| 100% | TARN | 4 | A mountain lake or pool formed due to rainfall |
| 63% | TARN | 4 | A mountain lake formed due to rainfall that rhymes with "barn" |
| 36% | EON | 3 | Time it takes for a mountain to form |
| 35% | EON | 3 | How long it might take for a mountain to form |
| 35% | EXPECTED | 8 | Due or planned to happen at a certain time |
| 35% | LANELINE | 8 | Pool divider, or a further hint to 22-Across |
| 35% | DEPICT | 6 | To show or represent in a form of art |
| 34% | MASS | 4 | Join or gather together to form a whole |
| 33% | COMPILE | 7 | Gather disparate items to form a list or archive |
| 32% | HEADFIRST | 9 | How to dive into a pool or ride a skeleton sled |
| 32% | CANDYCANE | 9 | Christmas tree decoration ... or a hint to what the circled letters form |
| 31% | PARTYDOWN | 9 | Really revel ... or a hint to the words formed by the circled letters |
| 31% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 31% | ORIGAMI | 7 | Art form used to create a crane or a masu box |
| 31% | SPREADTHEWEALTH | 15 | Redistributionist's catchphrase ... or a hint to the words formed by the circled letters |
| 30% | CHIAPET | 7 | Novelty item where seeds grow to form a figure's fur or hair: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PRELUDE | 7 | Musical piece preceding a fugue or forming the orchestral introduction to an act of an opera |
| 30% | ANDES | 5 | Mountain chain about 5,000 miles long ... or a hint to 17-, 25-, 31-, 44-, 50- and 61-Across |
| 29% | CORPORATEMERGER | 15 | Business acquisition ... or a hint to how the answers to the starred clues in this puzzle were formed? |
| 29% | SCHEDULED | 9 | Due to leave at a specific time |
| 29% | VOLCANO | 7 | A mountain or hill that might erupt |
| 29% | HARE | 4 | Loser due to a timeout |
| 29% | MERE | 4 | Pool or lake |
| 29% | RIME | 4 | Coating of white ice formed due to frozen water droplets. |
| 28% | EXCHANGINGRINGS | 15 | Sharing in a symbol of commitment … or what four rows in this puzzle are doing to form new phrases |
| 28% | AGELIMIT | 8 | Restriction due to youth or maturity |
| 28% | SCALD | 5 | Burn due to a hot liquid |
| 28% | HANGRY | 6 | Irritable due to a grumbling stomach |
| 28% | ILL | 3 | Feeling crummy due to a virus |
| 28% | DRYAREA | 7 | Side of a mountain receiving little rainfall |