| 100% | HANDS | 5 | Word hidden in "Royal flush and straight" |
| 50% | DIR | 3 | Any of the four words hidden in 17-, 26-, 43- and 56-Across: Abbr. |
| 48% | NEST | 4 | Where 38-Across lay 1-Across ... or a word hidden in 20-, 27-, 44- and 51-Across |
| 48% | RAJA | 4 | Indian royal and a word you'll find hidden in "Maharajah" |
| 46% | STRUM | 5 | Word hidden in "instrument" |
| 46% | PRIVATELY | 9 | "Between us"... or the word hidden between U and S in this puzzle's theme entries |
| 45% | READYORNOT | 10 | Words in hide-and-seek |
| 45% | THISANDTHAT | 11 | Miscellany, and a hint to the hidden words in the starred answers |
| 45% | EINE | 4 | Word hidden in "One in Essen" |
| 45% | STORM | 5 | Word hidden in "Tempest or monsoon" |
| 45% | STOAT | 5 | Beast that changes color in winter and then hides to avoid royal furriers |
| 44% | ORE | 3 | Miner's rock and a word hidden in "Korea" |
| 44% | RINGO | 5 | Word hidden in "Drummer in good band" |
| 44% | HEART | 5 | Word hidden in "Source of the arteries" |
| 44% | OLD | 3 | Antique word hidden in "gold" |
| 44% | BALLRETURN | 10 | Bowling alley device, and a hint to the hidden word in each starred answer |
| 44% | BETWEENTHELINES | 15 | Where to look for hidden words in this puzzle's fifth and eleventh columns? |
| 44% | FRUIT | 5 | What's found hidden between words in "deli meat," "little monster" and "radio range" |
| 44% | TENS | 4 | Number cards in royal flushes |
| 44% | TENS | 4 | Low cards in royal flushes |
| 44% | TENS | 4 | Lowest cards in royal flushes |
| 44% | ACES | 4 | High cards in royal flushes |
| 44% | ACES | 4 | Highest cards in royal flushes |
| 43% | REAR | 4 | Word hidden in each of the theme entries |
| 43% | LINTTRAP | 8 | Dryer screen used to "catch" a hidden word in 16-, 22-, 51- and 60-Across? |
| 43% | ACES | 4 | Highest ranked cards in royal flushes |
| 43% | ERI | 3 | Aria title word hidden in "stage right" |
| 43% | MIDDLECLASS | 11 | Average income group, and a hint to hidden words in 18-, 24-, 40- and 52-Across |
| 43% | LANGUAGEBARRIER | 15 | Foreigner's obstacle ... or a hint to hidden words in 17-, 29-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 42% | ART | 3 | Word hidden backward in "portrait" |