| 100% | FREAKY | 6 | With 34-Across, 2003 body-switching comedy ... or a hint to what's in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 60% | SISTER | 6 | With 64 Across, Audre Lorde book... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 59% | RUNNING | 7 | With 57-Across, 1977 Jackson Browne album ... or a hint to what's depicted in this puzzle's grid |
| 58% | DOUBLEORNOTHING | 15 | Risky wager ... with a hint to the letters in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 56% | LADIES | 6 | With 63-Across, what some performers saw in Las Vegas? ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 55% | BACKUPTHETRUCK | 14 | "Wait, what did you just say?," or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 55% | ACROSSTHEPOND | 13 | In Britain, to Americans ... or a hint to what separates this puzzle's circled words |
| 54% | MILKSHAKES | 10 | Diner treats ... or a hint to what's happening to the words in the circled squares in this puzzle? |
| 54% | FIRST | 5 | With 5-Across, baby's milestone ... or a hint to the hidden layer in this puzzle's Across clues |
| 54% | FSH | 3 | Answer to the riddle "What do you call a fish with no eyes?"... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 54% | ALLAS | 5 | What a student with a 4.0 G.P.A. has ... or a hint to the vowels in this puzzle |
| 53% | EVEN | 4 | With 34-Across, 50-50 chance ... or a hint to answering six equations in this puzzle |
| 53% | NBA | 3 | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 52% | YOUDONTSAY | 10 | "Is that so?," or a hint to the communication methods found in this puzzle's circled letters |
| 51% | SWITCHBLADE | 11 | Street weapon ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 51% | COVERTOPERATION | 15 | Secret military mission ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle? |
| 51% | SHUFFLE | 7 | With 42-Across, prepare to play cards (and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters) |
| 50% | DONTTAKEANYOF | 13 | With 33-Down, Skeptic's advice ... or a "noteworthy" hint to seven Across answers in this puzzle |
| 50% | WIGGLEROOM | 10 | Space to maneuver, or a hint to five sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 50% | UPLOADS | 7 | Puts on a server, say ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 50% | LOSTART | 7 | Letter writing, they say ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 50% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 49% | UNDERSEALAB | 11 | Aquanaut's workplace ... or a hint to what's graphically represented four times in this puzzle |
| 49% | TILTA | 5 | With 37-Across, spinning amusement ride, and a hint to this puzzle's design and circled letters |
| 49% | HOLLYWOOD | 9 | With 61-Across, 1987 Robert Townsend satire ... or a hint to deciphering four clues in this puzzle |
| 49% | THEARTOFWAR | 11 | Book with early versions written on bamboo slips ... or a hint to four entries in this puzzle |
| 49% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 49% | OBLIQUEREFERENCE | 16 | Indirect comment ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 49% | LETYOURHAIRDOWN | 15 | "Loosen up!" ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 49% | KITKATMINIS | 11 | Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle |