| 100% | RAILSPLITTING | 13 | Activity performed by young Abe Lincoln, and a clue to the starred answers |
| 52% | COVERTOPS | 9 | Clandestine activity, and a hint to answering the starred clues |
| 51% | FLIPACOIN | 9 | Decide by chance ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 48% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | ECHOLOCATION | 12 | Skill shared by bats and dolphins, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 47% | ARTY | 4 | Pretentiously cultured, and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | OBIE | 4 | Theater award ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | AYEAYE | 6 | "Yes, captain" ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | GATECHANGE | 10 | Airport annoyance, and a literal hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | Retro pants, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Wimbledon category, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | ESCAPEE | 7 | Search dogs' target ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | WISEOFF | 7 | Make smart remarks ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | ADDUP | 5 | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 46% | ACIDTEST | 8 | Ordeal ... and a hint to the initials of the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | TIMEAFTERTIME | 13 | Repeatedly ... and a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 46% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | CANNEDHAMS | 10 | Spam relatives ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | OPENINGACT | 10 | Show starter ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack bet ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | SCREENTIME | 10 | Amount of TV watching limited by parents, and a hint to the last word of the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | DRESSINGDOWNS | 13 | Severe reprimands, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | TURNOFPHRASE | 12 | "Nice" expression ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | LOSTCITIES | 10 | Places to discover, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | CRACKTHECASE | 12 | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | SIDEBYSIDE | 10 | Together, and a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | BBB | 3 | Consumer protection org., and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | RANDB | 5 | Ray Charles' genre, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | EYEOPENER | 9 | Shock to the system, and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be |