| 100% | FOUR | 4 | What a 56-Across would tally for this puzzle? |
| 50% | NEITHERRHYMENORREASON | 21 | What a theme answer from this puzzle would have if it included the word "month"? |
| 47% | MISS | 4 | What a 61-Across will be called for only a little while longer |
| 42% | TUX | 3 | What a man would wear to the Oscars, for short |
| 41% | NEON | 4 | Let's go to the 1980s! What will you see here? You will see a lot of this bright shade used for clothes |
| 41% | TWENTYSIXSTATES | 15 | What this puzzle's perimeter contains abbreviations for |
| 41% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 41% | HLMFFWVDMRV | 11 | Title for this puzzle ... which the answers to the eight starred clues will help explain |
| 41% | WHYYOULITTLE | 12 | What a solver might growl after catching on to this puzzle's theme? |
| 40% | CROSS | 5 | What this puzzle's across and down answers do |
| 40% | INFO | 4 | What you would find in a FAQ, for short |
| 40% | CROSS | 5 | What words do in a puzzle like this one |
| 40% | SEVENCS | 7 | Punny title for this puzzle that's a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 40% | NOPIECEOFCAKE | 13 | What a chef might call each dessert featured in this puzzle, literally or figuratively |
| 40% | TUX | 3 | What James Bond would wear to a party, for short |
| 40% | SWEET | 5 | With 62-Across, a possible title for this puzzle |
| 40% | SHIFT | 5 | With 61-Across, a possible title for this puzzle |
| 40% | TNT | 3 | What takes this puzzle out with a bang? |
| 39% | MERGELEFT | 9 | What you might have to do for some highway construction … or a first hint to solving this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | THEME | 5 | What this clue's number is for this puzzle |
| 39% | BIRD | 4 | What gets this puzzle off to a flying start? |
| 39% | ANAGRAMMEDWORDS | 15 | SWORD (or a title for this puzzle) |
| 39% | GOBETWEEN | 9 | Intermediary (or a title for this puzzle) |
| 39% | AINTTHATTHEPITS | 15 | "Man, what a bummer!"...and a hint to four of this puzzle's blocks |
| 39% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 38% | BITPARTS | 8 | What eight actors took on for this puzzle? |
| 38% | DRINKSONME | 10 | "I'm paying for this round" … or a literal hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 38% | NINEHOLES | 9 | Quick outing for Tiger Woods ... or what this completed puzzle contains |
| 38% | THEME | 5 | Parts of a bride's attire, for this puzzle |
| 38% | PEANUTS | 7 | With 66-Across, possible title for this puzzle |