| 100% | CIRCLE | 6 | ___ of Lights, Christmas event in Indiana featuring the Soldiers and Sailors Monument |
| 34% | POLESAPART | 10 | In complete opposition ... and a feature of the four other longest answers |
| 33% | GROWINGRIFT | 11 | Feature of Issa and Molly's relationship in the fourth season of "Insecure" |
| 33% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 32% | ASL | 3 | Communication system featured in the Best Picture nominees Sound of Metal and Coda |
| 32% | MILKMUSTACHE | 12 | Feature seen on the faces of Beyoncé, Batman, and Bart Simpson, in a famous ad campaign |
| 32% | DANIELCORMIER | 13 | Holder of the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles simultaneously in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ITSOK | 5 | "___", song by Tom Rosenthal, featured in the trailers of "Comet" and "Anesthesia" : 2 wds. |
| 31% | STEM | 4 | Feature of the items in the first parts of 21- and 49-Across and 3- and 29-Down |
| 31% | FAMILYGUY | 9 | Seth MacFarlane animated series featuring the voices of 15-Across, 26-Across, and 34-Across that debuted in 1999 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | LINCOLN | 7 | ___ Memorial, the iconic monument in Washington D.C. which features a sitting statue of an American president |
| 31% | THREERS | 7 | Elementary education ... or feature of the last words punned upon in 17-, 29-, 49- and 66-Across |
| 31% | SPALKO | 6 | Villain in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" |
| 30% | MOTHRA | 6 | Giant moth-like creature featured in the "Godzilla" films as a good monster and protector of the Earth |
| 30% | BRUCEJENNER | 11 | Former name of the Olympic decathlon gold medalist featured on Wheaties boxes in 1977 and 2012: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALLEN | 5 | Karen —, actress who played Marion Ravenwood in 2008 action film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull |
| 30% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 30% | DUNE | 4 | Sandy feature of the National Park in Indiana |
| 30% | STAR | 4 | Dot of light in the sky |
| 30% | STARS | 5 | Points of light in the sky |
| 30% | ROUND | 5 | Short ___, Indiana Jones' young Chinese sidekick in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" |
| 30% | ARK | 3 | The ___ of the Covenant, biblical object that Indiana Jones and his rivals covet in the first installment of the "Indiana Jones" movies |
| 30% | TRIMTHETREE | 11 | Decorate for Christmas, in a way, and how to make sense of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 30% | FIREWORKS | 9 | Explosive displays of lights in the sky |
| 30% | STAR | 4 | Point of light in the night sky |
| 30% | METEOR | 6 | Streak of light in the night sky |
| 29% | NUTCRACKER | 10 | "The ___," Tchaikovsky's Christmas ballet that follows the story of the titular toy soldier that comes alive and transforms into a Prince |
| 29% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 29% | DONTMOVEAMUSCLE | 15 | In the event of a "Freeze!," ... |
| 29% | WEARWARMCLOTHES | 15 | In the event of a freeze, ... |