| 100% | HIDINGOUT | 9 | Theme of this puzzle, seen seven times in the grid |
| 58% | TEAM | 4 | Group seen seven times in this puzzle |
| 56% | EGG | 3 | Omelet ingredient and the theme of this puzzle, as seen in 28a, 45a, 7d, 11d, and 31d! |
| 55% | SALT | 4 | Theme of this puzzle, found in the answers to 21-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across |
| 54% | AWE | 3 | Wonder ... which is featured seven times in this puzzle's grid |
| 52% | STUMBLINGBLOCKS | 15 | Obstacles seen four times in this puzzle's completed grid? |
| 52% | GOOGOOEYES | 10 | Adoring looks seen 10 times in this puzzle's grid |
| 51% | PICKLEBALL | 10 | Sports craze of the 2020s … as seen three times in this grid? |
| 51% | CALIENTE | 8 | Theme of this puzzle, in Spanish |
| 50% | RADIOTALK | 9 | Theme of this puzzle, in popular parlance |
| 48% | HAPPYTRAILS | 11 | Theme song of a classic western, visually suggested six times in this puzzle's grid |
| 48% | CANISTEALYOUFORASECOND | 22 | Request for one-on-one time in the "Bachelor" TV franchise … or a phonetic hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 48% | COIN | 4 | With 55-Down, actions that can be performed nine times in this puzzle without affecting any of the clues? |
| 47% | DROPDOWNMENU | 12 | Options at the top of a computer window … as seen three times in this puzzle? |
| 46% | XFILES | 6 | Theme of this puzzle, with "The" |
| 46% | PINATA | 6 | Party item depicted in the middle of this puzzle's grid |
| 46% | INVASIVESPECIES | 15 | Nonnative organisms, as found seven times in this puzzle |
| 46% | ZIP | 3 | Each of the numbers in this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Betrayal of a sort, as seen six times in this puzzle |
| 46% | TRAPDOORS | 9 | Secret exits represented five times in this puzzle's grid |
| 46% | ARMS | 4 | What are featured in the theme entries of this puzzle |
| 45% | DOWNWARDDOG | 11 | Popular yoga pose ... or something found seven times in this puzzle |
| 45% | YES | 3 | Word spoken three times in the last seven words of “Ulysses” |
| 45% | ROUTESIXTYSIX | 13 | Theme of this puzzle, which winds its way nearly 2,500 miles through all the shaded squares herein |
| 45% | DDAY | 4 | Decisive time (or theme of this puzzle) |
| 45% | TRY | 3 | Wales' Josh Adams scored one of these seven times in the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 45% | SUN | 3 | Great ball of fire in the sky, also central to this grid's theme |
| 45% | EMBEDDED | 8 | Like aleph in the central black squares of this puzzle's grid |
| 45% | WHATISLOVE | 10 | 1993 dance hit, and a question answered seven times in this puzzle |
| 45% | BENDOREGON | 10 | Western city hinted at seven times in this puzzle's circled letters |