| 100% | SAYCHEESE | 9 | "Smile!" ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 86% | AGES | 4 | A very long time ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 86% | ITSATRAP | 8 | Warning cry ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 85% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | With 63-Across, singing group ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 84% | INTHEPAST | 9 | Back then ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 82% | HITPARADE | 9 | List of popular songs ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 79% | THINKTANK | 9 | Research institute ... or, when read as a direction, a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 77% | TIES | 4 | Binds ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 77% | BUTTONDOWN | 10 | Very conventional ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 77% | GOFETCH | 7 | Dog command … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 77% | BITTEREND | 9 | R? … or a hint to the answers of the five starred clues |
| 77% | LONDON | 6 | 2012 Olympics locale, with a hint to the ends of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 75% | BOOKEND | 7 | Shelf prop ... or a hint to both parts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 74% | SPLITPEA | 8 | Kind of soup ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| 74% | WINDOWS8 | 8 | 2012 software release ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 73% | SIXFLAGS | 8 | Popular day trip destination ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 73% | LIFEPARTNER | 11 | Significant other, often, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 73% | SOCIALSTUDIES | 13 | Field including history, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 73% | DOFF | 4 | Remove, as clothing ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 73% | SAFETYFIRST | 11 | Cautionary workplace axiom ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | FINDCLOSURE | 11 | Accept and let go of something … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 72% | ALTERNATETAKES | 14 | Different points of view ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | KICKSTARTS | 10 | Reinvigorates, as an economy ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | GIMME | 5 | Tot's sassy demand ... or a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing, or a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | EYE | 3 | Storm center ... or, phonetically, letter that can precede the ends of the answers to the five starred clues to spell popular devices |
| 71% | IMTAKEN | 7 | Polite rejection at a dance ... or a hint to each half of the answers to the starred clues |
| 71% | ITSASTEAL | 9 | "Can't beat that price!" or a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 70% | ITSALLNOISE | 11 | "That's just talk, talk, talk," or a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 70% | THINK | 5 | With 19-Across, reconsider ... or a hint to the starts of the five starred clues |