| 100% | ESTOS | 5 | These, to the characters in 8-Across |
| 58% | INSIDEOUT | 9 | Thoroughly … or how to read the four Across answers with parentheses in this puzzle |
| 58% | ELIZA | 5 | With 78-Down, character commemorated in the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 57% | PEST | 4 | The Szechenyi Chain Bridge, constructed in 1849, went across the Danube to connect Buda with this city |
| 57% | THREETHOUSAND | 13 | Milestone number of hits 18-Across reached on 8/7/2016 (he's the 30th player to achieve this in the MLB): 2 wds. |
| 56% | ILSA | 4 | Film character who says, “With the whole world crumbling, we pick this time to fall in love” |
| 55% | FOREST | 6 | What you can't see due to the 38-Across in this puzzle? |
| 55% | TIGGER | 6 | Bouncy character introduced in the sequel to 32-Across |
| 54% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 53% | SIMPSONS | 8 | Krusty is a character in this cartoon, The __ |
| 53% | AGRA | 4 | Home to the monument depicted in this puzzle |
| 53% | INDIA | 5 | Home to the monument depicted in this puzzle |
| 51% | SACKED | 6 | Grady Jarrett did this to the Patriots' Brady three times in Super Bowl LI |
| 51% | MARTY | 5 | ___ McFly (main character in the "Back to the Future" films) |
| 51% | FLAREGUN | 8 | Use this to shoot a distress signal in the air |
| 51% | TONIGHT | 7 | This evening; referring to later in the day |
| 51% | HEAD | 4 | The first blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___ |
| 51% | TOE | 3 | The second blank in this phrase: From ___ to ___ |
| 50% | MARTY | 5 | ___ McFly, Michael J. Fox's character in "Back to the Future" |
| 50% | SUBCONTRACTED | 13 | Outsourced, and what happened to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 50% | MUNCHKINS | 9 | These characters only wear blue in the Oz books |
| 50% | PETERPAN | 8 | The Darling children learn to fly in this tale |
| 50% | STATE | 5 | 5-Across or 8-Across, if you change the T's in this answer |
| 50% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 50% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Reject online, and a hint to the circled boxes in this puzzle |
| 50% | PORE | 4 | Skin feature … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 50% | BUBBLESUP | 9 | Rises to the top, or what can be found in this puzzle? |
| 50% | HANDCARTS | 9 | The saying says we're going to hell in these |
| 50% | FIRST | 5 | With 5-Across, baby's milestone ... or a hint to the hidden layer in this puzzle's Across clues |
| 49% | LADDER | 6 | In the Bible, Jacob dreamt of this stair to heaven |