| 100% | ABOVE | 5 | Traditional location of one of this puzzle's theme words |
| 100% | BELOW | 5 | Traditional location of one of this puzzle's theme words |
| 57% | OPTS | 4 | Makes a choice [and one more example of this puzzle's theme] |
| 56% | WICHITALINEMAN | 14 | Glen Campbell hit, the last word of which is this puzzle's theme |
| 56% | XED | 3 | Struck out, as one letter in each of this puzzle's theme answers |
| 53% | TENANTS | 7 | Ones paying flat rates ... or, when read as two words, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | ALL | 3 | This puzzle's theme word |
| 52% | PRO | 3 | This puzzle's theme word |
| 52% | CLUE | 4 | One of this puzzle's 144 |
| 50% | NBA | 3 | Subj. of this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | FILM | 4 | Medium of this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | EVERYENTRYTHATS | 15 | Explanation of this puzzle's theme ... |
| 50% | NAVY | 4 | Source of this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | BIGBAND | 7 | Player of this puzzle's theme song |
| 50% | FORTIES | 7 | Decade of this puzzle's theme song |
| 50% | TYPEWRITER | 10 | Apt example of this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | GENUS | 5 | Original edition of this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | PUN | 3 | Any of this puzzle's theme answers |
| 50% | ANTICI | 6 | First half of this puzzle's theme ... |
| 50% | SALTSHAKER | 10 | One of a pair at the dinner table ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | INTESTINALORGAN | 15 | Physician's definition of this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | PANAMACANALCITY | 15 | Mapmaker's definition of this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | PUNCTUATIONMARK | 15 | Editor's definition of this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | TAROT | 5 | With 29-Down, source of this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | PRO | 3 | Debate position and half of this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | UNIT | 4 | Each of this puzzle's hidden words, e.g. |
| 48% | AREVERSAL | 9 | With 31-Down, feature of this puzzle's theme entries |
| 48% | EEES | 4 | Some shoes ... and a feature of this puzzle's theme |
| 48% | ANO | 3 | New element in each of this puzzle's theme answers |