| 100% | DAYLIGHT | 8 | We get less of this in autumn, compared to summer |
| 38% | COBWEBS | 7 | Spiders make lots of these in autumn gardens |
| 37% | USN | 3 | JFK was the first president to have served in this branch of the US Armed Forces |
| 36% | JOYDIVISION | 11 | “Love Will Tear Us Apart” band . . . and a hint to each set of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 35% | LETSCALLITADAY | 14 | "I think we're done here" … or a hint to translating each of the four shaded words in this puzzle |
| 35% | UTAH | 4 | The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ratified by the US in March 1848, saw Mexico ceding this territory to the US |
| 35% | SHORTER | 7 | In autumn, nights get longer, days start to get __ |
| 35% | BURN | 4 | "We'll ___ that bridge when we get to it," example of 50a that predicts a mess in the future |
| 34% | SUNFLOWER | 9 | Harvest the seeds of this yellow bloom in autumn |
| 34% | OLDER | 5 | Father compared to the son in terms of age |
| 34% | HOLESINONE | 10 | Patrick Wills managed to get three of these at Laurel Hill in Lorton, VA on June 22, 2015 |
| 33% | OBSTRUCT | 8 | To get in the way of something |
| 33% | TEARSOFF | 8 | Gets rid of one of those little tags that says "Under penalty of law this tag not not to be removed except by the consumer" |
| 33% | TEALEAVES | 9 | Read these in the bottom of a cup, to predict |
| 33% | MAKEA | 5 | With 69- and 70-Across, get to the point . . . or what you’ll need to do with some of the answers in this puzzle? |
| 33% | EGOS | 4 | These can get in the way of good relationships |
| 33% | REHEARSED | 9 | Got ready to perform in front of an audience |
| 32% | AIMAT | 5 | Get ready to shoot in the direction of: 2 wds. |
| 32% | EDGE | 4 | Get too close to the ___ (be in danger of falling) |
| 32% | PASSWORD | 8 | Enter this series of characters to log in |
| 32% | AHEAD | 5 | "He is ___ of us in this race." (leading) |
| 32% | OLE | 3 | Shout to someone in danger of getting stuck |
| 32% | USHER | 5 | Singer of "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" |
| 32% | MASS | 4 | Boston is the Capital of this US State in the northeastern U.S. |
| 32% | JET | 3 | The Lippisch Ente was the first one of these to fly, in 1928 |
| 32% | SON | 3 | Little Dog, to Hong, in “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” |
| 31% | WYOMING | 7 | Most of Yellowstone park lies in this US state |
| 31% | CIRCLETHEWAGONS | 15 | Get into a defensive position, and what we do in this grid |
| 31% | WATERSLIDES | 11 | Summer amusements ... or a literal description of three answers in this puzzle |
| 31% | HANDCARTS | 9 | The saying says we're going to hell in these |