| 100% | ZENKOANS | 8 | "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" and "What is the color of the wind?" |
| 76% | KOAN | 4 | What is the sound of one hand clapping?, say |
| 71% | KOAN | 4 | "What is the sound of one hand clapping?," say |
| 70% | KOAN | 4 | “What is the sound of one hand clapping?,” e.g. |
| 67% | GURU | 4 | One who might ask, “What is the sound of one hand clapping?” |
| 44% | EARTH | 5 | Power of one of the magic rings that summon Captain Planet (the others being fire, wind, water and heart) |
| 44% | SSW | 3 | One of the half winds on a compass rose that was named "Ostro-Libeccio" in the 14th and 15th centuries |
| 42% | LOOSEENDS | 9 | Fraying result, and what the second parts of the starred answers can be |
| 42% | DRY | 3 | What the cities of Blanding and Highland, Utah are |
| 42% | FACEDTHEMUSIC | 13 | Accepted the consequences of one's actions, and what the artists did with the hits in this puzzle? |
| 42% | YOUREMUTED | 10 | Comment about the silence on Zoom ... and what's spelled out by the sounds that have been removed from the starts of 10 phrases in this puzzle |
| 41% | INGRAINED | 9 | Deep-rooted ... and what the uncircled letters of the answers to starred clues are? |
| 41% | CRIB | 4 | It may be in the palm of one's hand |
| 41% | PSYCHE | 6 | What the ego and id are part of |
| 41% | WHITE | 5 | What the color of Bing Crosby's Christmas is, in a 1942 song? |
| 41% | DIRECTORSSHOUT | 14 | What the ends of 20-, 35- and 42-Across are, collectively |
| 41% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 35- and 50-Across are |
| 41% | THINGSDRAWN | 11 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across are |
| 41% | BLOCKPARTIES | 12 | Neighborhood social events ... and what the four sets of circles are? |
| 41% | SASS | 4 | What "Talk to the hand!" is an example of |
| 41% | MYTH | 4 | What the tale of Jason and the Argonauts is |
| 41% | HORNS | 5 | What the instruments erkencho and shofar are made of |
| 41% | BLU | 3 | Fictional macaw who is the protagonist of the "Rio" franchise and is named after his color |
| 41% | FLATFINISH | 10 | Paint choice ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 41% | JUMPSTART | 9 | Battery boost ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 40% | GREEN | 5 | Along with gold, ___ and 8a are the traditional colors of Christmas decorations |
| 40% | HOPPERS | 7 | What the starts of 17-, 26-, 44- and 58-Across all are |
| 40% | CHORALGROUP | 11 | What the ends of 17-, 31-, 37- and 48-Across are, collectively |
| 40% | CRASH | 5 | Sound of cymbals, and what the starred answers might do |
| 40% | APE | 3 | What one of the combatants in "Godzilla vs. Kong" is |