| 100% | ENG | 3 | This puzzle is in it, briefly |
| 63% | ENG | 3 | Language this puzzle is in: Abbr. |
| 62% | CAPS | 4 | THIS CLUE IS IN IT |
| 61% | EVIL | 4 | This is bad. Real bad. And it's lurking in the longest puzzle answers, too! |
| 61% | AMAJ | 4 | Taylor Swift's "Call It What You Want" is written in this, briefly |
| 61% | ITAL | 4 | Movie titles might be in it, briefly |
| 59% | NEEDLEINAHAYSTACK | 17 | Item hidden somewhere in this puzzle (where is it?) |
| 59% | SNL | 3 | Kate McKinnon is in its ensemble, briefly |
| 58% | TINATURNER | 10 | "The Best" singer, and what this puzzle is, in the circles |
| 57% | AFC | 3 | Houston is in it, but Dallas isn't, briefly |
| 57% | QANDASESSION | 12 | What solvers of this puzzle are taking part in? |
| 57% | SNOW | 4 | Balls of it are found in this puzzle |
| 56% | TOPIC | 5 | For this puzzle, it is "Beer" |
| 56% | YODASPEAK | 9 | Written in it this clue is |
| 55% | COLUMN | 6 | This answer is in the third one of this puzzle |
| 55% | FILE | 4 | What this puzzle's data is kept in |
| 55% | LASTLETTERS | 11 | Explanatory information about this puzzle is revealed by reading these in the clues |
| 54% | INDOORS | 7 | Not alfresco, and what this puzzle is vis-à-vis its border answers |
| 54% | PERSONALIZED | 12 | Like this puzzle, when 36-Across is filled in |
| 53% | SUBJECT | 7 | What "The Star-Spangled Banner" writer is in this puzzle |
| 53% | 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" |
| 53% | ONEDOWN | 7 | In this puzzle it starts B-E-L |
| 53% | ONEA | 4 | In this puzzle, it’s clued as “Feeling :(” |
| 53% | GANJA | 5 | In 2009 Eminem thought it must be this |
| 53% | APIN | 4 | "Put ___ in it," advice for solving four answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | ZODIAC | 6 | All 12 of its symbols are featured in this puzzle |
| 52% | WET | 3 | It might be hard to get this in a desert |
| 51% | CRACKINGTHECODE | 15 | Arriving at an “Aha!” moment . . . or what this puzzle is doing vis-à-vis its circled letters |
| 51% | SPECULATE | 9 | It can be risky to do this in the stock market |
| 51% | SOAP | 4 | This could be liquid and you can buy it in bars |