| 100% | SHORTERDAYS | 11 | Winter feature with a hint to today's puzzle theme |
| 62% | GRANDCENTRAL | 12 | Famous place with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 61% | TALKINCIRCLES | 13 | Argue repetitively ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 60% | THREEMUSKETEERS | 15 | Group with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 60% | NATIONALPASTIME | 15 | Baseball ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 59% | FEELLIKEAFOOL | 13 | Regret some stupidity ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 59% | XYANDXX | 7 | Matching towel set ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 59% | OUTBOX | 6 | Where finished work goes ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 59% | INBOX | 5 | Where work piles up ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 58% | ONEWAYSTREETS | 13 | Most crosstown thoroughfares in Manhattan ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 58% | KINKYBOOTS | 10 | 2013 Best Musical Tony winner ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 57% | THEDIRTYDOZEN | 13 | Hit movie released on June 15, 1967 ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 57% | CANDYSTRIPE | 11 | Pattern once used for hospital volunteer uniforms, with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 57% | OPERATION | 9 | Classic kids' game involving removal of body parts ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | THESECRETGARDEN | 15 | Classic 1911 children's novel ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | ESTA | 4 | "Cómo ___?" (with a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 54% | BIRD | 4 | With 41-Across, a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 53% | VENUSDEMILO | 11 | Masterpiece discovered in 1820 with a feature that's a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | THESOUNDOFMUSIC | 15 | Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Do-Re-Mi" show, with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 52% | POKER | 5 | Card game that's a hint to today's theme |
| 51% | WHERES | 6 | With 45-Across, book title with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 51% | OFGRAY | 6 | ...and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 51% | UPLIFTS | 7 | Elates, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 51% | ADDED | 5 | Extra, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | TOYBOXES | 8 | Places for playthings, with a hint to this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 50% | SEWER | 5 | Job title (giving a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 50% | WWW | 3 | Internet letters, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | EMPTYBOXES | 10 | Moving aids, or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | ITSGONNACOSTYOU | 15 | Bargaining phrase ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 50% | RANDR | 5 | Break, briefly ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |