| 100% | THEBEST | 7 | With 51-Across, Sinatra classic, and a hint to completing three puzzle answers |
| 68% | TURNONAD | 8 | With 69-Across, change quickly, and a hint to completing three other long answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | TURNDOWNSERVICE | 15 | Hotel amenity, and a hint to three puzzle answers |
| 53% | RAINDROPS | 9 | Shower units, and a hint to three answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | MMM | 3 | "Delicious!" ... and a hint to every Across answer in this puzzle |
| 52% | WINDFALL | 8 | Jackpot, e.g., and a hint to completing four puzzle answers |
| 51% | PREINSTALLATION | 15 | Software service provided by hardware sellers ... and a hint to three long puzzle answers |
| 51% | CREW | 4 | With 65-Across, private dos, and a hint to this puzzle's five theme answers |
| 51% | CDCHANGER | 9 | Classic audiophile's equipment, and a hint to eight long puzzle answers |
| 51% | GENEEDITING | 11 | Molecular manipulation technique ... and a hint to the starts of the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 50% | THESUNALSORISES | 15 | Hemingway title, and a hint to a three-letter answer that fits with four stealthy seven-letter answers |
| 50% | SIDEARM | 7 | Like some baseball pitches ... and a hint to locating the second part of four three-part puzzle answers |
| 49% | TUMBLEWEEDS | 11 | Drifters in some Western scenes ... and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 49% | SPILLTHETEA | 11 | "Give me some gossip!" ... and a hint to this puzzle's sets of circles, which affect four Across answers |
| 49% | IRONSUPPLEMENTS | 15 | GNC offering, and a chemical hint to three long puzzle answers |
| 49% | LOOSELEAF | 9 | Kind of paper ... and a hint to a sequence, each starting with a different letter, found in four other puzzle answers |
| 48% | REARWINDOW | 10 | Hitchcock classic, and a hint to 17-, 25-, 38- and 51-Across |
| 47% | WIRED | 5 | Tense with excitement ... and a hint to the ends of the four longest puzzle answers |
| 47% | ESSAY | 5 | Short article, and a hint to completing the titles in the theme answers |
| 47% | SIDEEYE | 7 | Scornful glance ... and a hint to completing 12 aptly placed answers |
| 47% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Steak go-with, perhaps, and a hint to 10 puzzle answers |
| 47% | THATSMYCUE | 10 | Words before entering ... and a hint to five puzzle answers |
| 47% | LETDOWN | 7 | Disappointment ... and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 46% | LEAVEMEOUTOFTHIS | 16 | "No comment!" ... and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 46% | ALLIN | 5 | Totally committed, and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 46% | BROADWAYSMASHES | 15 | Hit shows, and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 46% | POWERCOUPLE | 11 | Influential pairing, and a hint to the circles in four puzzle answers |
| 46% | INHD | 4 | How most TV shows air, and a hint to nine puzzle answers |
| 46% | KITCHENMATCH | 12 | Pilot lighter, and a hint to the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 46% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |