| 100% | YOU | 3 | Who's solving this puzzle |
| 86% | YOU | 3 | Who is solving this puzzle |
| 67% | FREEASSOCIATION | 15 | How to solve this puzzle's starred clues |
| 66% | HAPPYFACE | 9 | Response to solving this puzzle |
| 66% | YOU | 3 | The person solving this puzzle |
| 66% | PUT2AND2TOGETHER | 16 | Solve this puzzle |
| 64% | EIEIO | 5 | Refrain from solving this puzzle? |
| 64% | CHANGETHESUBJECT | 16 | Switch topics, and a hint to solving this puzzle's theme answers |
| 63% | YOU | 3 | Person solving this puzzle |
| 63% | PARESDOWN | 9 | Gradually trims … or a phonetic second hint to solving this puzzle's theme |
| 62% | SMILEYFACE | 10 | Image depicted by this puzzle, after it's solved |
| 61% | INAILEDIT | 9 | Appropriate exclamation upon solving this puzzle? |
| 61% | ANAGRAMTHE | 10 | Trap #1 to solving this puzzle |
| 61% | YOU | 3 | Person solving this puzzle right now |
| 61% | NOW | 3 | While you're solving this puzzle |
| 61% | FUN | 3 | Feeling while solving this puzzle, hopefully |
| 61% | NOW | 3 | As you're solving this puzzle |
| 61% | TODAY | 5 | When you're solving this puzzle |
| 61% | EVENTRALEE | 10 | When you'll solve this puzzle? |
| 61% | USEYOURNOODLE | 13 | Best way to solve this puzzle |
| 61% | TENPM | 5 | Appropriate time to solve this puzzle? |
| 60% | SSORCAYREVE | 11 | Start of instructions for solving this puzzle |
| 60% | IFACLUE | 7 | Advice for solving this puzzle, part 1 |
| 60% | ININK | 5 | How you might bravely solve this puzzle |
| 59% | SAYS | 4 | "Simon ___ . . . solve this crossword puzzle!" |
| 59% | POPINJAYS | 9 | Coxcombs (and a hint to solving this puzzle) |
| 59% | AHAMOMENT | 9 | What you may have while solving this puzzle? |
| 59% | REVERSEEACH | 11 | With 66-Across, hint for solving this puzzle |
| 59% | ATABOIL | 7 | How you might feel after solving this puzzle |
| 59% | ALEX | 4 | Trebek who once hosted this puzzle's theme |