| 100% | NOTHING | 7 | There is ___ hidden in 16-, 22-, 46- and 57-Across...or is there? |
| 57% | KEEPITBETWEENUS | 15 | "Let this be our little secret" … or a hint to letter sequences hidden in 16-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 50% | SECRETAGENTS | 12 | Undercover operatives ... or what are hiding in 17-, 20-, 35- and 58-Across? |
| 50% | DRESSINGS | 9 | What the last words in 16-, 22-, 36- and 48-Across are |
| 49% | KEYS | 4 | Typically lost items that are "found" in the starts of 16-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 49% | PETSOUNDS | 9 | Beach Boys album with the hit "Wouldn't It Be Nice" ... or things hidden in 17-, 31-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 48% | LINTTRAP | 8 | Dryer screen used to "catch" a hidden word in 16-, 22-, 51- and 60-Across? |
| 48% | GETSTHEOK | 9 | Receives a go-ahead ... and a hint to what's hidden in 16-, 29-, 35- and 46-Across |
| 47% | THEBIGAPPLE | 11 | Empire State Building locale ... or a hint to three letters in 16-, 19-, 52- and 57-Across |
| 47% | BEEKEEPER | 9 | Apiculturist ... and, playfully, what 16-, 22-, 36- or 49-Across is |
| 47% | ACDC | 4 | "Highway to Hell" rock group … or a hint to electrical switches found in 16-, 23-, 36-, 44- and 57-Across |
| 47% | BIRDS | 5 | There are two, as the expression goes, in each of 16- and 55-Across |
| 46% | THATSAWRAP | 10 | "Aaand ... scene!" ... or an observation about the end of 16-, 22-, 36-, and 46-Across |
| 46% | OUTOFORDERSIGNS | 15 | Some bathroom postings ... or what the clues to 16-, 21-, 46- and 59-Across are? |
| 46% | HEADSTART | 9 | Advantage in a race, and what can be found in 16-, 33-, or 40-Across |
| 46% | MULTIPLECHOICE | 14 | Kind of test ... and a hint to a word hidden three times each in 16-, 22-, 38- and 48-Across |
| 46% | LINKINGVERB | 11 | Grammatical connector like "is" or "seem" … or a connector found literally in 16-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 46% | TONIGHTSHOWHOST | 15 | TV personality hidden in the answers to 16-, 22-, 32-, 41- and 47-Across |
| 45% | TAKEFIVE | 8 | Go on a break, or what the starts of 16-, 20-, 32-, 43-, and 57-Across can be called |
| 45% | CAPTAIN | 7 | With 37-Across, title for the hidden individuals in 16-, 23-, 46-, and 58-Across, thanks to the circles in each answer? |
| 45% | REVERSEENGINEER | 15 | Take apart in order to reproduce ... or a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 23-, 34- and 46-Across |
| 44% | BREAKDANCE | 10 | Debut sport at the Paris Olympics, or what 16-, 22-, 36-, and 46-Across do to their circled letters |
| 44% | STOCKHOLDER | 11 | Certain investor ... and, based on the word hidden in each, what 17-, 26-, 37- or 50-Across is? |
| 43% | COUNTTHESQUARES | 15 | How to find out what "this many" is in 17-, 21-, 52- and 57-Across |
| 43% | HERBS | 5 | Things hidden in 17-. 23-, 49- and 57-Across |
| 43% | PLANETS | 7 | Names hidden in 20-, 28-, 46- and 54-Across |
| 43% | CAM | 3 | River that flows through and is hidden in "Cambridge" |
| 43% | PAPERCARRIERS | 13 | Morning news deliverers ... or based on a hidden word in each, what 20-, 27- and 43-Across are? |
| 41% | HERESTHEKICKER | 14 | Lead-in to a surprising twist … or a hint to 16-, 22-, 32- and 45-Across |
| 41% | SHOPKEEPERS | 11 | Stocking experts, and what 16-, 19-, 51- and 57-Across literally are |