| 100% | GABE | 4 | ___ Kaplan, star of "Welcome back, Kotter" |
| 79% | GABE | 4 | "Welcome Back, Kotter" star Kaplan |
| 79% | GABE | 4 | Kaplan of "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
| 76% | GABE | 4 | Actor Kaplan of "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
| 73% | GABE | 4 | Kaplan who starred on "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
| 62% | GABE | 4 | Kotter of "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
| 62% | GABE | 4 | "Welcome Back, Kotter" actor Kaplan |
| 62% | RON | 3 | Palillo of "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
| 60% | HIGHSCHOOL | 10 | Setting of "Welcome Back, Kotter": 2 wds. |
| 60% | GABE | 4 | "Welcome Back, Kotter" role of 1970s TV |
| 55% | GABEKAPLAN | 10 | "Welcome Back, Kotter" star who won a "Poker After Dark" tournament: 2 wds. |
| 55% | GABE | 4 | Kaplan who played Kotter on "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
| 54% | EPSTEIN | 7 | Pal of Barbarino in "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
| 53% | GABE | 4 | Kaplan who played a teacher on "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
| 47% | GABE | 4 | "Welcome Back, Kotter" role |
| 47% | VINNIE | 6 | "Welcome Back, Kotter" guy |
| 45% | VINNIE | 6 | Barbarino on "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
| 43% | VINNIE | 6 | John Travolta's "Welcome Back, Kotter" role |
| 43% | TENSEEXCHANGE | 13 | Back-and-forth involving seven pairs of words in this puzzle's starred answers |
| 42% | DOWNSIZES | 9 | Scales back, or a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 42% | INTHEPAST | 9 | Back then ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | VINNIE | 6 | ___ Barbarino, John Travolta's role on "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
| 41% | OPENDOOR | 8 | Welcoming symbol ... or what each part of the answers to the six starred clues can do? |
| 40% | JACKLEMMON | 10 | Star of "Missing" |
| 40% | SEBERG | 6 | Star of "Breathless" |
| 40% | VEGA | 4 | Star of Lyra |
| 40% | ETOILE | 6 | Star of France |
| 40% | GARBO | 5 | Star of "Ninotchka" |
| 40% | RIGEL | 5 | Star of Orion |
| 40% | BADGE | 5 | Star of "Gunsmoke"? |