| 100% | TENCIENTS | 9 | Total value of the symbols created by the special crossings in this puzzle |
| 44% | PARALLELOGRAM | 13 | What's revealed by connecting the special squares in this puzzle in order |
| 43% | FIVEDOLLARWORDS | 15 | Fancy-schmancy language ... or the contents of some special squares in this puzzle |
| 42% | HASHTAG | 7 | Symbol formed by four crossings in this puzzle |
| 42% | PERSEVERANCE | 12 | Subject of the adage formed by the starts of nine long answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | DECLARATION | 11 | With 114-Across, source of the phrase formed by the ends of eight answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | YEAR | 4 | Span represented by the first three letters of 12 answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | EIGHT | 5 | Total number of letters of the alphabet used in this puzzle |
| 40% | FAIRYTALEENDING | 15 | What’s spelled out by the starts of six answers in this puzzle |
| 40% | NEWYEARSEVE | 11 | Time to sing the tune suggested by the starts of 10 long answers in this puzzle |
| 40% | CROSS | 5 | With 36-Down, intersection ... as suggested by the circled letters in the middle of this puzzle? |
| 40% | ROPE | 4 | *Hitch material, and one of ten one-word movies in this puzzle directed by the honoree |
| 39% | JOHNGRISHAMNOVEL | 16 | What the first word of each of seven answers in this puzzle is, when preceded by “The” |
| 39% | ORANGE | 6 | Color shared by the big cats in this puzzle |
| 39% | LANES | 5 | Divisions represented by the highlighted answers in this puzzle |
| 39% | PHONETIC | 8 | Apt word spelled out by the first letters of eight answers in this puzzle |
| 39% | SMILEYFACE | 10 | What's formed by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 39% | CELESTIALBODIES | 15 | Astronomical objects represented by the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 39% | TEETOTAL | 8 | Abstain ... as suggested by the black squares in this puzzle |
| 39% | GREEKCROSS | 10 | Religious symbol resembling a plus sign ... or a hint to the three groups of shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 38% | TLDR | 4 | "I lost interest" acronym spelled out by the starts of four answers in this puzzle |
| 38% | GRAMMY | 6 | Award notably won in each of the "big four" categories by this puzzle's honoree |
| 38% | SEPTEMBER | 9 | 1978 hit by the band represented in this puzzle's circles |
| 38% | TEN | 3 | Number of mispelled words in this puzzle's clues (oh, by the way, watch out for those tricky circled squares!) |
| 38% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | Item suggested visually by the black squares in this puzzle's grid |
| 38% | TEST | 4 | Any of the eight circled words in this puzzle, and what's spelled out by their intersections |
| 37% | GEORGESSEURAT | 13 | Artist who created the painting hidden in this puzzle |
| 37% | TOOLBOX | 7 | Locale of all the circled items in this puzzle |
| 37% | DOLLAR | 6 | Source of all the tender words in this puzzle? |
| 37% | VIBESHIFTS | 10 | Big changes in the Zeitgeist, as suggested by the circled letters in this puzzle? |