| 100% | WIRED | 5 | Tense with excitement ... and a hint to the ends of the four longest puzzle answers |
| 71% | IBELIEVEICANFLY | 15 | R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers |
| 66% | DPS | 3 | MLB rally killers, briefly, and a hint to what's in the four longest puzzle answers |
| 65% | END | 3 | With 72-Across, evasive strategy ... and a hint to the last several letters of the four longest Across answers |
| 64% | THERES | 6 | With 36-Across, "This has strings attached," and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 64% | FALLINGLEAVES | 13 | Autumn occurrence, and a hint to the start of the other four longest Down answers |
| 62% | GENEEDITING | 11 | Molecular manipulation technique ... and a hint to the starts of the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 62% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
| 62% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | With 63-Across, singing group ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 61% | NONOS | 5 | Taboos, and a hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 61% | WATER | 5 | With the answer below, dilute ... and a hint to the four longest answers |
| 61% | SCARYMOVIETWO | 13 | 2001 Wayans Brothers sequel, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 61% | POSTHASTE | 9 | With immediacy, or a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 61% | KITCHENMATCH | 12 | Pilot lighter, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 59% | INA | 3 | With 60-Down, on one's game ... and hint to the start of this puzzle's longest answers |
| 59% | THEGAMBLER | 10 | 1978 Kenny Rogers hit, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 59% | KEYWORD | 7 | Database search option, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 58% | LIFEPARTNER | 11 | Significant other, often, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | SOCIALSTUDIES | 13 | Field including history, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | DOFF | 4 | Remove, as clothing ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | BACKROOM | 8 | Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 58% | ALTERNATETAKES | 14 | Different points of view ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | BEADYEYES | 9 | Ratlike feature, and a hint to a feature of the four starred answers |
| 57% | SIDEARM | 7 | Like some baseball pitches ... and a hint to locating the second part of four three-part puzzle answers |
| 57% | WHERETHE | 8 | With 43-Across, an exciting place, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 56% | WOOD | 4 | With 68-Across, a hint to the ends of 21-, 25-, 45- and 52-Across |
| 56% | EMMY | 4 | TV award, and a homophonic hint to the four longest puzzle answers |
| 56% | ILLSECONDTHAT | 13 | "Amen!" ... or a hint to the start of four other long answers |
| 56% | LOOSELEAF | 9 | Kind of paper ... and a hint to a sequence, each starting with a different letter, found in four other puzzle answers |
| 56% | ALLRISE | 7 | "On your feet!" courtroom command, and a hint to the ends of the answers to 17-, 23-, 48-, and 59-Across |