 35% | POPPING | 7 | & 9A Line parallel to and four feet in front of the bowling crease in cricket |
| 35% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 35% | FISHEYES | 8 | "___ swimming in mucilage" (Kate's honest-as-usual reaction to the paisley design of Spencer's pajamas in the film Without Love and my favorite line from their movies) |
| 35% | BONAPARTE | 9 | Napoleon ___, one of the greatest conquerors of all time who is studied in military schools to this day |
| 35% | MAINDIAGONAL | 12 | Line of numbers from the top left to bottom right, in an algebraic matrix |
| 35% | SEXANDTHECITY | 13 | Whence the line “Women come to New York in search of the two Ls: labels and love” |
| 35% | LITTLEHELPHERE | 14 | "I could use some assistance" ... and a hint to the contents of three squares in this puzzle |
| 35% | BRIE | 4 | Grayish white cheese that originated from a French region of the same name and is considered to be in a low lactose range of 0-2% |
| 34% | FISHORCUTBAIT | 13 | Line to the indecisive, and what you'll need to add in order to complete some lines in this puzzle |
| 34% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 34% | DRACULA | 7 | Speaker of the line "Listen to them - the children of the night" |
| 34% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 34% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 34% | SALT | 4 | Theme of this puzzle, found in the answers to 21-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across |
| 34% | IAGO | 4 | Speaker of the line "I follow him to serve my turn upon him" |
| 34% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 34% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | HAL | 3 | Speaker of the film line "This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it" |
| 34% | JULIUSCAESAR | 12 | Speaker of the Latin quote hidden in the answers to the starred clues ... and the English-language quote hidden in the answers to the double-starred clues |
| 33% | RHONEALPES | 10 | Former region of SE France from the edge of the Massif Central in the west to the Switzerland and Italy borders |
| 33% | SEEMEAFTERCLASS | 15 | Ominous message at the top of a returned assignment ... and a hint to the beginning of four answers in this puzzle? |
| 33% | HEAD | 4 | The first blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___ |
| 33% | TOE | 3 | The second blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___ |
| 33% | WONKA | 5 | Speaker of the line "You know, no other factory in the world mixes its chocolate by waterfall" |