| 100% | OPTICALILLUSION | 15 | Thing that may appear to be symmetrical but isn't ... like this puzzle's grid |
| 36% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 35% | AISLES | 6 | Things that may have to be cleared |
| 33% | HABIT | 5 | Thing that might be hard to kick |
| 33% | ENEWS | 5 | Celeb gossip show that looks related to this puzzle's theme (but isn't) |
| 33% | ASYMMETRIC | 10 | Like this puzzle's grid |
| 32% | HINTHINT | 8 | Comment that pretends to be subtle, but isn't |
| 32% | ABBR | 4 | Letters that may follow some of the clues in the Vox crossword due to it being a small, but not that easy, puzzle |
| 31% | LOOSE | 5 | Like ends that may need to be tied up |
| 31% | IRONY | 5 | When something appears to be one thing but is actually the opposite |
| 31% | POOLTABLE | 9 | Image this puzzle grid is supposed to suggest |
| 30% | LAWS | 4 | Things that are “like Cobwebs which may catch small Flies, but let Wasps and Hornets break through,” per Jonathan Swift |
| 30% | FLAVOROFTHEDAY | 14 | Special offering that might be found in this puzzle |
| 30% | MESSYBUNS | 9 | Updos that might be carefully arranged to appear casual |
| 30% | TROUPES | 7 | Word that would seem to be a portmanteau of "traveling groups," but isn't |
| 30% | SEX | 3 | "Physics is like ___: Sure, it may give some practical results, but that's not why we do it" (quote attributed to Richard Feynman) |
| 30% | CLOCKWISE | 9 | How this puzzle's grid must be rotated in order to read the answers to the starred clues, when written in 17-Across |
| 30% | BALLOONDARTS | 12 | Carnival projectiles that might be directed at parts of this puzzle? |
| 30% | TWOFIRSTNAMES | 13 | What six people in this puzzle might be said to possess |
| 30% | MEN | 3 | Things that are "easy to get but hard to keep" according to Mae West |
| 29% | MEDALS | 6 | Things that may be displayed on a general's chest |
| 29% | ONCEINALIFETIME | 15 | Like opportunities that might be hard to decline |
| 29% | SLICKS | 6 | Some spills that may spread...like this puzzle's indicated letters |
| 29% | AIM | 3 | To complete this puzzle may be your immediate one |
| 29% | SKILLETS | 8 | Things in the kitchen that might be seasoned but aren’t eaten |
| 29% | TIE | 3 | Thing that may be cause for a celebration when it's broken |
| 29% | DAILYPLANET | 11 | Publication that is the key to this puzzle's theme |
| 29% | UNRISEN | 7 | Like dough that may be used to make flat breads |
| 28% | MUTED | 5 | Like a video-call participant who appears to be speaking but can’t be heard, often |
| 28% | OASIS | 5 | A mirage might appear to be one |