| 100% | CPK | 3 | A test to look at the levels of creatinine phosphokinase in the blood |
| 45% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |
| 44% | CLOSED | 6 | Came in to pitch at the end of a game |
| 43% | SURRENDER | 9 | To give in, especially at the end of a battle |
| 41% | CLEF | 4 | In music, a symbol normally placed at the beginning of a line of music to indicate the pitch |
| 41% | BED | 3 | Furniture you look forward to at the end of a long day |
| 41% | TIGER | 5 | Next stop: India! Visit a zoo to look at this majestic striped feline that is the national animal of India (1/3) |
| 38% | BLUE | 4 | "___ Bloods," fill in a color to complete the name of this police procedural featuring Tom Selleck |
| 38% | COLDPLAY | 8 | Band who had a Rush of Blood to the Head in 2002 |
| 38% | SEEMEAFTERCLASS | 15 | Ominous message at the top of a returned assignment ... and a hint to the beginning of four answers in this puzzle? |
| 37% | MEET | 4 | "___ the Parents," 2000 film starring Ben Stiller as a man looking to win the approval of his in-laws |
| 37% | STUBBED | 7 | Like an injured toe, often as a result of wandering to the washroom at three in the morning |
| 37% | EXAM | 4 | Test at the end of a semester |
| 37% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 37% | BRINGUPTOSPEED | 14 | Loop in, and a hint to the progression found at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 37% | CURATE | 6 | To look over the items in a collection |
| 37% | CLOSE | 5 | D B —, cricketer who in 1949 became the youngest to represent England at Test level |
| 36% | LANDINGS | 8 | In houses, level spaces at the top of staircases |
| 36% | ARMREST | 7 | At the end of a sofa, to lean on |
| 36% | CRAMPINGUP | 10 | In pain at the end of a race, say |
| 36% | LOUD | 4 | Hard to look at, in a way |
| 36% | WHOA | 4 | Word at the start of the chorus in "Livin' on a Prayer" |
| 36% | POT | 3 | Container that's said to be at the end of a rainbow |
| 36% | JOINER | 6 | Person likely to be at the top of a sign-up sheet |
| 36% | WIDOW | 5 | Short line at the top of a column, in typesetting |
| 36% | BOSSFIGHT | 9 | Battle at the end of a level, often |
| 36% | REREDOS | 7 | Screen or wall decoration at the back of an altar in a church |
| 36% | IMAGINE | 7 | Word at the center of a mosaic in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields |
| 36% | PLEASE | 6 | The P in PTO, found at the bottom of a page |
| 36% | MORENDO | 7 | In music, a gradual decrescendo at the end of a cadence |