| 100% | EXACTO | 6 | Acronym for the sniper rifle firing smart bullets, which can change direction in flight, being developed for DARPA |
| 26% | MICAH | 5 | Book in which the Israelites are rebuked for idolatry |
| 25% | WOMB | 4 | "Politics is the __ in which war develops": Clausewitz |
| 25% | TERRIERMIX | 10 | Hybrid dog breed, literal examples of which can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 25% | WARS | 4 | "Star ___," classic arcade game released by Atari in 1983 in which the goal is to survive for a set time from the shots fired by enemies |
| 25% | CONTRETEMPS | 11 | Compound step in ballet to quickly change the direction a dancer is travelling |
| 25% | RIM | 3 | Part of a glass which is rolled in salt for the cocktail Margarita |
| 25% | SEDER | 5 | Meal in which a cup of wine is poured for the prophet Elijah |
| 25% | AIRBAG | 6 | Car safety feature that can be unsafe for kids in the front seat |
| 24% | MARCHMADNESS | 12 | Annual college basketball tourney, rounds of which can be found in the circled squares at their appropriate numbers |
| 24% | KICKBOXING | 10 | Martial art in which the hands and feet are used for striking an opponent |
| 24% | CANTERBURYTALES | 15 | "The ___" (Chaucer stories in which the singular "they" can be found) |
| 24% | NBAJAM | 6 | Classic arcade game in which players can be "on fire" |
| 24% | LATE | 4 | "___ in the Evening," 1980 single by Paul Simon which topped several charts worldwide and is known for its drum beat |
| 24% | TABS | 4 | In Chrome the default is 20 for the number of these you can have open at once |
| 24% | EASTEREGG | 9 | Hidden DVD feature ... which can be found, literally, in the answers to the starred clues |
| 24% | SONY | 4 | ___ Interactive Entertainment, gaming company based in San Mateo which is famous for the PlayStation consoles |
| 24% | CZECH | 5 | Language in which "k" and "v" are the words for "to" and "in" |
| 24% | RSV | 3 | The English translation of the Bible which was published in 1952, for short |
| 24% | THEATER | 7 | "The only institution in the world which has been dying for four thousand years," per John Steinbeck |
| 24% | GNP | 3 | Fig. which was about $19.5 trillion for the USA in the fourth quarter of 2019 |
| 24% | NILE | 4 | River which holds the record for being the longest in the world |
| 24% | OSUMGAME | 8 | Situation in which, on the whole, nothing can be gained or lost |
| 24% | ASL | 3 | Speech system in which 6 and W are the same, for short |
| 24% | ASL | 3 | System in which "time" is a tap on the wrist, for short |
| 23% | CHESS | 5 | Game for which there are more possible iterations than atoms in the universe |
| 23% | STIRRUP | 7 | Item which some scholars argue was directly responsible for the shift from infantry to cavalry in medieval armies |
| 23% | ESE | 3 | Acronym for the direction east south-east |
| 23% | ISLANUBLAR | 10 | The fictional Central American island in Costa Rica which is the setting for 26a: 2 wds. |
| 23% | TEASE | 5 | Verb for which synonyms can be found at the beginnings of the starred answers |