| 100% | STAPLES | 7 | The "L" in this store's logo hints at the store's name |
| 50% | FLAGDAY | 7 | June 14 celebration in all 50 U.S. states, which is hinted at in the names of the state trees in this puzzle (2 wds.) |
| 47% | BIGGIRLSDONTCRY | 15 | 1962 #1 hit by the group hinted at in this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | INNERCITIES | 11 | Urban areas (as hinted at by the circled letters in this puzzle's grid) |
| 46% | WESTERNUNION | 12 | Big name in money transfers, and a hint to the neighbors found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 45% | CLOCK | 5 | Instrument that hints at the missing parts of certain answers in this puzzle |
| 43% | CASTAVOTE | 9 | What many Americans will do on 17-Across (as hinted at by highlighting all the V's in this puzzle's answer) |
| 41% | DOCTORS | 7 | With 36- and 40-Across, organization whose name hints at some missing letters in this puzzle |
| 41% | WEAPON | 6 | The "what" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 41% | ROOM | 4 | The "where" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 41% | SUSPECT | 7 | The "who" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this quadrant |
| 41% | BROOKLYN | 8 | Bernie Sanders was captain of the track team at James Madison H. S. in this NY borough |
| 40% | ABE | 3 | Lincoln who gave the "House Divided Speech," which hints at this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | HOUSEOFCARDS | 12 | Hit Netflix show that hints at the theme hidden in the puzzle's borders |
| 39% | HAL | 3 | Name that's one of the halves of a word in this clue |
| 39% | SPLITSECOND | 11 | Instant … hinted at four times in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 39% | ORANGUTAN | 9 | This ape's name means "man of the forest" in Malay |
| 39% | TANIA | 5 | Patty Hearst's name in the S.L.A. |
| 39% | SOS | 3 | Critical message that's a hint to the six longest entries in this puzzle |
| 39% | BENDOREGON | 10 | Western city hinted at seven times in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 39% | LEO | 3 | Name of the animal used in Goldwyn Pictures Corporation studio's logo |
| 39% | THEBIGDIPPER | 12 | Current name for the arrangement of the O's in this puzzle |
| 39% | THEGREATWAGON | 13 | Old name for the arrangement of the O's in this puzzle |
| 39% | THESEVENOXEN | 12 | Old name for the arrangement of the O's in this puzzle |
| 39% | SEEMEAFTERCLASS | 15 | Ominous message at the top of a returned assignment ... and a hint to the beginning of four answers in this puzzle? |
| 39% | BLANK | 5 | Fill in the ___ (a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 39% | LIGAMENT | 8 | Athletes often hurt this, the L in ACL |
| 38% | THEGAP | 6 | Classic name in retail clothing ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 38% | IKEA | 4 | Store whose logo is in the colors of the Swedish flag |
| 38% | OPENS | 5 | The store ___ at 8 in the morning |