| 100% | EXAM | 4 | *End-of-semester test, and where talking wouldn't be welcome |
| 47% | CHURCH | 6 | *Place of worship, and where talking is kept to a minimum |
| 46% | BEHINDTIME | 10 | Later than expected ... and where the ends of the answers to starred clues may be found |
| 42% | BACKROOM | 8 | Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 39% | EXAM | 4 | Test at the end of semester, for short |
| 39% | IOWA | 4 | Where James T. Kirk was born and raised |
| 39% | DEEP | 4 | Like the end of a pool where the diving board is |
| 38% | CURRENCIES | 10 | What the ends of 17-, 21-, 37-, 39- and 55-Across are |
| 38% | CHORALGROUP | 11 | What the ends of 17-, 31-, 37- and 48-Across are, collectively |
| 38% | ICELAND | 7 | Country where Of Horses and Men was filmed |
| 38% | AIRPLANESEATS | 13 | What the ends of the answers to 20-, 26- and 42-Across are |
| 37% | EDEN | 4 | Where the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil was |
| 37% | ASIA | 4 | Where most of the world's rice and tea is grown |
| 37% | MIDWEST | 7 | Part of the US where Michigan and Missouri are |
| 37% | ALLOTMENT | 9 | Plot of land where fruit and vegetables are grown |
| 37% | MIDWEST | 7 | Part of the US where Nebraska and Michigan are |
| 37% | EXAM | 4 | Test at the end of a semester |
| 37% | BALLPARKFIGURES | 15 | Rough estimates ... or what the ends of 17-, 24-, 52- and 65-Across are? |
| 37% | DIRECTORSSHOUT | 14 | What the ends of 20-, 35- and 42-Across are, collectively |
| 37% | LEG | 3 | Part of the body where the femur and tibia are |
| 37% | LEG | 3 | Part of the body where the thigh and calf are |
| 37% | KITCHEN | 7 | Part of a house where food is made and stored |
| 37% | SEVILLE | 7 | City where “Carmen” and “The Marriage of Figaro” are set |
| 37% | CORE | 4 | Part of the body where the abs and obliques are |
| 37% | SETH | 4 | Rogen of "Superbad" and "This Is the End" |
| 36% | AFTERPARTY | 10 | Oscar night celebration ... and where to find the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 36% | EXAM | 4 | Test that might be worth a large percentage of a semester's grade |
| 36% | BEDSIDE | 7 | Type of table where a lamp and storybook may be kept |
| 36% | ALLOVERTHEMAP | 13 | Wildly diverse, and where you'll find the ends of 20-, 28-, 39- and 47-Across |
| 36% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |