| 100% | MOLE | 4 | *Beauty mark like that of Marilyn Monroe, or word that could also refer to 19a, 23a, 26a, 45a, and 30d |
| 33% | JELLY | 5 | What quivering legs feel like ... or a word that can precede the starts of 17-, 27-, 45- and 60-Across |
| 33% | NOODLE | 6 | Ramen or pasta piece ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 32% | CRAB | 4 | Type of seafood that can also refer to a cranky person |
| 32% | NOB | 3 | One of wealth and standing in Britain ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 31% | WHEEL | 5 | Word before "house" to refer to a part of a boat or ship, and something that's not actually a house |
| 31% | HOME | 4 | There's no place like it ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 29% | BASS | 4 | Word that refers to the lowest range of musical notes and ends with "ss" |
| 29% | TOWN | 4 | Word that can follow Hades or Urine to make the title of a musical |
| 29% | GHOST | 5 | Word game ... or a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 26-, 43- and 54-Across |
| 29% | GRIOT | 5 | Word that can refer to a West African oral historian or a Haitian pork dish |
| 29% | MOLES | 5 | Beauty marks that Marilyn Monroe and Cindy Crawford are known for |
| 29% | IMONTHEPHONE | 12 | Mouthed words that can also be said while doing the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 29% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn ... or a word that can precede the ends of 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across |
| 29% | DAS | 3 | Word that can precede EFX or Racist to create the name of a hip-hop group |
| 29% | THONGS | 6 | Word that might refer to pairs of underwear or pairs of shoes |
| 28% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 28% | SECURITY | 8 | Mall cop's job ... or a word that can precede the starts of 19-, 32-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 28% | ELEMENTAL | 9 | A word that means simple and basic, or pertaining to forces of nature |
| 28% | DOME | 4 | Bowl-shaped stadium roof ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 28% | KEEP | 4 | Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 28% | ESS | 3 | Letter that can be added to the fronts of 4-, 6- and 7-Across to make new words |
| 27% | BREADANDBUTTER | 14 | Primary source of income ... and words that can precede the two parts, respectively, of the answers to starred clues |
| 27% | CORNERBARS | 10 | Local watering holes, and a hint to a word that can follow eight of this puzzle's peripheral answers |
| 27% | CHAIR | 5 | Head, as a committee ... or a word that can follow the ends of 16-, 29-, 36-, 47- and 61-Across |
| 27% | HEAVYWEIGHT | 11 | Boxing class, also a word commonly used to refer to something that's "important or influential" |
| 27% | MELON | 5 | "Water" follower for a juicy, summer fruit ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 27% | EMPTY | 5 | Containing nothing, or a word that sounds like the initials of the answers to the starred clues |
| 27% | BEAN | 4 | Veggie that comes in fava and pinto varieties ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 27% | COCONUT | 7 | Versatile tropical fruit that's used in Coladas ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |