| 100% | ONTHEHOUSE | 10 | What your mortgage usually is, and isn't, in a way |
| 45% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| 45% | DEFTLY | 6 | In a way that is clever and quick |
| 43% | NINETOFIVEJOBS | 14 | Predictable work ... and, in a way, what the other three longest answers are? |
| 42% | RAISEMONEY | 10 | Get support, in a way ... and what the puzzle circles do |
| 42% | CALLTO | 6 | What your attorney must have received regarding the bar and just hope it isn't a triple zombie |
| 41% | WEAKNESS | 8 | Say what your greatest __ is in a job interview |
| 41% | DEALBREAKER | 11 | Negotiations killer ... or, in a way, what each answer to a starred clue is |
| 41% | BOX | 3 | Container (and, in a way, what you will find outlined by this year's clues related to the mega-meta) |
| 40% | IRREPARABLY | 11 | In a way that can't be fixed |
| 40% | IMPOSSIBLY | 10 | In a way that can't be done |
| 40% | LEGALLY | 7 | In a way that can't be prosecuted, say |
| 39% | MAKEUPTEST | 10 | What this crossword is, in a way? |
| 39% | SEED | 4 | What is planted in the soil and could become a tree? |
| 39% | FATED | 5 | Decided in a way that can't be changed |
| 39% | CROSSPARTYLINES | 15 | Act in a bipartisan way, and what the circled letters do Across and Down |
| 38% | WORKAROUNDS | 11 | Ways to sidestep obstacles, and what are found in this puzzle's circles |
| 38% | HAVEACASE | 9 | Be justified in pressing a suit, and what the starred answers all do |
| 38% | ACIDTRIP | 8 | What might change your mind, in a way |
| 37% | TEST | 4 | ___ tube, container found in a lab that is usually finger-like and is placed on a rack |
| 37% | CERTIFIABLY | 11 | In a way that is confirmed |
| 37% | SKIPPINGTOWN | 12 | Leaving in a hurry . . . or what can be found in each of 18-, 25-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 37% | EMOTES | 6 | Isn't subtle, in a way |
| 37% | VISIBLY | 7 | In a way that can be seen |
| 37% | IRREFUTABLY | 11 | In a way not to be disproved |
| 37% | CHANGEABLY | 10 | In a way that can be altered |
| 36% | EQUITABLY | 9 | In a way that is fair to all |
| 36% | THE | 3 | What "T" is in chat abbreviations "FTW" and "BTW" |
| 36% | GEARS | 5 | What first, second, and third are, in a car |
| 36% | MEMORY | 6 | Answer to the riddle "I form in an instant and last a lifetime. What am I?" |