| 100% | BOTTOMLINE | 10 | Upshot, so to speak . . . or something missing from a capital letter in four of this puzzle’s clues? |
| 40% | DOUBLENEGATIVE | 14 | Grammatical faux pas seen in four of this puzzle’s clues . . . and, in a different way, their answers? |
| 38% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 35% | KITTYCORNER | 11 | Diagonally ... or a hint to four of this puzzle's squares |
| 35% | SPELLEDOUT | 10 | Explained in great detail ... or what four of this puzzle's clues are? |
| 35% | SUGGESTIONBOXES | 15 | Slotted containers, and a clue to four of this puzzle's squares |
| 33% | WIGGLEROOM | 10 | Space to maneuver, or a hint to five sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 33% | THEOTHERAMERICA | 15 | Read the first letter in each clue to get a quote from this '67 speech |
| 33% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| 33% | PUBLICEDUCATION | 15 | What this puzzle's four missing clues spell, in order |
| 33% | FILLINTHEBLANK | 14 | Test format ... or a hint to understanding three of this puzzle's clues |
| 32% | LOVEHATERELATIONSHIPS | 21 | They involve mixed feelings ... or a hint to four squares in this completed puzzle |
| 32% | WISEUPTO | 8 | Become aware of … or a homophonic description of four letter shifts in this puzzle's grid |
| 32% | COMPASS | 7 | Provider of directions ... or a hint to the four "+" shapes in this puzzle's grid |
| 32% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 32% | SOLIDFOOD | 9 | Theme of this puzzle, so to speak |
| 32% | OLDDRAGONSHEAD | 14 | Section of the eastern end of this puzzle's landmark, so named for its resemblance to a mythical beast drinking from the sea |
| 32% | PSANDQS | 7 | Good behavior ... or a hint to two lines of letters in this puzzle |
| 32% | OWO | 3 | Surprised emoticon hidden in four of this puzzle's answers |
| 32% | LENDINGOUT | 10 | Allowing use of, as a library does ... or, in three parts, a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 32% | ROLLINGBLACKOUT | 15 | Temporary, controlled power shutdown … or a hint to reading four of this puzzle's answers |
| 31% | NECKING | 7 | Making out ... or a hint to this puzzle's four hidden articles of clothing |
| 31% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Who's depicted in this puzzle when the circled letters are connected from A to Z and back to A |
| 31% | JOHNNYONTHESPOT | 15 | Person who's ready and able to help ... or a literal description of four occurrences in this puzzle |
| 31% | READMUSIC | 9 | Follow a composer's notation ... or a hint to interpreting four clues in this puzzle |
| 31% | LEGUP | 5 | Boost, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 31% | INREVERSE | 9 | Backwards, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 31% | DOTTHEIS | 8 | Pay attention to details … or a hint to filling in seven of this puzzle's squares |
| 31% | NOTQUITEMYTEMPO | 15 | Iconic line from "Whiplash," or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 31% | BUTTERFLY | 9 | Image formed by connecting this puzzle's circled letters from A to N and then back to A |