| 100% | DEARTH | 6 | A scarceness or lack of something |
| 61% | HUE | 3 | A color or shade of something |
| 61% | RESERVOIR | 9 | A supply or source of something |
| 60% | WITHOUT | 7 | Absence or lack of something or someone |
| 52% | SEGMENT | 7 | A portion or a part of something |
| 50% | DROUGHT | 7 | A period of aridness or lack of rainfall |
| 50% | SHARE | 5 | Portion or a part of something |
| 49% | COLDBLOODED | 11 | Having a lack of feeling or pity |
| 48% | MASS | 4 | Large amount or quantity of something also a gravitational consideration |
| 48% | PASSAGE | 7 | Part of a book ... or something to book |
| 48% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Express lack of interest on Tinder ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 48% | BOAT | 4 | A dinghy or tug___, something you travel in on a body of water |
| 48% | BAT | 3 | Something needed for a game of cricket ... or an animal that eats crickets |
| 48% | CATHEXIS | 8 | Investment of libidinal energy on someone or something, to a Freudian |
| 47% | RECKLESS | 8 | Showing a lack of care about risk or danger |
| 46% | HEADDRESS | 9 | Accessory like a war bonnet, or carnival topper ... or something made of feathers |
| 46% | DOLLOP | 6 | A big lump of something sticky or soft, e.g. cream |
| 45% | BURIAL | 6 | Act of hiding something underground, like a dog's bone or a treasure chest |
| 45% | FINDCLOSURE | 11 | Accept and let go of something … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | LULL | 4 | Temporary peace or lack of activity |
| 44% | NOSAY | 5 | Lack of a voice |
| 44% | PEDXING | 7 | Something often seen on a street corner, briefly ... or, literally, something seen in each corner of this puzzle |
| 44% | ATHEISM | 7 | Disbelief or lack of belief in gods |
| 44% | DEVOTEE | 7 | Enthusiast or a great lover of something |
| 44% | DIDYOUCATCHTHAT | 15 | "Someone say something?" or a hint to the ends of 18-, 20-, 54- and 59-Across |
| 44% | BOA | 3 | Soft, fluffy scarf that might be worn in a fashion show ... or something made of feathers |
| 44% | LETHARGY | 8 | Lack of energy or vitality |
| 44% | IGNORANCE | 9 | Lack of knowledge or education |
| 44% | BOREDOM | 7 | Lack of enthusiasm or interest |
| 44% | IGNORANCE | 9 | Lack of knowledge or awareness |