| 100% | CRONE | 5 | Witch, and the combination of letters added to this puzzle's theme answers |
| 55% | THINKQUICKLY | 12 | To understand this puzzle's theme, read the ends of the answers to the starred clues and ... |
| 50% | SALT | 4 | Theme of this puzzle, found in the answers to 21-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across |
| 50% | SMOKEYBEAR | 10 | Character who's wary of the starts to this puzzle's theme answers |
| 47% | LATERALSYMMETRY | 15 | Feature of this puzzle's grid and the answers to the six starred clues |
| 43% | ITSTHEBERRIES | 13 | Old expression of admiration (and the key to this puzzle's theme) |
| 43% | DRONE | 5 | Bee formed by the letters heard at the starts of this puzzle's theme answers |
| 43% | PUNNEDIT | 8 | What the puzzlemaker did to the name in each of this puzzle's theme answers? |
| 42% | PISAITALY | 9 | Home to this puzzle's featured structure, as hinted at by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | ENGLISH | 7 | Language of the answers to this puzzle's uniclues |
| 42% | WWW | 3 | Internet letters, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 41% | TAKE | 4 | With this puzzle's circled letters, exercise a certain constitutional right, and how to answer each starred clue |
| 41% | ELMORE | 6 | "Rum Punch" writer Leonard, and a hint to this puzzle's theme answers |
| 41% | NOTPC | 5 | Potentially offensive, and the theme of this puzzle |
| 41% | AHOUSEDIVIDED | 13 | Lincoln topic, and the theme of this puzzle |
| 41% | ROCKSET | 7 | Description of this puzzle's theme answers, sounding like "The Look" singers? |
| 41% | JUMPERS | 7 | Some basketball shots ... and the theme of this puzzle |
| 41% | TICS | 4 | Idiosyncrasies added to this puzzle's longest answers |
| 40% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 40% | CHANGETHESUBJECT | 16 | Switch topics, and a hint to solving this puzzle's theme answers |
| 40% | TIPTOPSHAPE | 11 | Exceptional physical health, and a feature of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 40% | THEGRINCH | 9 | Thief who stole the missing letters from this puzzle's theme answers |
| 40% | TREERINGS | 9 | Indicators of age ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | UNITEDNATIONS | 13 | Organization honored on October 24 ... and the theme of this puzzle |
| 40% | DANDD | 5 | Seminal role-playing game familiarly, and the theme of this puzzle |
| 39% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 39% | GOESTOTHEDOGS | 13 | Rapidly deteriorates ... and what each of this puzzle's theme answers does? |
| 39% | HASTEMAKESWASTE | 15 | Advice to the rash, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | TWINFALLS | 9 | City of southern Idaho, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | PUN | 3 | Any of this puzzle's theme answers |