| 100% | JEEP | 4 | ''Your bond or stamp starts a __ down the ramp'' (WWII poster message) |
| 38% | MODEL | 5 | What Barbie becomes when she's strutting down the ramp or posing for a magazine cover |
| 30% | ACUTABOVE | 9 | On another level, or a clue to the starts of 3-, 4-, 11- and 27-Down |
| 30% | NOWI | 4 | The start of a prayer, "___ lay me down...": 2 wds. |
| 30% | DRAW | 4 | Start of a tournament ... or the end of a match? |
| 30% | SWAT | 4 | End of a fly? ... or the start of one? |
| 30% | CHOCOLATEDROP | 13 | Kiss alternative ... or a hint to the starts of 3-, 5-, 10-, 14-, 26-, 64- and 68-Down |
| 29% | ACTS | 4 | The lineup on the poster for a concert or talent show: Plural |
| 29% | ESCROW | 6 | A bond or deed kept in the custody of a third party |
| 29% | THE | 3 | "___ End," a message at the end of movies or cartoons |
| 29% | CHECKIN | 7 | Arrive at a hotel at the start of your stay |
| 29% | WHATCHAUPTO | 11 | "Anything fun on the agenda today?," or a hint to the starts of 3-, 7-, 21-, and 29-Down |
| 29% | SPEAKUP | 7 | "Louder!"...and a clue to the starts of four Down answers |
| 29% | BIGBANG | 7 | Theory of the universe, or a hint to the starts of 17-Across and 7-, 10-, 35- and 40-Down |
| 28% | DOWNSIZES | 9 | Scales back, or a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 28% | DIF | 3 | "Not the same," for short (also, a starting to "-fuse" or "-ference") |
| 28% | ILLSECONDTHAT | 13 | "Amen!" ... or a hint to the start of four other long answers |
| 28% | HEY | 3 | With 61-Down, Jimi Hendrix's first single ... or a hint to the starts of 20-, 28-, 45- and 50-Across |
| 28% | AMORE | 5 | It makes you "dance down the street with a cloud at your feet," in a 1953 hit |
| 28% | ONETWOTHREEFOUR | 15 | Start of a count ... or the letter frequencies in 17-, 30-, 46- and 64-Across |
| 28% | COUNTERFEITCOIN | 15 | Slug, or a hint to the starts of 17-, 28- and 46-Across |
| 28% | LEGEND | 6 | Folklore tale, or word that starts with the name of a walking limb |
| 28% | ETCH | 4 | To write something down, or a popular toy known as the ___-a-sketch |
| 28% | UPON | 4 | Pick the words to start your fairy tale! (1/3) "Once ___ a time..." |
| 28% | FIVEIRONS | 9 | Fairway clubs ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to 17-, 24- and 45-Across and 10- and 37-Down |
| 28% | WAIT | 4 | "Step 4: Grab a burger or magazine and ___ for the boarding to start!" |
| 28% | YOUVEGOT | 8 | Start of a reassuring phrase ... or the start to 20a, 41a, 55a, or 38d: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PANEL | 5 | A secret one sometimes slid aside and led to secret rooms or down into the dungeons |
| 27% | SKYFALL | 7 | 2012 Bond film ... or a hint to six other Down answers in this puzzle |
| 27% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Without a doubt ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues are? |