| 100% | WEL | 3 | "To Caunterbury ...was come into that hostelrye ___ nyne and twenty in a compaignye": Chaucer |
| 43% | BEAN | 4 | Veggie that comes in fava and pinto varieties ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 42% | MUFFIN | 6 | Baked breakfast item that comes in blueberry and chocolate varieties ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 40% | CATNIP | 6 | A herb that is minty in flavour and causes euphoria to felines |
| 39% | RASP | 4 | Berry that comes in different colors and is a popular pie flavor |
| 38% | STIRUPDRAMA | 11 | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| 38% | BUZZLIGHTYEAR | 13 | Animated toy in a spacesuit who is known to exclaim "To infinity ... and Beyond!" before leaping into action (2 wds.) |
| 37% | KEEPITPG | 8 | "Tone down that PDA, there are kids around," and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 37% | PUTONTHEDOG | 11 | Pretend to be wealthy, in old slang ... and a hint to words that end answers to starred clues |
| 37% | TENON | 5 | Projecting end of a piece of wood that is formed to fit into a mortise in another piece |
| 37% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 37% | OKA | 3 | Lada automobile brand that originally had a 40 cu in engine and was given to many service veterans free |
| 37% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 37% | BECOME | 6 | Come into being, change, and grow to be |
| 37% | DEFTLY | 6 | In a way that is clever and quick |
| 37% | ASSUREDLY | 9 | In a manner that is confident and certain |
| 37% | EQUITABLY | 9 | In a way that is fair to all |
| 36% | NIGHTINGALE | 11 | Melodious bird in John Keats' titular poem that is a tribute to its song that soars beyond sorrow and time |
| 36% | TUSIMPLE | 8 | Co. that's launched a self-driving freight network, starting in Texas and Arizona with plans to be national by 2024 |
| 36% | MAC | 3 | ___ and cheese, a casserole baked in oven that is considered to be a comfort food in the US |
| 36% | ROPE | 4 | Object that appears to be cut and restored in a classic magic trick |
| 35% | COCONUT | 7 | Versatile tropical fruit that's used in Coladas ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 35% | CLIMBING | 8 | Sport ___, sport that will debut in the 2020 Olympics and requires contestants to ascend a steep wall with their hands and feet |
| 35% | MISSINGYOU | 10 | Tribute to Marvin Gaye written by Lionel Richie and sung by 50-Across that was a Top 10 hit in 1984 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | GRAPE | 5 | Fruit in a vineyard that is used to make 12a |
| 34% | PRANK | 5 | Person the Joker tried to push into a chemical vat in TV's "The Batman", despite the fact that he was the Joker's sidekick |
| 34% | NUDE | 4 | Second single from Radiohead's album in 18a, that had a different title originally and was supposed to be part of the album "OK Computer" |
| 34% | BUTTERFLY | 9 | Word that must be added to 1-, 8-, 65- and 66-Across for their clues to make sense [with a visual hint in the grid] |
| 34% | PIE | 3 | What "four and twenty blackbirds" were baked in, in a nursery rhyme |
| 34% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |