| 100% | TURNOFEVE | 9 | Unforeseen development ... or a feature seen four times in this puzzle's answers? |
| 52% | STUMBLINGBLOCKS | 15 | Obstacles seen four times in this puzzle's completed grid? |
| 51% | TSQUARE | 7 | Drafting tool, and a feature found four times in this puzzle |
| 50% | COLORBYNUMBER | 13 | Kid's art activity ... or something seen four times in this puzzle's solution? |
| 50% | FALLINGO | 8 | Quarrel ... or a feature of five answers in this puzzle |
| 49% | SHAVEICE | 8 | Cold Hawaiian treat ... or a directive followed four times in this puzzle? |
| 49% | CROPSUP | 7 | Arises, and what's seen four times in this puzzle |
| 48% | GRAYAREAS | 9 | Ill-defined situations ... as seen four times in this puzzle? |
| 46% | BLACKFRIDAY | 11 | Time of annual madness ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | CHUCKLEHEAD | 11 | Nincompoop ... or a feature of this puzzle's themed answers? |
| 46% | ENGAGEMENTRING | 14 | It's usually presented in a small box, as seen six times in this puzzle's answer |
| 45% | ESCAPEROOM | 10 | Puzzling activity, as seen four times in this puzzle? |
| 45% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 45% | SWIRL | 5 | Ice cream feature represented four times in this puzzle |
| 45% | BUCKETHAT | 9 | Headwear featured four times in this puzzle |
| 45% | SITUP | 5 | Crunch cousin, and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | STATELINES | 10 | Borders represented four times in this puzzle — both in the grid and on a map |
| 44% | TILDE | 5 | Mark used four times in this puzzle's solution |
| 44% | POPUPAD | 7 | Internet nuisance ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | BLACKHAT | 8 | Western villain ... or a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | MINUTEHAND | 10 | Part of a clock depicted four times in this puzzle? |
| 43% | CRUSHEDICE | 10 | Drink cooler ... or a hint to six squares in this puzzle's answer |
| 43% | SPLITSECOND | 11 | Instant … hinted at four times in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 43% | LIPSYNCHING | 11 | Emulating Milli Vanilli, or what's happening four times in this puzzle |
| 43% | UNDERSEALAB | 11 | Aquanaut's workplace ... or a hint to what's graphically represented four times in this puzzle |
| 42% | SOAPBOX | 7 | Platform ... or something that appears four times in this puzzle? |
| 42% | DOUBLENEGATIVE | 14 | Grammatical faux pas seen in four of this puzzle’s clues . . . and, in a different way, their answers? |
| 42% | EASYONTHEEYES | 13 | Good-looking ... or a phonetic hint to a feature found five times in this puzzle |
| 42% | EMIGRATION | 10 | Exodus, or a literal feature of this puzzle's starred answers |
| 42% | ABBR | 4 | Clue hint used four times in this puzzle (but can't be used here because it would give away the answer) |