| 100% | LOVEHATERELATIONSHIPS | 21 | They involve mixed feelings ... or a hint to four squares in this completed puzzle |
| 65% | CABLEBOXES | 10 | TV adjuncts ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 65% | CHECKPOINTS | 11 | Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 64% | THEBABYISASLEEP | 15 | New parent's whispered admonition … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 64% | BLACKFRIDAY | 11 | Time of annual madness ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 63% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 63% | NBA | 3 | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | IMPULSE | 7 | With 63-Across, Freudian concept of resisting temptation ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 58% | PIGEONHOLES | 11 | Typecasts, in a way ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | COVERALLTHEBASES | 16 | Take care of everything … or a hint to what four squares in this puzzle do |
| 57% | HANDRBLOCK | 10 | Tax giant, as well as a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | TURNINGPOINTS | 13 | Decisive moments, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 57% | RADIO | 5 | It can be two-way ... with a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 54% | BLACKICE | 8 | Winter driving hazard ... or a literal hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 54% | KITTYCORNER | 11 | Diagonally ... or a hint to four of this puzzle's squares |
| 54% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | MINDOVERMATTER | 14 | Slogan about willpower ... or a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | POSTOFFICEBOXES | 15 | Mail conveniences ... or a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 53% | MIXEDNUTS | 9 | Party snack ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 53% | POPUPAD | 7 | Internet nuisance ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | BLACKHAT | 8 | Western villain ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | RINGOFFIRE | 10 | 17-Across hit ... or a hint to four connected answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | ONEUP | 5 | Outdo ... or a hint to entering four answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | GRECOROMAN | 10 | Kind of wrestling ... or a hint to four pairs of crossing answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | CEREALBOX | 9 | Life preserver? ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | TURNKEYS | 8 | Jailers ... or a hint to "unlocking" four answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | ESCAPEACT | 9 | Houdini’s signature feat … or a hint to the circled squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | RAMPUP | 6 | Increase rapidly ... or a hint to connecting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | OPPOSITESATTRACT | 16 | Dating axiom … or a hint to interpreting four pairs of answers in this puzzle |