| 100% | WILDPITCHES | 11 | And the tempestuous finale was played at a variety of... |
| 50% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |
| 45% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 44% | TASSO | 5 | Italian poet who was the subject of a Goethe play and a Donizetti opera |
| 43% | VIEW | 4 | The apartment was at a great price and had a great ___ of the city |
| 43% | DUSTER | 6 | Feathery cleaner at the end of a stick ... and something that is brushed over furniture while cleaning |
| 43% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 42% | NAVY | 4 | Old ___, American clothing company owned by the clothing giant at 34a, and whose name is reminiscent of a military force |
| 41% | AMYPOEHLER | 10 | Actress who played the role of Leslie Knope in "Parks and Recreation", a role she is best-known for: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SIMONE | 6 | I was a part of the "Final Five" at the 2016 Olympics and won four gold medals |
| 41% | BATS | 4 | The fringe-lipped varieties of these central and south American critters are really good at catching frogs |
| 41% | LOLITA | 6 | About whom Nabokov said "She was like the composition of a beautiful puzzle - its composition and its solution at the same time" |
| 41% | WINTERENDS | 10 | What happens on March 20, 2022, at 11:33 a.m. ... and what both parts of the answers to starred clues are |
| 41% | BAGPIPES | 8 | Scottish instrument played at the end of a wedding |
| 40% | SNAP | 4 | What a center will do to a football at the start of a play |
| 40% | NAT | 3 | I played jazz and was a part of the King Cole Trio |
| 40% | JERRYSEINFELD | 13 | The lead character from "Seinfeld", who is a semi-fictional version of the actor who plays the role and goes by the same name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PATCHADAMS | 10 | Doctor who said of Robin Williams, "he was the only actor I wanted to play me, and I think he did a fabulous job." |
| 40% | PINK | 4 | I was a member of the girl group "Choice" before going solo and I played Dede in "Thanks for Sharing" |
| 40% | HELPLINE | 8 | A counselor may be at the end of one |
| 40% | PRETZEL | 7 | Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 39% | EPICS | 5 | A montage of them was presented at the 2006 Oscars |
| 39% | BRADLEY | 7 | The star of The Hangover and A Star Is Born |
| 39% | CLAP | 4 | Show appreciation at the end of a play |
| 39% | MASH | 4 | Sitcom whose finale is still the most-watched episode of a scripted series |
| 39% | END | 3 | At the ___ of the day (when all is said and done) |
| 39% | FACEUP | 6 | The way cards are shown at the end of a hand |
| 39% | SE\"HOME | 8 | Be a gentleman to at the end of a date, say |
| 39% | XOXO | 4 | "Kisses and hugs," at the end of a letter |
| 39% | TAKEABOW | 8 | What performers do at the end of a play |