| 100% | GUEST | 5 | (3/5) "She leads you to the ___ (visitor) room where Tom Blanks stayed and you start to search for clues..." |
| 32% | INVOGUE | 7 | Fashionable ... or where you might find the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 31% | ACUTABOVE | 9 | On another level, or a clue to the starts of 3-, 4-, 11- and 27-Down |
| 31% | SET | 3 | (1/5) "As the mystery thickens, you, Dale E. Theme, decide to pay a visit to the ___ where Tom Blanks was filming his latest project..." |
| 31% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 31% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has |
| 31% | CHOCOLATEDROP | 13 | Kiss alternative ... or a hint to the starts of 3-, 5-, 10-, 14-, 26-, 64- and 68-Down |
| 31% | CHARCUTERIEBOARD | 16 | Artistically arranged appetizer, or where to find the beginnings of 3-, 5-, 8-, and 10-Down |
| 30% | HAIRSALON | 9 | Permanent place ... and where to find the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 30% | RECIPEBOOK | 10 | Kitchen guide ... and where to find the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 30% | AFTERDARK | 9 | At night ... and where the starts of the answers to starred clues can go |
| 30% | RIGHTOFWAY | 10 | Crossroads concern, and where you might find the answers to starred clues' ending words |
| 30% | AFTERSCHOOL | 11 | Common time for homework, and where to find the starts of 17-, 26-, 37-, and 49-Across |
| 29% | IMDB | 4 | Where you might search for a lead? |
| 29% | SIRI | 4 | Her name is Norwegian for "beautiful woman who leads you to victory" |
| 28% | SPOT | 4 | (5/5) Don't forget to put out the bonfire when you leave and make sure to check the ___ for good measure |
| 28% | ROLL | 4 | "Rock and ___," song by Led Zeppelin or what you might do to shape snow into the perfect base for a snowman |
| 28% | PASSGO | 6 | Round a corner in 65-Across ... or what you must do to answer the clues for 20-, 34-, 43- and 56-Across |
| 28% | ELOISE | 6 | Fictional girl who says "I go to all the weddings in the White and Gold room and I usually stay for the reception" |
| 28% | JKROWLING | 9 | British novelist and creator of characters in 8a who also wrote the screenplay for "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them": 3 wds. |
| 27% | SHAKEITOFF | 10 | The lead single from Taylor Swift's fifth album, that received 3 Grammy nominations, and stayed on the Hot 100 charts for 50 weeks: 3 wds. |
| 27% | ESCAPEE | 7 | Search dogs' target ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 27% | HEARTBREAKERS | 13 | Tom Petty and the ___, "Learning to Fly" band that made music for the film "She's the One" |
| 27% | DEN | 3 | I am the cozy room where you relax and watch your favorite shows. Who am I? |
| 27% | JERRYKOOSMAN | 12 | Starting pitcher who won Game 2 and Game 5 (pitching to 18-Across for the final out) of the 1969 World Series for the Miracle Mets (2 wds.) |
| 27% | EYEOPENER | 9 | Shock to the system, and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be |
| 27% | DRAW | 4 | Something you can do to the starts of 17-, 21-, 37-, 53- and 60-Across |
| 27% | FIRSTSTRING | 11 | Like the starting team, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 27% | SIDEHUSTLE | 10 | Freelance for extra income ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 27% | ENDIN | 5 | Conclude with, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |