| 100% | {TAX}ES | 7 | "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and ___": Benjamin Franklin |
| 44% | YOUREMISSINGOUT | 15 | "That's a lost opportunity," and what can be said to the writer of four clues in this puzzle |
| 39% | THEVIBESAREOFF | 14 | "This doesn't feel right," and what can be said about some letters in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 38% | YAWN | 4 | Observing one is said to be contagious ... and you might do it seconds after filling in this answer |
| 37% | WEST | 4 | Word after "South" for an airline that is the third-largest in the world and can take you to your travel destination |
| 36% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | "Not quite!," and what can be said about a letter string in the answer to each starred clue |
| 36% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 35% | BACKPACK | 8 | Travel the world with one bag, and what can be found in this puzzle's circled letters? |
| 35% | TURNSOFPHRASE | 13 | Distinctive ways to express things, or what four pairs of answers in this puzzle could be said to constitute |
| 34% | BRIMSTONE | 9 | God's wrath is said to be all fire and this |
| 34% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | End of a testy exchange, and what can be found four times in this puzzle, thanks to four black squares |
| 34% | HEADLESS | 8 | This Horseman was said to dwell in Sleepy Hollow |
| 34% | THATWASNTON | 11 | With 70-Down, "Never would've predicted this scenario," and what can be said about the first word of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 33% | FASHIONFORWARD | 14 | On the cutting edge of style, or what 20-, 33-, and 40-Across can be said to be? |
| 33% | LIZLEMON | 8 | Sitcom protagonist who says "I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich" |
| 33% | SPECULATE | 9 | It can be risky to do this in the stock market |
| 32% | HOTWATER | 8 | When you're in trouble you're said to be in this |
| 32% | ADAR | 4 | Month in which Moses is said to have been born and died |
| 32% | FATHERTIME | 10 | Scythe carrier who is also said to be undefeated in the sports world |
| 32% | SOAP | 4 | This could be liquid and you can buy it in bars |
| 32% | FINER | 5 | "Nothing could be __ than to be in CarolinaÉ" |
| 32% | FUEL | 4 | Materials like wood, gas, and diesel that can be burned to produce 28a, say |
| 31% | TAROT | 5 | The Fool, Death, and the Devil are in this deck |
| 31% | BELL | 4 | ___ Witch Cave, karst cave in Tennessee that is said to be haunted and inspired the film, "An American Haunting" |
| 31% | LOTTE | 5 | ___ World Tower, skyscraper in South Korea said to be amongst the tallest buildings in the world |
| 31% | SHANGHAI | 8 | ___ Tower, skyscraper located in China said to be amongst the tallest buildings in the world |
| 31% | KHALIFA | 7 | Burj ___, skyscraper located in Dubai said to be amongst the tallest buildings in the world |
| 31% | ITSADEAL | 8 | "Agreed!" ... and what can be said about the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 31% | THATSANORDER | 12 | "Do it now!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues |
| 31% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |