| 100% | OXTAILS | 7 | Animal parts used for stews, or what the answers to the starred clues all have |
| 62% | ERS | 3 | Hosp. parts ... or what the answers to the six starred clues each have twice |
| 61% | SECONDLOOK | 10 | Reappraisal, and what the answers to the starred clues all have? |
| 60% | ALTOGETHER | 10 | On the whole ... or, when read in two parts, what the answer to each starred clue has |
| 60% | ENDTABLES | 9 | Living-room lamp holders, and what the answers to the starred clues all have? |
| 59% | FIRSTPLACE | 10 | Top spot on the podium, and what the answers to the starred clues all have? |
| 59% | EYEOPENERS | 10 | Startling revelations, or what the answers to the starred clues have, phonetically |
| 58% | BRITA | 5 | With 73-Across, insert for some water pitchers, or what has been used row-by-row on the answers to the starred clues? |
| 58% | UPPERHAND | 9 | Advantage ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 58% | HUMBLEBEGINNINGS | 16 | Part of a rags-to-riches story, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 58% | CHRISTIANROCK | 13 | Bible camp genre, or what the answers to the starred clues could be mistaken for? |
| 58% | SUPERFOOD | 9 | Marketing term for nutrient-rich fare, or what the answers to the starred clues are |
| 57% | NEITHERNOR | 10 | *Irrelevant ... or what the answers to the five starred clues have? |
| 57% | FRUITTOPPING | 12 | Dessert add-on ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 57% | GRANDPA | 7 | Pop's pop ... or, divided into three parts, what the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 57% | FEMALELEAD | 10 | Feature of "Alien," "Mulan" or "Clueless" … or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 57% | STARTSWITHABANG | 15 | Has an exciting opening number, say ... or what the answer to each starred clue does? |
| 57% | FALSE | 5 | With 68-Across, sprinter's infraction, or what the answer to each starred clue has |
| 56% | ASHOTIN | 7 | With 52-Across, wild guess ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 56% | RIPPEDABS | 9 | Many a gymgoer's goal … or what the starred clues in this puzzle must have for their answers to make sense? |
| 55% | TOPS | 4 | With the giant letter formed by the black squares immediately above this answer, what the answers to the starred clues all literally have |
| 55% | IRISHCOUNTIES | 13 | What the answers to the seven starred clues all are or contain |
| 54% | GOONAHEAD | 9 | "Don't wait for me to proceed" ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue can do? |
| 54% | PARTYINTHEBACK | 14 | Mullet's defining feature, in a common saying ... or, literally, what the answers to the starred clues have in common? |
| 54% | ANAGRAMSOFNATIONNAMES | 21 | What the answers to the starred clues all start with |
| 54% | HORSEAROUND | 11 | Goof off ... or what the answer to each of the starred clues has |
| 53% | HOMEOPENER | 10 | Game one for season ticket holders ... or, literally, what each word in the answers to starred clues can have |
| 52% | ONE | 3 | With 32-Across, what the answers to the starred clues each have |
| 52% | UPSTARTS | 8 | Social climbers, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 52% | BEARHUGS | 8 | Tight embraces, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |