| 100% | OSCAR | 5 | With 56-Down, start of eight answers in this puzzle |
| 65% | BLOCK | 5 | Literal element of eight answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | SAINTNICHOLAS | 13 | Figure associated with eight answers in this puzzle |
| 54% | SANTA | 5 | Owner of eight other answers in this puzzle |
| 53% | AMA | 3 | Professional org. ending eight answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | ALLFORONE | 9 | With 21-Down, catchphrase that provides a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | LEADBELLY | 9 | Legendary guitarist ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 52% | GOOVERTHEEDGE | 13 | Flip out ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | AROUNDTHE | 9 | With 56-Down, where to find this puzzle's 12 theme answers |
| 51% | LOSTART | 7 | Letter writing, they say ... or a hint to eight answers in this puzzle |
| 51% | GETTINGONESDUCKS | 16 | With 69-Across, organizational process implied by eight answers in this puzzle |
| 49% | STAIRCASE | 9 | This puzzle has a secret one, starting with the third letter of 4-Down |
| 49% | BILATERAL | 9 | With 46-Across, feature of the answers to this puzzle's six starred clues, in a sense |
| 48% | YEN | 3 | Urge hidden in this puzzle's eight longest answers |
| 48% | TOE | 3 | Digit associated with the starts of this puzzle's five longest answers |
| 47% | ONCEISNOTENOUGH | 15 | Jacqueline Susann novel, and the problem with some of the answers in this puzzle |
| 47% | DAD | 3 | Today's honoree, found in this puzzle's eight longest answers |
| 47% | OKBYME | 6 | "I'm good with it," or a description of eight occurrences in this puzzle |
| 47% | XSANDOS | 7 | Playbook symbols ... or letters treated symbolically in this puzzle's Down answers |
| 46% | LOOPS | 5 | What the paths of three answers in this puzzle include |
| 46% | JRRTOLKIENSTHE | 14 | With 55-Across, source of this puzzle's quote (which starts in box #38) |
| 46% | PALINDROME | 10 | Part of eight of this puzzle's long answers |
| 46% | ONEONONE | 8 | Configuration of six places in this puzzle's answer |
| 46% | TWO | 3 | Number of X's in this puzzle's answer |
| 45% | IVYLEAGUESCHOOL | 15 | Each of eight in this puzzle |
| 45% | FILM | 4 | What each completed pair of theme answers in this puzzle is |
| 45% | FALLINGO | 8 | Quarrel ... or a feature of five answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | YIDDISH | 7 | Source of the six longest Across answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | SNOWWHITE | 9 | Woman associated with seven other answers in this puzzle |
| 44% | HARDC | 5 | It starts and ends seven answers in this puzzle |