| 100% | LADIES | 6 | With 63-Across, what some performers saw in Las Vegas? ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 49% | THATSTHEWAYTHE | 14 | With 42-Across, "C'est la vie," or a hint to the progression seen in the corners of this puzzle |
| 48% | GRAY | 4 | With 32-Down, ambiguity ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 48% | DOUBLEEDGED | 11 | Like some swords ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | FIVEO | 5 | Cops, in slang ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | ITS | 3 | With 40-Across, a chorus line ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | POP | 3 | With 45-Across, students' unwelcome surprise ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | THEGAP | 6 | Classic name in retail clothing ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | LETTER | 6 | With 9-Across, post office mail slot ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | SHORT | 5 | With 39-Across, some Sundance submissions … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | MARGIN | 6 | With 29-/30-Across, wiggle room ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | DOUBLECROSS | 11 | Betray … or a hint to what's found in this puzzle's shaded squares |
| 46% | RUNNING | 7 | With 57-Across, 1977 Jackson Browne album ... or a hint to what's depicted in this puzzle's grid |
| 46% | SISTER | 6 | With 64 Across, Audre Lorde book... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 46% | CORNERKICKS | 11 | Goal-scoring opportunities in soccer ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 46% | FEELLIKEAFOOL | 13 | Regret some stupidity ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | ABPOSITIVE | 10 | What's an uncommon blood type ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | FREAKY | 6 | With 34-Across, 2003 body-switching comedy ... or a hint to what's in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 45% | EMPTYBOXES | 10 | Moving aids, or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | SWITCHJOBS | 10 | Change careers, or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | ONAMARCH | 8 | Parading ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | ADDICT | 6 | Fiend … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | APART | 5 | Separate ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | CATCHINGSOMEZZ | 14 | Asleep ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | ELONGATE | 8 | Stretch ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme? |
| 45% | SIDESPLITTING | 13 | Hilarious ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | TRIO | 4 | Threesome ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | SIDENOTES | 9 | Marginalia … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | KITKATMINIS | 11 | Bite-size chocolate-covered wafers ... or a hint to what's found in five squares in this puzzle |
| 45% | SPACEJUNK | 9 | Orbiting debris, or a hint to this puzzle's theme foods |