| 100% | TAINTEDLOVE | 11 | 1981 Top 10 hit for Soft Cell, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 59% | HIDDENFEES | 10 | Unexpected charges, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 59% | SURROUNDSOUND | 13 | Home theater feature, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 58% | CAMEOAPPEARANCE | 15 | Small film role, and a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 57% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | SPECIALK | 8 | Total alternative ... and a feature of the answers to starred clues? |
| 55% | EPICENTER | 9 | Quake's origin, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | LASTDANCE | 9 | Wedding reception finale, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 54% | TIPTOPSHAPE | 11 | Exceptional physical health, and a feature of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 54% | FISHTAIL | 8 | Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| 53% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | SOUNDMIXING | 11 | Audio technique, or a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has |
| 52% | FIVERS | 6 | Fins, or when parsed differently, a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | INFLIGHTENTERTAINMENT | 21 | Long-haul travel perk, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | ENTAILS | 7 | Involves, or a phonetic feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 51% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Morning person, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 51% | PLAYWITHINAPLAY | 15 | Embedded narrative, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 50% | COLDFRONTS | 10 | Harbingers of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | TRIMTHETREE | 11 | Decorate for Christmas, in a way, and how to make sense of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 50% | EDGECASE | 8 | Situation that occurs under extreme conditions, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 50% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 49% | SPACETRAVEL | 11 | Voyage by rocket … or a feature of the answers to the 12 starred clues? |
| 49% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 49% | PARTYINTHEBACK | 14 | Tongue-in-cheek description of a mullet, and of the answers to the starred clues |
| 48% | SETIN | 5 | With 59-Down, permanent ... or, literally, a feature of the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 48% | PAYUP | 5 | Settle a tab, and a feature of the answers to 3-, 6-, 10- and 30-Down |
| 48% | WITHORWITHOUTYOU | 16 | First Billboard #1 hit for U2 ... and a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 48% | YOUMIGHTTHINK | 13 | The Cars Top 10 hit whose video features 44-Across as a housefly (and was the first to win the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year) (3 wds.) |
| 48% | ENDZONE | 7 | Area that sees lots of spikes, in a way...and a feature in each answer to the six starred clues |