| 100% | DEPICT | 6 | To show or represent in a form of art |
| 48% | MOTIF | 5 | Dominant theme or pattern in a work of art |
| 47% | EXCHANGINGRINGS | 15 | Sharing in a symbol of commitment … or what four rows in this puzzle are doing to form new phrases |
| 46% | NEBULOUS | 8 | In the form of a haze or cloud |
| 45% | MEDICALLY | 9 | In a way related to treatment of illness or injury |
| 45% | FINALSWEEK | 10 | Period for taking exams ... or a hint to the pattern shown in the last three or four letters of the asterisked answers |
| 43% | EPISODE | 7 | A show or broadcast that forms part of a series |
| 43% | SCULPT | 6 | To build a piece of art from stone or clay |
| 43% | ORIGAMI | 7 | Art form used to create a crane or a masu box |
| 42% | ASK | 3 | To request information in the form of a question |
| 42% | CAFE | 4 | Place in a bookstore to get a cup of coffee or use Wi-Fi |
| 42% | BUGSOUT | 7 | Leaves in a hurry, or a hint to the cluing of the starred answers |
| 42% | SYMBOLISM | 9 | Use of imagery or allegory to evoke meaning in art |
| 42% | VEGETABLESHORTENING | 19 | Canful in a cupboard ... or a hint to parts of six answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | SLUR | 4 | In music, to perform smoothly a melodic phrase of two or more notes |
| 41% | CINEMA | 6 | The art of film, or a place to see a film |
| 41% | RACISM | 6 | Form of intolerance explored in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 41% | BOA | 3 | Soft, fluffy scarf that might be worn in a fashion show ... or something made of feathers |
| 41% | COLLAGE | 7 | Art technique consisting of cutting and pasting materials to a painted or unpainted surface |
| 41% | LOG | 3 | Keep a record of, in written or a visual form |
| 41% | EXHIBIT | 7 | Museum showing, or a piece of evidence in a trial |
| 41% | DEPICT | 6 | Represent in a drawing or painting |
| 40% | RANSACK | 7 | To turn a place upside down in search of valuables, or a way to "plunder" |
| 40% | ODE | 3 | A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject |
| 40% | PSANDQS | 7 | Good behavior ... or a hint to two lines of letters in this puzzle |
| 40% | BLACKFRIDAY | 11 | Time of annual madness ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 40% | BOXINGDAY | 9 | Present time in England? ... or a hint to each set of circled squares |
| 40% | MUD | 3 | Kind of pie, or change a letter in 18d to get the answer |
| 40% | LACQUER | 7 | Liquid of shellac dissolved in alcohol that dries to form a hard protective coating |
| 40% | ROCK | 4 | "School of ___," movie in which Jack Black trains his students to form a band |