| 100% | SHIFTINGGEARS | 13 | Unexpectedly changing one's attitude ... and what's literally hidden in six long puzzle answers |
| 52% | JUICEUP | 7 | Supercharge, and a hint to what's literally hiding in the four longest Down answers |
| 51% | DOUBLEDOUBLE | 12 | Basketball stat, and what can be found in six of this puzzle's long answers |
| 49% | DNA | 3 | Building block of life, and what's hidden in this puzzle's 4 longest answers |
| 49% | RECYCLEDMETAL | 13 | Scrapyard commodity ... and what's hidden in the nine other longest puzzle answers |
| 49% | PER | 3 | A pop, and what's hiding in this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 47% | WILDOATS | 8 | What young people may sow ... and what's literally hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | TUMBLEWEEDS | 11 | Drifters in some Western scenes ... and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 44% | LANDONTHEMOON | 13 | Arrive as astronauts did 7/20/69 ... and what's literally seen in seven pairs of puzzle answers |
| 43% | ADDTOGETHER | 11 | Combine ... and a hint to what's hidden in eight long answers |
| 43% | ACESUP | 6 | Hickok's last hand, it's said ... and what's literally found in four Down puzzle answers |
| 42% | CHOPPEDLIVER | 12 | Metaphor for one feeling slighted ... and what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | PAPAS | 5 | Half of a 1960s pop group, and what's found in half of this puzzle's long answers |
| 42% | MAMAS | 5 | Half of a 1960s pop group, and what's found in half of this puzzle's long answers |
| 41% | HIGHTEA | 7 | British afternoon tradition, and what this puzzle's four longest answers literally have? |
| 41% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Certain moral lapse, and a hint to what's hidden in this puzzle's theme answers |
| 41% | DPS | 3 | MLB rally killers, briefly, and a hint to what's in the four longest puzzle answers |
| 41% | SHAPESHIFTERS | 13 | Amorphous sci-fi beings, and a hint to what's hidden in the four other longest answers |
| 40% | GRACEUNDERFIRE | 14 | 1990s sitcom ... and what literally appears six times in this puzzle |
| 40% | DAILYJUMBLE | 11 | Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 40% | TTOPS | 5 | Features of some sports cars, and what this puzzle's four longest answers have in common |
| 40% | CHANGINGDIAPERS | 15 | New father's task, maybe ... and what the three other longest puzzle answers have in common? |
| 40% | BACKPAY | 7 | Past due salary ... and what's literally hidden in 17-, 23-, 52- and 63-Across |
| 40% | CHANGEOFCLOTHES | 15 | Overnight bag item ... and what's literally hidden in 17-, 24-. 51- and 63-Across |
| 40% | WIDESPREAD | 10 | Extensive ... and what's literally seen in this puzzle's circles |
| 39% | BACKWOODS | 9 | Primitive area, and what's literally found in this puzzle's circles |
| 39% | WORKINGMYWAYBACKTOU | 19 | What I am doing when spelling out six long answers in this puzzle? |
| 39% | MADDASH | 7 | Frantic rush, and what's literally found in each set of puzzle circles |
| 39% | DOUBLEHEADER | 12 | In 2020's MLB season, each game of one was seven innings ... and what each word of three long answers can have |
| 39% | PCORMAC | 7 | What's hidden in the four longest Across answers |