| 100% | JIGSAW | 6 | Type of puzzle first created by John Spilsbury |
| 43% | STATIC | 6 | Type of electricity created by rubbing |
| 42% | MAZE | 4 | Type of puzzle that can be solved by a slime mold |
| 42% | PLATFORM | 8 | Type of shoe favored by Elton John |
| 42% | ASH | 3 | Type of cloud created by a volcanic eruption |
| 38% | SUNSHINE | 8 | First word of #1 titles by Donovan and John Denver |
| 37% | ACROSTIC | 8 | Type of puzzle |
| 37% | MANONTHESTREET | 14 | Type of impromptu comedic interview created by Steve Allen as a bit on 16-Across (4 wds.) |
| 35% | DOCSAVAGE | 9 | Fictional character created by Lester Dent who first appeared in 1933 pulp novel The Man of Bronze |
| 35% | JIGSAW | 6 | Type of puzzle; Saw franchise villain |
| 35% | DAYBREAK | 8 | First light ... or a phenomenon suggested by this puzzle's seven sets of circled letters? |
| 35% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 35% | YEAR | 4 | Span represented by the first three letters of 12 answers in this puzzle |
| 35% | DISTRICTOF | 10 | & 13D Novel trilogy by John Dos Passos whose first part was 1939's Adventures of a Young Man |
| 35% | PHONETIC | 8 | Apt word spelled out by the first letters of eight answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | TVDINNER | 8 | *Type of meal first sold by C.A. Swanson & Sons |
| 34% | MATCHES | 7 | Friction firelighters created by John Walker |
| 34% | TENCIENTS | 9 | Total value of the symbols created by the special crossings in this puzzle |
| 34% | ACROSTIC | 8 | Type of word puzzle |
| 34% | EMT | 3 | Type of first responder |
| 34% | MAZE | 4 | Type of puzzle with a start and a finish |
| 34% | CORNFLAKES | 10 | Breakfast item created by John Harvey Kellogg |
| 34% | QUARRYMEN | 9 | 1950s skiffle group created by John Lennon |
| 34% | ULTRON | 6 | Evil robot first created by Hank Pym |
| 33% | REN | 3 | Canine companion of Stimpy created by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi |
| 33% | REBUS | 5 | Type of puzzle consisting of pictures representing syllables and words |
| 33% | STEAMBOAT | 9 | Mist-powered water vessel created by John Fitch |
| 33% | DEACY | 5 | ___ Amp, electric guitar amplifier created by John Deacon |
| 33% | JOHNGRISHAMNOVEL | 16 | What the first word of each of seven answers in this puzzle is, when preceded by “The” |
| 33% | GIN | 3 | Type of liquor made by Tanqueray |