| 100% | BANKOPENING | 11 | 9:00 AM weekday event, typically ... and what the first word in the answers to starred clues can be |
| 69% | FLATFINISH | 10 | Paint choice ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 69% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 63% | STARTUPBUSINESS | 15 | Fledgling enterprise ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally do |
| 63% | JUMPSTART | 9 | Battery boost ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 60% | COMINGINHOT | 11 | Arriving with great speed, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are doing? |
| 58% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | RUNNINGMATE | 11 | Vice presidential hopeful, and what the first part of the answer to each starred clue can be |
| 57% | CHANGEAGENT | 11 | Modern innovator, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | CHOPPYWATERS | 12 | Rough sailing, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | BODYLANGUAGE | 12 | Nonverbal communication, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 57% | SAMESEXCOUPLES | 14 | Some partners, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 57% | CHANGEOFFORTUNE | 15 | Reversal in luck, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | WRAPPARTIES | 11 | Postshow cast celebrations, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | PAPERBACK | 9 | Softcover book, and what the last words of the answers to starred clues can have |
| 57% | BUMPERCROP | 10 | Abundant farm yield ... and what the first words of the answers to starred clues comprise? |
| 57% | LABORDAY | 8 | September 2, 2019 ... and what the first words of the answers to starred clues commemorate |
| 57% | MIXINGBOWL | 10 | Kitchen prep essential, and what can be found in the answer to each starred clue |
| 57% | RELIGIOUSLEADERS | 16 | Keepers of the faith, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKES | 15 | Desserts flipped after baking, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | GOLAST | 6 | Have the final turn, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 56% | COMEDANCING | 11 | Kinks hit about the local palais, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 56% | DANCEMOVES | 10 | Moonwalk, running man, floss, et al., and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 55% | THATWASNTON | 11 | With 70-Down, "Never would've predicted this scenario," and what can be said about the first word of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 55% | PHOTOFINISH | 11 | End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 55% | NUTSANDBOLTS | 12 | Essentials, or what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are |
| 54% | SPELLBOOK | 9 | Wizard's reference, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues do |
| 53% | MATE | 4 | Aussie pal, or what can follow each word in the answers to starred clues |
| 53% | COLDSPELL | 9 | Stretch of chilly weather, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues amount to, phonetically? |
| 53% | HOMEOPENER | 10 | Game one for season ticket holders ... or, literally, what each word in the answers to starred clues can have |