| 100% | PARIS | 5 | "From hell to breakfast in ___," idiom with the French capital that means "go through a wide range of experiences" |
| 39% | DAMASCUS | 8 | "Road to ___," idiom with the Syrian capital that means "life-changing experience" |
| 36% | LONDON | 6 | "It's ___ to a brick," idiom with the English capital that means "indicate with a high certainty" |
| 32% | ACRO | 4 | Prefix with "yoga" to mean the practice that involves a lot of lifting |
| 32% | STOOP | 5 | Bend to go through a doorway, say ... or what may be in front of the door |
| 31% | THECIDERHOUSELURES | 18 | Story of a youth who says to hell with it and goes to the pub? |
| 31% | TAHOE | 5 | California freshwater lake with a name that translates to "edge of the lake" in Washoe |
| 31% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |
| 31% | CAPITAL | 7 | With 31-Down, proceeds from the sale of an asset … or a hint to understanding six answers in this puzzle |
| 31% | SMOG | 4 | Fog that has combined with excessive smoke in the air, often leading to a lot of lung diseases |
| 31% | WATERLOO | 8 | "Meet your ___," idiom with a Belgian city that means "to experience a significant defeat" |
| 30% | PROUDMARY | 9 | Girl in a Tina Turner song from the soundtrack of "What's Love Got to Do with It": 2 wds. |
| 30% | LEGAL | 5 | Boston ___, law drama that made a reference to the Lillian Corporation from "Cheers" in the episode "Deep End of the Poole" |
| 30% | CEDILLA | 7 | Character such as that placed under the c in French name Francois that softens the sound from that of k to s |
| 30% | YOUSWEAR | 8 | Something done on a stack of Bibles or in response to someone stealing the cheesecake you were going to eat for breakfast |
| 29% | LECOQ | 5 | With 36-Across, French title of a Rimsky-Korsakov opera that translates to "The Golden Rooster" |
| 29% | DRAGON | 6 | Flying beast seen in "Game of Thrones" ... also a word that goes with "fly" to refer to an insect with an elongated body |
| 29% | MWA | 3 | Fraternal org. founded in 1883, now with over 740,000 members, that was to protect families after the death of a breadwinner. (abbr.) |
| 29% | STUFFING | 8 | The meaning of farce in a French restaurant |
| 29% | HORSEAROUND | 11 | Engage in tomfoolery ... and a hint to what goes with each part of the answers to starred clues, but not in the same way |
| 29% | BAD | 3 | Michael Jackson album with songs like "Man in the Mirror," that went on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time |
| 29% | AUDIT | 5 | Go through the books at a company to ensure everything is in place |
| 28% | BRIE | 4 | Grayish white cheese that originated from a French region of the same name and is considered to be in a low lactose range of 0-2% |
| 28% | EDINBURGH | 9 | A town in Indiana that shares its name with the capital of Scotland |
| 28% | HANOI | 5 | World capital that's home to the Temple of Literature, built in 1070 |
| 28% | INTERSTATE | 10 | With 59-Across, highway that goes through the 15 places indicated in this puzzle, in order, north to south |
| 28% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 28% | BIENVENUE | 9 | Word that might be in the introduction to a French textbook |
| 28% | EATER | 5 | Suffix with "bee" to mean a bird that nests in burrows |
| 28% | AWAY | 4 | To squirrel ___, fall-related idiom that means to hide something of value in a safe place |