| 100% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Steak go-with, perhaps, and a hint to 10 puzzle answers |
| 60% | VANDX | 5 | Roman variety store? (and a hint to 10 other puzzle answers) |
| 58% | LOOSELEAF | 9 | Kind of paper ... and a hint to a sequence, each starting with a different letter, found in four other puzzle answers |
| 56% | BUTWAITTHERESMORE | 17 | Infomercial line ... with a hint to 10 answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | WIRED | 5 | Tense with excitement ... and a hint to the ends of the four longest puzzle answers |
| 56% | HORSEAROUND | 11 | Engage in tomfoolery ... and a hint to what goes with each part of the answers to starred clues, but not in the same way |
| 56% | TWOPARTER | 9 | Story with a cliffhanger, perhaps, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 56% | LETDOWN | 7 | Disappointment ... and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 55% | NONOS | 5 | Taboos, and a hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 55% | WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT | 16 | Hit song from 2000 ... and a hint to 10 symmetrically arranged Across answers |
| 55% | LEGUP | 5 | Boost, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 55% | WINDFALL | 8 | Jackpot, e.g., and a hint to completing four puzzle answers |
| 55% | INREVERSE | 9 | Backwards, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 55% | EFFRONTERY | 10 | Boldness, and a hint to five long puzzle answers |
| 54% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | DOWNATTHEHEELS | 14 | Tattered, and a hint to six answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | WRITTENINSTONE | 14 | Firmly fixed, and a hint to the answers with circles |
| 54% | ALLIN | 5 | Totally committed, and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 54% | TURNDOWNSERVICE | 15 | Hotel amenity, and a hint to three puzzle answers |
| 54% | BROADWAYSMASHES | 15 | Hit shows, and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 54% | CREW | 4 | With 65-Across, private dos, and a hint to this puzzle's five theme answers |
| 54% | THEBEST | 7 | With 51-Across, Sinatra classic, and a hint to completing three puzzle answers |
| 54% | BODYOFWATER | 11 | Geographic feature, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | LIFTOFF | 7 | Launchpad event, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | RAINDROPS | 9 | Shower units, and a hint to three answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | ATTHEDROPOFAHAT | 15 | Without hesitating, and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | DIVIDERS | 8 | Boundaries, and a hint to the puzzle's starred answers |
| 53% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Influential pairing, and a hint to the circles in four puzzle answers |
| 53% | CDCHANGER | 9 | Classic audiophile's equipment, and a hint to eight long puzzle answers |
| 53% | KITCHENMATCH | 12 | Pilot lighter, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |