| 100% | RECOMMENDS | 10 | A good waiter usually does this to help a diner pair the right wine with the entree |
| 32% | NAVIGATE | 8 | A lost sailor can use the stars to help them do this |
| 29% | COOK | 4 | A fraudster might do this to the books |
| 29% | STAINEDINSTEAD | 14 | What was done to the back deck this time after the fiasco a few years ago with the paint and the raccoon? |
| 28% | PUTITDOWN | 9 | It's hard to do this to a good book |
| 28% | DIP | 3 | One does this with their toe to test the water |
| 28% | LEAVEME | 7 | With 42-Down, "I don't want anything to do with this!" … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 27% | TOOMUCHTOOSOON | 14 | A lot to deal with right out of the gate |
| 27% | SURPRISE | 8 | To strike with a sudden feeling, usually good |
| 27% | EAST | 4 | Direction usually to the right on a map |
| 27% | ALL | 3 | "This is to a girl who got into my head with ___ the pretty things she did" |
| 27% | FSH | 3 | Answer to the riddle "What do you call a fish with no eyes?"... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 27% | DOUBLEV | 7 | W.W. II-era campaign that helped usher in the civil rights movement … and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 27% | WINDSURF | 8 | Use a board with a sail to do this |
| 27% | BIBLICAL | 8 | Something that has to do with the Good Book |
| 27% | LETFLY | 6 | Something to do with the shapes in this puzzle? |
| 27% | STARE | 5 | It's not good to do this at the sun |
| 27% | SKIS | 4 | Use a pair of these to slide down the mountain |
| 27% | CNET | 4 | Website with the slogan "Your guide to a better future" |
| 26% | CELEBRATE | 9 | Kool & the Gang say it's all right to do this |
| 26% | CNET | 4 | Tech site with the tagline “Your guide to a better future” |
| 26% | TETEBECHE | 9 | In philately, a joined pair of stamps printed with one inverted in relation to the other |
| 26% | APPROPRIATION | 13 | Act of taking a property without having the right to do so |
| 26% | DEMOCRACY | 9 | The best argument against this is a five-minute conversation with the average voter, per Winston Churchill |
| 26% | WHATSTHEIRMO | 12 | "How do these people pull that off?" (and a hint to solving the starred clues) |
| 26% | NEVER | 5 | When it's a good idea to argue with strangers on the internet |
| 26% | ACE | 3 | Good card to pair with a queen or king in blackjack |
| 26% | MENU | 4 | First thing a waiter brings to the table, usually |
| 26% | TETEBECHE | 9 | In philately, a joined pair of stamps printed with one inverted in relation to the other (4-5) |