| 100% | TOPOFTHEMORNING | 15 | Supposedly Irish greeting ... or a hint to four long answers |
| 64% | ILLSECONDTHAT | 13 | "Amen!" ... or a hint to the start of four other long answers |
| 64% | POSTHASTE | 9 | With immediacy, or a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 62% | HAMMEDITUP | 10 | Went all out on stage ... or a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 60% | BREAKEVEN | 9 | Neither lose nor gain... and a hint to four long answers |
| 58% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | SKIPAD | 6 | Ubiquitous YouTube button ... and a hint to four long Across answers |
| 58% | POPUPAD | 7 | Internet nuisance ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | BLACKHAT | 8 | Western villain ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | BACKSTORY | 9 | Fictional past, or a hint to four-letter words found in the starred answers |
| 56% | MINDOVERMATTER | 14 | Slogan about willpower ... or a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | GRECOROMAN | 10 | Kind of wrestling ... or a hint to four pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | ONEUP | 5 | Outdo ... or a hint to entering four answers in this puzzle |
| 56% | TURNKEYS | 8 | Jailers ... or a hint to "unlocking" four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | ATALOSSFORWORDS | 15 | Dumbfounded ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 55% | NONOS | 5 | Taboos, and a hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 55% | SEWNUP | 6 | Clinched, and a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 55% | DIVEBAR | 7 | Seedy hangout ... or a hint to finishing four Across answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | RAISETHEBAR | 11 | Heighten expectations, say ... or a hint to entering four answers in this puzzle |
| 55% | NOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT | 21 | Magic words … or a hint to the other long answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | IRS | 3 | April 15 org., or, as a plural, a hint to four long puzzle answers |
| 54% | JUSTADDWATER | 12 | Simple recipe instruction ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 54% | RAMPUP | 6 | Increase rapidly ... or a hint to connecting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | OPPOSITESATTRACT | 16 | Dating axiom … or a hint to interpreting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | LATESHIFT | 9 | Overnight work assignment … or a hint to understanding four rows of answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | ROLLINGBLACKOUT | 15 | Temporary, controlled power shutdown … or a hint to reading four of this puzzle's answers |
| 54% | OVERUNDER | 9 | Sports bet based on total points scored ... or a hint to answering four puzzle clues |
| 53% | GROUP | 5 | With 28-Down, multisubject photos ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 53% | BUTTONDOWN | 10 | Very conventional ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 53% | GOFETCH | 7 | Dog command … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |