| 100% | AANDE | 5 | "Ghost Hunters" channel suggested by the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | EVERYTHINGBAGEL | 15 | Breakfast order suggested by the answers to the starred clues |
| 71% | STONEAGE | 8 | Apparent setting for a two-letter comic strip suggested by the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | FLIPFLOPS | 9 | Questionable political moves suggested by the answers to the nine starred clues |
| 68% | DOG | 3 | ___ days (time of summer suggested by the answers to the starred clues) |
| 66% | FOODCHAIN | 9 | Apt description of the sequence suggested by the answers to starred clues? |
| 63% | SMILE | 5 | Expression shared by the answers to starred clues |
| 63% | BIGEASY | 7 | Nickname for New Orleans, celebrated by the answers to the starred clues and suggested by the shaded squares |
| 60% | OPPOSITESATTRACT | 16 | Saying about compatible partners … as suggested by the starts of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues? |
| 60% | FIVEWS | 6 | Journalism's traditional set of questions, obliquely addressed by the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | KEEPINTOUCH | 11 | Parting words suggested by all or part of the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | CAPITALOFFENSES | 15 | Pun-crimes committed by the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 57% | MOUSTACHES | 10 | Archetypically villainous features possessed by the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | DISAPPEARINGINK | 15 | Liquid evidenced by the answers to this puzzle's starred clues? |
| 57% | SEANCONNERY | 11 | Classic 111-Across portrayer, whose iconic accent is suggested by the answers to the italicized clues |
| 57% | WORD | 4 | Kind of ladder exemplified by the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 57% | YMCA | 4 | Hit song literally hinted at by the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | OOHANDAAH | 9 | Gush (over) ... or sounds shared by the answer to each starred clue |
| 56% | SUPERBOWL | 9 | With 26 Across, memorable spots created by the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | ABANDON | 7 | Leave high and dry ... or, when divided into three parts, what the answers to starred clues are encompassed by |
| 55% | FULLCOUNT | 9 | 3-2 ... or what's represented by the answers to this puzzle's starred clues? |
| 55% | LOSEWEIGHT | 10 | Common New Year's resolution -- as hinted at by the answers to the four starred clues |
| 54% | TOPHAT | 6 | Something worn by the answer to each starred clue, as represented graphically in this puzzle's grid |
| 54% | TRIPLE | 6 | With 39-Across, impressive basketball feat ... or a feature shared by the answers to the six starred clues |
| 53% | ATLAS | 5 | Mythological figure hinted at by the answers to the eight starred clues as well as this puzzle's design |
| 53% | SECRETCODE | 10 | What the answers to the six starred clues follow, as hinted at by 66-Across |
| 52% | PIC | 3 | Shot surrounding the answers to starred clues |
| 52% | ZAMBONI | 7 | Machine waiting to enter the middle of this grid, as suggested by the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | THREELINES | 10 | Feature of haiku, and of the answers to starred clues |
| 52% | ROOKIEMISTAKE | 13 | Error the answers to starred clues might make |