| 100% | FINER | 5 | "Nothing could be __ than to be in CarolinaÉ" |
| 76% | FINER | 5 | "Nothing could be __ than to be inÉ" |
| 68% | TAP | 3 | Action that can be done to a phone, in more ways than one |
| 67% | {TAX}ES | 7 | "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and ___": Benjamin Franklin |
| 62% | CLOCKRADIOS | 11 | Devices that can be set to AM in two different ways |
| 56% | AMP | 3 | One could go up to 11 in "This Is Spinal Tap" |
| 56% | SPECULATE | 9 | It can be risky to do this in the stock market |
| 56% | ROM | 3 | It can't be written to, in a PC |
| 55% | OSUMGAME | 8 | Situation in which, on the whole, nothing can be gained or lost |
| 55% | INFERIOR | 8 | To be less in quality or success than the others |
| 54% | AMBIGUOUS | 9 | Unclear, can be interpreted in more than one way |
| 53% | REDPILL | 7 | Truth that might be hard to swallow, in more ways than one |
| 53% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 53% | FLASK | 5 | Volumetric container found in a lab that can be used to see some chemical reactions |
| 53% | SPONGE | 6 | ___ cake, lightly flavored cake that can be used to form multiple layers in a cake |
| 52% | LONE | 4 | ___ wolf (one who prefers to be alone rather than in a group) |
| 52% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be mightier than a sword, in a proverb |
| 52% | BUBBLESUP | 9 | Rises to the top, or what can be found in this puzzle? |
| 51% | REFUTABLE | 9 | Can be proven to be false |
| 50% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 50% | NIKKIHALEY | 10 | In 2010, she became the first woman to be elected governor of South Carolina: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 50% | WILDHORSES | 10 | 1971 Stones hit, or what can be found in the answers to starred clues |
| 50% | RADIO | 5 | It can be two-way ... with a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 50% | BODYLANGUAGE | 12 | Nonverbal communication, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 50% | MESSYBUNS | 9 | Casual updos, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 50% | CHANGEAGENT | 11 | Modern innovator, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | CHOPPYWATERS | 12 | Rough sailing, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | SAMESEXCOUPLES | 14 | Some partners, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 50% | TURNSOFPHRASE | 13 | Distinctive ways to express things, or what four pairs of answers in this puzzle could be said to constitute |