| 100% | PATIENCE | 8 | "Have the __ of a saint" or "__ is a virtue" |
| 65% | ANIMALFARM | 10 | Source of the line "Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend" |
| 59% | ATTENTION | 9 | Have the __ span of a gnat or mosquito |
| 58% | OSCAR | 5 | (With 13-Across) "My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go" |
| 57% | SURFACE | 7 | Erosion is the eating away of a __ or area |
| 57% | CONFLICTOFINTEREST | 18 | The candidate was accused of having a ___ |
| 56% | MOUSE | 5 | It might be under the paw of a cat ... or a computer user |
| 56% | SEX | 3 | It can be had over the phone or as a group |
| 56% | BATHROOM | 8 | Part of the house where a tub or latrine is found |
| 56% | EPIC | 4 | “The novel is the ___ of a world that has been abandoned by God”: György Lukács |
| 55% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A word or phrase that can be formed using the letters of another word |
| 55% | HAIL | 4 | It may be the size of a golf ball, baseball, or softball |
| 55% | FACECARD | 8 | It may be half of a blackjack … with or without the shaded letter |
| 54% | HELM | 4 | Have the ___ (be in charge of steering a ship) |
| 54% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Without a doubt ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues are? |
| 54% | MPH | 3 | What the speed of a tennis serve or baseball pitch is measured in: Abbr. |
| 53% | DOVE | 4 | "14a is considered to be a close relative of the pigeon or ___ (peace-loving avian)..." |
| 53% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who has been a guest shark on "Shark Tank": Hyph. |
| 53% | BEATSADEAD | 10 | Before the bottom half of a 42-Down, keeps arguing after something has been decided |
| 53% | BOTTOMSHEET | 11 | Bed cover ... or, literally, what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 53% | EAR | 3 | A mantis is the only animal known to have just one of these |
| 53% | NOID | 4 | Reason to be barred from a bar ... or the theme of this puzzle |
| 53% | UPROOTED | 8 | Like a tree that has been lifted out of the ground |
| 53% | UPPER | 5 | Has the ___ hand (is in a position of power) |
| 53% | ELMO | 4 | Patron saint of sailors who is referenced in the title of a 1985 Brat Pack film |
| 53% | ICEBOX | 6 | "I have eaten the plums that were in the ___" (start of a William Carlos Williams poem) |
| 53% | SANS | 4 | Without ... or, as a plural, what the starts of the answers to starred clues are without? |
| 53% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor who has been a UN Goodwill Ambassador for children: 2 wds. |
| 53% | VIEW | 4 | The apartment was at a great price and had a great ___ of the city |
| 52% | INFANTA | 7 | Formerly, a daughter of a king of Spain or Portugal who was not heir to the throne |