| 100% | HANGINTHERE | 11 | "Stick with it!" … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 91% | PRIME | 5 | With 66-Across, peak evening hours ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 90% | RIGHTYTIGHTY | 12 | With 36-Across, mnemonic device for turning 54-Across … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 88% | MONEY | 5 | With 11-Down and 58-Across, aphorism about the effect of sudden wealth … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 87% | GROUP | 5 | With 28-Down, multisubject photos ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 84% | ITCOUPLES | 9 | Tabloid twosomes ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 84% | HALFOFF | 7 | Discounted 50% ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 83% | MIDDLEEAST | 10 | World hot spot ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 83% | SOFTOPENING | 11 | Invitation-only debut ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues? |
| 83% | BLACK | 5 | *Comic actor / *Card game ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 83% | WHATARETHEODDS | 14 | "How lucky was that?" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 83% | THEREARENOWORDS | 15 | "I can't even!" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 83% | SHARINGISCARING | 15 | Preschool teacher's mantra … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 82% | THETIMES | 8 | With 38- and 52-Across, 1964 Bob Dylan song ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 82% | THIS | 4 | With 64-Across, NBC drama ... or, in four parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 82% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | **One way to fall in love ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 82% | EVERYONESACRITIC | 16 | Exasperated response to piled-on feedback ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 81% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | With 63-Across, singing group ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 81% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Well-kept secret ... or a hint to the answer to each starred clue |
| 80% | TWOCANPLAY | 10 | With 28-Down, words to a cheater ... or an honest hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 80% | ADHOMINEM | 9 | Kind of fallacious argument … or, phonetically, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 80% | ANIMALMAGNETISM | 15 | Sex appeal ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues |
| 80% | MPS | 3 | AWOL chasers ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues |
| 80% | COVERTOPS | 9 | Spy activities ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues |
| 80% | NOFLYZONE | 9 | Restricted space ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues |
| 80% | COOKOFF | 7 | Kitchen competition ... or a hint to the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 80% | MINCEMEAT | 9 | Pie filling ... or a hint to the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 80% | LEAVEME | 7 | With 42-Down, "I don't want anything to do with this!" … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 79% | LOWKEY | 6 | Casual ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| 79% | ATALOSSFORWORDS | 15 | Dumbfounded ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |