| 100% | RIGHTTURN | 9 | With 55-Down, sign at some corners, and a hint to four places in this grid |
| 49% | BLACKOPS | 8 | Some covert assignments, and a hint to four spots in this puzzle |
| 49% | SLEEPERCELL | 11 | Operatives living in secret, and a hint to four squares in this grid |
| 45% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | Monopolize, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 44% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Easily ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | BODYOFWATER | 11 | Geographic feature, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | LIFTOFF | 7 | Launchpad event, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | TURNINGPOINTS | 13 | Decisive moments, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 42% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 42% | ONTHEROAD | 9 | Kerouac novel, and a hint to the four starred women in this puzzle |
| 42% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 42% | RISINGSUN | 9 | 1992 Michael Crichton bestseller, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 42% | TAKINGTHEPLUNGE | 15 | Acting after much hesitation, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 42% | PCS | 3 | Some laptops, and a hint to five long answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | TWOSTATESOLUTION | 16 | Topic of international negotiations ... and a hint to every four-letter answer in this puzzle |
| 41% | JUICEUP | 7 | Supercharge, and a hint to what's literally hiding in the four longest Down answers |
| 41% | CONDENSEDMILK | 13 | Ingredient of sweetened Thai tea, and a hint to solving some squares in this puzzle |
| 41% | POPUPAD | 7 | Bit of Web clutter, and a hint to making sense of four answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | PARADISELOST | 12 | John Milton epic, and a hint to how four long answers in this puzzle were formed |
| 41% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Strengthen one's commitment ... and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | FUELUP | 6 | Go from empty to full, and a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 41% | DOWNUNDER | 9 | Nickname for 18-Across, and a hint to how four answers in this puzzle are to be entered |
| 40% | AND | 3 | + ... with a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 40% | TBIRD | 5 | Classic car ... and a hint to the hidden image you can draw using 21 identical squares in this grid |
| 40% | COMPASS | 7 | Provider of directions ... or a hint to the four "+" shapes in this puzzle's grid |
| 40% | LOOSELEAF | 9 | Kind of paper ... and a hint to a sequence, each starting with a different letter, found in four other puzzle answers |
| 39% | ARTCENTER | 9 | Place with a gallery, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | ITSDISCONNECTED | 15 | "Check the plug!" (and a hint to solving four rows in this puzzle) |
| 39% | SHAPESUP | 8 | Gets fit, and a literal hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 38% | LEGUP | 5 | Boost, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |