| 100% | ISAWESAUHESAWME | 15 | Tongue-twister phrase hinting at this puzzle's theme |
| 66% | ADDAPINCHOFSALT | 15 | Cooking instruction hinting at this puzzle's theme? |
| 62% | MIDDLEEARTH | 11 | Tolkien’s imaginary world (that hints at this puzzle’s theme) |
| 59% | IVEBEENAMINERFORA | 17 | With 113-Across, 1972 song lyric hinting at this puzzle's theme |
| 57% | ABE | 3 | Lincoln who gave the "House Divided Speech," which hints at this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | DOUBLEPLAY | 10 | Hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | ITSGONNACOSTYOU | 15 | Bargaining phrase ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 51% | THEME | 5 | What this puzzle's title hints at |
| 50% | THREEMUSKETEERS | 15 | Group with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | BAKERSDOZEN | 11 | It's a bit more than it sounds, and hints at this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | SUDS | 4 | Lather (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 49% | NOWISE | 6 | Without any chance at all (and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 48% | UPLIFTS | 7 | Elates, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 48% | ADDED | 5 | Extra, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 48% | OFGRAY | 6 | ...and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 48% | JOHNLECARREBOOK | 15 | Theme of this puzzle, as hinted at by 17-, 23-, 45- and 59-Across |
| 47% | ONAMARCH | 8 | Parading ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | NATIONALPASTIME | 15 | Baseball ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | ADDICT | 6 | Fiend … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | APART | 5 | Separate ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | CATCHINGSOMEZZ | 14 | Asleep ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | ELONGATE | 8 | Stretch ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme? |
| 47% | SIDESPLITTING | 13 | Hilarious ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | TRIO | 4 | Threesome ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | SIDENOTES | 9 | Marginalia … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | BIGGIRLSDONTCRY | 15 | 1962 #1 hit by the group hinted at in this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | SEWER | 5 | Job title (giving a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 46% | GRANDCENTRAL | 12 | Famous place with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | COD | 3 | Atlantic catch (and a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 46% | MINDYOURPSANDQS | 15 | "Behave!" ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |