| 100% | IMDOWN | 6 | "Count me in!," or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 85% | EGOCENTRIC | 10 | Like someone who only has I's for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues |
| 84% | COOLWEATHER | 11 | Feature of early spring and late fall, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 82% | DOUBLEPARK | 10 | Leave one's vehicle in a traffic lane, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 78% | ALAMODE | 7 | Fashionable, or an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 77% | ALLKIDDINGASIDE | 15 | "But seriously," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 77% | NOEL | 4 | Holiday song, and, phonetically, an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 76% | NOLA | 4 | Mardi Gras city nickname, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 76% | COMEONDOWN | 10 | "The Price Is Right" signature phrase, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 75% | BUILDUP | 7 | Create high expectations for, or an apt description of the first part of the answer to each starred clue |
| 74% | WHATABOUTISM | 12 | Rhetorical strategy of countering an accusation with another accusation, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 74% | THEENDISJUST | 12 | With 43-Across, "When one door closes, another door opens," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 73% | GREENNEWDEAL | 12 | Proposed climate legislation ... or an apt description for the first five letters of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | BROKEN | 6 | With 49-Across, it keeps repeating itself ... and, based on the first and last letters, an apt description of each answer to a starred clue |
| 68% | SWINGSET | 8 | Playground fixture, or an apt description of the beginnings of the starred clues |
| 68% | WHOVILLE | 8 | Town targeted by the Grinch, and an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 67% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 66% | HALFMEASURE | 11 | Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 66% | SOANDSO | 7 | Name better left unsaid, or a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack player's option ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 66% | SISI | 4 | "Oui! Oui!" in Oaxaca, and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | CARBOLOADED | 11 | Fueled up before a big race, or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 64% | HUMANNATURE | 11 | Set of traits we all have ... or a two-part description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 64% | TAKETHEWRONGWAY | 15 | Misinterpret, or what is hidden in each of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 64% | RNS | 3 | Hosp. staffers, or an initial feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | YOURATTENTIONPLEASE | 19 | Start of an announcement ... or a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the six starred clues |
| 64% | ROUGHPATCH | 10 | Difficult time, or what is hidden in each of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 63% | DEADENDS | 8 | Unfruitful paths ... or a description of both words in the answers to the seven starred clues? |
| 63% | GREENEGGSANDHAM | 15 | Dr. Seuss book ... or a description of the answers to the three starred clues |