| 100% | TOOLSAROUND | 11 | Takes a casual drive ... and a literal description of 10 puzzle answers |
| 54% | HELLBENT | 8 | Totally determined, and a literal description of this puzzle's circled letters |
| 54% | CHANGINGTABLES | 14 | Furniture for new parents ... and a literal description of the circled squares (look on top of them to find this puzzle's six-letter meta answer) |
| 51% | OVERLOADED | 10 | Carrying way too much, and a punny description of four Across answers in this puzzle |
| 50% | WATERSLIDES | 11 | Summer amusements ... or a literal description of three answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | JOHNNYONTHESPOT | 15 | Person who's ready and able to help ... or a literal description of four occurrences in this puzzle |
| 47% | HQS | 3 | Command ctrs., and a description of five answers in this puzzle |
| 46% | AMATTEROFTIME | 13 | Bound to happen sooner or later ... or a literal description of the ends of the answers to 20-, 28-, and 45-Across |
| 45% | EASY | 4 | Like Mini crosswords ... and a phonetic description of this puzzle? |
| 45% | PARTTIMEJOB | 11 | Many a side hustle, and a description of seven of this puzzle's answers, in a way |
| 45% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| 45% | HARDEDGED | 9 | Gritty ... and a description of this puzzle, which is also a hint to completing eight answers |
| 45% | FLOWER | 6 | Garden sight, and, if reparsed, a hint to making sense of 10 answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | CRIME | 5 | With 65-Across, investigation site, and a punny description of the HEIST answers |
| 44% | EMIGRATION | 10 | Exodus, or a literal feature of this puzzle's starred answers |
| 43% | SHIFTYEYES | 10 | Sign of deceit, and a phonetic hint to four puzzle answers |
| 43% | ALL | 3 | With 36-Down and 38-Across, Blink-182 hit song, and a description of four long answers in this puzzle |
| 42% | DOUBLEOT | 8 | High-stakes gridiron situation, and a feature of eight long puzzle answers |
| 42% | FOURALARM | 9 | Hot chili designation, and a literal description of the starts of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 42% | CVS | 3 | Brief résumés, and an apt description of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 42% | THEOKCORRAL | 11 | See 28-Down ... or a punny description of this puzzle's circled answers? |
| 42% | HALFMEASURE | 11 | Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 42% | ADBLOCK | 7 | Popular browser extension ... or a literal description of four black squares in this puzzle |
| 42% | FALLINGSTA | 10 | Wishful things? ... or a literal description of 16-, 17-, 32-, 44- and 60-Across |
| 42% | UNITEDNATIONS | 13 | Organization founded in 1945 ... or a literal description of 20-, 24- and 44-Across? |
| 42% | BEARWITHME | 10 | "Please be patient" … or a literal description of 15-, 28-, 39- and 52-Across? |
| 41% | SISI | 4 | "Oui! Oui!" in Oaxaca, and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | LIVINGONTHEEDGE | 15 | Taking risks, or, in another sense, a description of this puzzle's theme |
| 41% | WATERSHEDMOMENT | 15 | Historical turning point ... and, as three words, a literal description of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 41% | FASTFOODS | 9 | Fares at McDonald's and KFC … or a literal description of 17-, 29- and 47-Across |