| 100% | MOUSTACHES | 10 | Archetypically villainous features possessed by the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | TRIPLE | 6 | With 39-Across, impressive basketball feat ... or a feature shared by the answers to the six starred clues |
| 58% | SPACETRAVEL | 11 | Voyage by rocket … or a feature of the answers to the 12 starred clues? |
| 58% | EVERYTHINGBAGEL | 15 | Breakfast order suggested by the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | MIGHTYDUCKS | 11 | NHL team who played their first game in 1993 (and the team featured in the Disney films with cameos by the answers to the starred clues) (2 wds.) |
| 57% | YMCA | 4 | Hit song literally hinted at by the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | DOG | 3 | ___ days (time of summer suggested by the answers to the starred clues) |
| 57% | MIGHTYDUCKS | 11 | NHL team whose first game was played October 8, 1993 (and the team featured in the Disney films that had cameos by the answers to the starred clues) (2 wds.) |
| 57% | SUPERBOWL | 9 | With 26 Across, memorable spots created by the answers to the starred clues |
| 56% | HAVEASEAT | 9 | Encouragement to join the table, as exemplified by the answers to the starred clues? |
| 55% | HIDDENFEES | 10 | Unexpected charges, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | SOUNDMIXING | 11 | Audio technique, or a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | ENTAILS | 7 | Involves, or a phonetic feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 55% | MAKEENDSMEET | 12 | Get by ... or what the answers to the starred clues literally do |
| 55% | OOHANDAAH | 9 | Gush (over) ... or sounds shared by the answer to each starred clue |
| 55% | KEEPMEPOSTED | 12 | "I want to stay informed!," or what might be said by the answers to the starred clues? |
| 55% | SURROUNDSOUND | 13 | Home theater feature, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 55% | CAPITALOFFENSES | 15 | Pun-crimes committed by the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 55% | ZAMBONI | 7 | Machine waiting to enter the middle of this grid, as suggested by the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | GRANDSLAMHOMERUN | 16 | What will cause a walk-off win in the situation described by the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | BIGEASY | 7 | Nickname for New Orleans, celebrated by the answers to the starred clues and suggested by the shaded squares |
| 54% | FIVERS | 6 | Fins, or when parsed differently, a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | EASTEREGG | 9 | Hidden DVD feature ... which can be found, literally, in the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | PISAITALY | 9 | Home to this puzzle's featured structure, as hinted at by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | COOLWEATHER | 11 | Feature of early spring and late fall, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 53% | RIDESHARING | 11 | Service offered by 18-Down, and what's happening in the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | WORD | 4 | Kind of ladder exemplified by the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 53% | FLIPFLOPS | 9 | Questionable political moves suggested by the answers to the nine starred clues |
| 53% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Morning person, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 53% | AANDE | 5 | "Ghost Hunters" channel suggested by the answers to starred clues |