| 100% | UTAHSTATE | 9 | University suggested by this puzzle's black squares |
| 66% | BEETHOVENSFIFTH | 15 | Work suggested by this puzzle's circled and shaded squares |
| 65% | FLIPPINGONESLID | 15 | Snapping ... as suggested by some black squares in this puzzle |
| 63% | BUTTERFLYEFFECT | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, as suggested visually by its central black squares |
| 63% | ATTHEDROPOFAHAT | 15 | With only slight provocation ... as suggested by some black squares in this puzzle |
| 62% | PARTY | 5 | Event suggested by this puzzle's circled squares, read clockwise from the top |
| 62% | PENTOMINOES | 11 | Complete set of 12 shapes formed by this puzzle's black squares |
| 61% | INVENTIONS | 10 | Legacy of 72-Down, seven of which appear among this puzzle's answers and one more suggested by the black squares in the middle of the grid |
| 60% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | Item suggested visually by the black squares in this puzzle's grid |
| 59% | TWOPEASINAPOD | 13 | Almost twins ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled squares? |
| 59% | KENKEN | 6 | Newspaper puzzle suggested by this crossword's shaded squares |
| 58% | OCTAGON | 7 | Shape of 96-Across suggested by this puzzle's special squares |
| 57% | GOESFORASPIN | 12 | Drives around awhile ... as suggested by this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 57% | NORTH | 5 | Direction suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 57% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Game suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 57% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Locale suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 57% | THOMASNAST | 10 | Cartoonist suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 56% | OCTOPUS | 7 | Creature suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 56% | LATESHIFT | 9 | Employee hours suggested by this puzzle's circles |
| 56% | CHEMICALBONDING | 15 | Attraction suggested by this puzzle's theme answers |
| 56% | TIREROTATION | 12 | Regular vehicle maintenance suggested by this puzzle's circles |
| 55% | THEROUNDSONME | 13 | Offer at a pub ... as suggested by this puzzle's circled squares |
| 55% | TURNTURNTURN | 12 | 1965 #1 Byrds hit ... as suggested by this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 55% | COUNTDOWNIN | 11 | With 81-Down, tradition suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | BEGINNERSPANISH | 15 | Introductory foreign language class suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | SPYVSSPY | 8 | Long-running Mad feature suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |
| 54% | TUNNEL | 6 | With 86-Across, fixation problem suggested by this puzzle's theme |
| 54% | WEATHERBALLOONS | 15 | Carriers of meteorological instruments ... as suggested by this puzzle's theme? |
| 54% | NONCONTIGUOUSLY | 15 | How this puzzle's black squares are arranged |
| 54% | CONGRATULATIONS | 15 | First part of a message suggested by this puzzle's circled letters |