| 100% | FIRESTARTER | 11 | 1980 Stephen King novel, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has? |
| 73% | SHOWSTOPPER | 11 | Dazzling theater performance, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 73% | COPYRIGHT | 9 | Protection of intellectual property, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 72% | GLOWUP | 6 | Positive personal transformation, in slang, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has? |
| 67% | WORKOUTINTHEEND | 15 | Come to a satisfying conclusion, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 66% | PAIROFPANTS | 11 | Trousers, and what the answer to each starred clue literally is |
| 65% | ORDERUP | 7 | Diner call ... and what the answer to each starred clue literally contains |
| 65% | BREAKSITALLDOWN | 15 | Explains in meticulous detail, and what the answer to each starred clue literally does? |
| 64% | TWOSUITER | 9 | Piece of carry-on luggage, and what the answer to each starred clue literally is |
| 64% | CREATUREFEATURE | 15 | Monster movie, and what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 59% | UPSTARTS | 8 | Social climbers, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 59% | BEARHUGS | 8 | Tight embraces, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 59% | CHEESEFILLING | 13 | Ravioli option, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 59% | DRESSINGDOWN | 12 | Severe scolding, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 59% | ANIMALRIGHTS | 12 | Anti-cruelty movement, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 59% | LETTEROPENERS | 13 | Envelope-slicing tools, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 57% | UPPERATMOSPHERE | 15 | Layer in which space stations orbit Earth, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 57% | DROPSTHEMIC | 11 | Dramatically ends a performance, and what the answer to each starred clue does? |
| 57% | INNER | 5 | With 60-Down, what the answer to each starred clue has |
| 57% | UPPERHAND | 9 | Advantage ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 56% | CLIMBSTHELADDER | 15 | Advances through corporate ranks … and what the answer to each starred clue in this puzzle does |
| 56% | YOUTHGROUP | 10 | Ministry community for religious teens, and what the answer to each starred clue can be called |
| 56% | ASHOTIN | 7 | With 52-Across, wild guess ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 56% | FRUITTOPPING | 12 | Dessert add-on ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 55% | FEMALELEAD | 10 | Feature of "Alien," "Mulan" or "Clueless" … or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 55% | FALSE | 5 | With 68-Across, sprinter's infraction, or what the answer to each starred clue has |
| 55% | UPPERHAND | 9 | Advantageous position, and what each answer to a starred clue literally has |
| 54% | ELVES | 5 | What the answer to each of the starred clues has |
| 54% | HUMBLEBEGINNINGS | 16 | Part of a rags-to-riches story, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 54% | FLIPSIDES | 9 | Opposites, and what the answers to starred clues literally contain |