| 100% | RANSACK | 7 | To turn a place upside down in search of valuables, or a way to "plunder" |
| 41% | LOOT | 4 | To raid and take valuables, or a way to "plunder" (rhymes with "boot") |
| 41% | DOUBLEBLIND | 11 | Kind of experiment ... or a hint to 10 Down answers in this puzzle |
| 40% | MEDICALLY | 9 | In a way related to treatment of illness or injury |
| 39% | PIECESOFEIGHT | 13 | Pirate plunder ... or a hint to interpreting an appropriate number of squares in this puzzle |
| 39% | CAFE | 4 | Place in a bookstore to get a cup of coffee or use Wi-Fi |
| 37% | FAR | 3 | "A long, long way to run" or a solfege note in a "The Sound of Music" song |
| 36% | DIM | 3 | Turn down, in a way |
| 36% | DIMS | 4 | Turns down, in a way |
| 36% | ONLOW | 5 | Turned down, in a way |
| 36% | SACK | 4 | To pillage and destroy a place, or a way to "plunder" (rhymes with "back") |
| 35% | CINEMA | 6 | The art of film, or a place to see a film |
| 35% | STEAL | 5 | To swipe possessions secretly, or a way to "plunder" |
| 35% | DYE | 3 | Turn silver to gold, in a way |
| 35% | SOFA | 4 | Place to plop down in a den |
| 35% | NEWSPAPERCOLUMN | 15 | Place to express an opinion ... or a literal description of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down? |
| 35% | PROWL | 5 | Rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey or something to steal |
| 35% | KEYWORD | 7 | Google search need ... or a hint to the ends of 20- and 49-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 35% | SCREEN | 6 | With 45-Down, displays during an online presentation ... or a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | DOGEARED | 8 | Often turned down, in a way |
| 34% | TIMEFRAME | 9 | Window, of sorts ... or a hint to completing 10 answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | MOVING | 6 | With 58-Down, vehicle for people on the go? ... or a hint to five strategically placed answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | CHAR | 4 | A fish ... or to cook it, in a way |
| 34% | TRICKLE | 7 | To drip or run down in a small flowing stream |
| 34% | ENTERED | 7 | Went in or gained admittance to a place |
| 34% | APE | 3 | Mock or make fun of, in a way |
| 34% | SELL | 4 | Agree to let go of, in a way |
| 34% | TENURED | 7 | Hard to let go of, in a way |
| 34% | SLICEOPEN | 9 | Get to the heart of, in a way |