| 100% | NAMEDROPPER | 11 | Status-seeking sort ... or a solver of this puzzle, initially? |
| 49% | TIMEFRAME | 9 | Window, of sorts ... or a hint to completing 10 answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | CHUCKLEHEAD | 11 | Nincompoop ... or a feature of this puzzle's themed answers? |
| 46% | YOU | 3 | Solver of this puzzle |
| 46% | CUBER | 5 | Superfast puzzle solver, of a sort |
| 45% | WATERSLIDES | 11 | Summer amusements ... or a literal description of three answers in this puzzle |
| 45% | PSANDQS | 7 | Good behavior ... or a hint to two lines of letters in this puzzle |
| 44% | YOU | 3 | The solver of this puzzle |
| 44% | ADBLOCK | 7 | Popular browser extension ... or a literal description of four black squares in this puzzle |
| 44% | RAMPUP | 6 | Increase rapidly ... or a hint to connecting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | MINDOVERMATTER | 14 | Slogan about willpower ... or a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | SYMBIOTIC | 9 | Mutually beneficial … or a hint to three pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | OPPOSITESATTRACT | 16 | Dating axiom … or a hint to interpreting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | SPOILERALERT | 12 | Warning for solvers of this puzzle |
| 44% | DAYBREAK | 8 | First light ... or a phenomenon suggested by this puzzle's seven sets of circled letters? |
| 44% | PIECESOFEIGHT | 13 | Pirate plunder ... or a hint to interpreting an appropriate number of squares in this puzzle |
| 44% | LATESHIFT | 9 | Overnight work assignment … or a hint to understanding four rows of answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | WIGGLEROOM | 10 | Space to maneuver, or a hint to five sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 43% | AGEDIFFERENCE | 13 | 83, for the creators of this puzzle ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 43% | FALLINGO | 8 | Quarrel ... or a feature of five answers in this puzzle |
| 43% | BREAKTHESOUNDBARRIER | 20 | Hit Mach I … or a hint to answering eight pairs of consecutive entries in this puzzle |
| 43% | FRIENDSWITHBENEFITS | 19 | Relationship featuring casual intimacy … or a hint to six pairs of intersecting answers in this puzzle |
| 43% | WORKLIFEBALANCE | 15 | Challenge in a demanding job ... or a feature of this puzzle? |
| 43% | GENRE | 5 | Mixing thematic elements and tropes … or a feature of this puzzle? |
| 42% | QANDASESSION | 12 | What solvers of this puzzle are taking part in? |
| 42% | JOHNNYONTHESPOT | 15 | Person who's ready and able to help ... or a literal description of four occurrences in this puzzle |
| 42% | STEMCELLS | 9 | Subject of some medical research … or a description of this puzzle's theme? |
| 42% | ODETOJOY | 8 | Work incorporated in 33-Across ... or a description of this puzzle? |
| 42% | SCREEN | 6 | With 45-Down, displays during an online presentation ... or a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | ONEUNDERPAR | 11 | Golf score, or a description of the 18 hidden 65-Down in this puzzle |