| 100% | BOUGH | 5 | *Main branch of a tree that ends the same as 17a, 19a, 34a and 46d, but does not rhyme |
| 67% | COUGH | 5 | *Flu symptom that ends the same as 17a, 19a, 47a and 46d, but does not rhyme |
| 66% | ROUGH | 5 | *Uneven or coarse surface that ends the same as 17a, 19a, 34a and 47a, but does not rhyme |
| 61% | DOUGH | 5 | *Baking mixture that ends the same as 19a, 34a, 47a and 46d, but does not rhyme |
| 41% | ENOUGH | 6 | *"Just can't get ___" (non-rhyming word that ends the same as 17a, 34a, 47a and 46d) |
| 32% | FREEATLAST | 10 | End of a speech that included the words "1963 is not an end, but a beginning" |
| 30% | LIMB | 4 | Any of the main branches of a tree |
| 29% | BOUGH | 5 | Main branch of a tree |
| 28% | BAA | 3 | First word of a nursery rhyme that ends "And one for the little boy who lives down the lane" |
| 28% | OAK | 3 | Tree that is the title and subject of a Katharine Towers poetry book |
| 27% | OXEN | 4 | Animal name that ends with "X" but the plural does not end with "s" |
| 27% | GEOLOGY | 7 | Branch of science that deals with the study of earth as well as its structure and composition |
| 27% | RUNNINGSCARED | 13 | 1961 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, but is not featured in, a 1986 Gregory Hines/Billy Crystal film (2 wds.) |
| 27% | SEMI | 4 | Prefix that means the same thing as, and rhymes with, "hemi-" and "demi-" |
| 26% | MAPLE | 5 | Tree that is known for its fall foliage and as a source of a syrup enjoyed with pancakes |
| 26% | LENORE | 6 | Poe poem that ends "From grief and groan to a golden throne beside the King of Heaven" |
| 26% | LEAF | 4 | Part of a tree that changes color in the fall |
| 26% | TOURDEFRANCE | 12 | Annual cycling race that ends at Champs-Elysees and is a part of the UCI World Tour: 3 wds. |
| 25% | MAKESWAVES | 10 | Causes a ruckus, and what the end of each answer to the starred clues does |
| 25% | DOFF | 4 | Remove, as clothing ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 25% | GETCRACKING | 11 | Make a start, and what you might do to the ends of the starred answers |
| 25% | LEAF | 4 | Part of a tree that might fall off in the autumn |
| 25% | RAISEEMUP | 9 | Words before a toast, and what you can do to the ends of the starred answers |
| 25% | VHS | 3 | VCR format that was a popular mode of watching 19a in the 1980s and 1990s: Abbr. |
| 25% | PALM | 4 | A tree that sounds like a part of the hand |
| 25% | PREPOSITION | 11 | Part of speech some say shouldn't end a sentence, but that does end each starred answer |
| 25% | WHATARACKET | 11 | "Boy, is that loud!" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 38- and 49-Across |
| 25% | SIBYL | 5 | One of a number of prophetesses in ancient Greece and Rome such as that of Cumae, who guided Aeneas through the underworld |
| 25% | PATENTS | 7 | Sony's filing of a McDonald's commercial that can be ended by shouting "McDonald's!" at the screen, and the like |
| 25% | CHAIR | 5 | Head, as a committee ... or a word that can follow the ends of 16-, 29-, 36-, 47- and 61-Across |