| 100% | SHOPAROUND | 10 | The Miracles' answer to 91-Across |
| 60% | DOSE | 4 | Medicine internal to the four longest Across answers |
| 58% | SEWNUP | 6 | Clinched, and a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 56% | BESIDES | 7 | Also ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 56% | CANDY | 5 | Sweets ... and, in three parts, a hint to the four longest Across answers |
| 56% | RANDD | 5 | Company's creative dept., and a hint to the five long Across answers |
| 55% | YOUSEE | 6 | "It's like this," and a phonetic hint to the five longest Across answers |
| 55% | INSIDEOUT | 9 | Thoroughly … or how to read the four Across answers with parentheses in this puzzle |
| 54% | SWISS | 5 | Deli cheese ... or, in three parts, a hint to the five longest across puzzle answers |
| 54% | AFLATMINER | 10 | Answer to the riddle |
| 54% | IWOODPINEFIRYEW | 15 | Answer to the riddle |
| 54% | NOSIR | 5 | Answer to the headmaster |
| 54% | IDO | 3 | Answer to the pastor |
| 54% | AYE | 3 | Answer to the admiral |
| 53% | ASMALL | 6 | With 52-Across, answer to the riddle |
| 53% | BOOBERRYPIEAND | 14 | With 60-Across, answer to the riddle |
| 53% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
| 53% | NOIFSANDSORBUTS | 15 | "I won't hear any excuses!" ... also, a clue to the three other longest Across answers |
| 53% | XISTENANDYISSIX | 15 | Answer to the algebra problem |
| 52% | INONEEARAND | 11 | With 113-Across, heard but disregarded ... or a hint to interpreting the Across answers with circled letters |
| 52% | TWINKILLING | 11 | Baseball double play, in slang ... or a hint to understanding the 12 Across answers that have circles |
| 52% | NOTI | 4 | Answer to the Little Red Hen |
| 52% | MAN | 3 | Answer to the Sphinx's Riddle |
| 51% | MAN | 3 | Answer to the riddle of the Sphinx |
| 51% | IDO | 3 | Answer to the preacher at the altar |
| 51% | ASUNBURNEDPANDA | 15 | Answer to another spelling of the riddle |
| 51% | THISNEWSPAPER | 13 | Answer to one spelling of the riddle |
| 51% | IDID | 4 | Answer to "Who let the dogs out?" |
| 51% | WHOISIT | 7 | Answer to a knock at the door |
| 51% | ENTER | 5 | Answer to a knock on the door |