| 100% | ENDZONE | 7 | Area that sees lots of spikes, in a way...and a feature in each answer to the six starred clues |
| 56% | TRIMTHETREE | 11 | Decorate for Christmas, in a way, and how to make sense of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 53% | CAMEOAPPEARANCE | 15 | Small film role, and a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 53% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 52% | TIPTOPSHAPE | 11 | Exceptional physical health, and a feature of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 52% | DOCTOREDUP | 10 | Altered, in a way ... and a hint to the org. that helped create the answers to starred clues |
| 51% | HORSEAROUND | 11 | Engage in tomfoolery ... and a hint to what goes with each part of the answers to starred clues, but not in the same way |
| 51% | EDGECASE | 8 | Situation that occurs under extreme conditions, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 50% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough ... or a literal feature of each answer to a starred clue |
| 50% | CHAOSMAGIC | 10 | Power that enables the Scarlet Witch to rewrite reality, and a hidden feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 50% | FISHTAIL | 8 | Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| 50% | HIDDENFEES | 10 | Unexpected charges, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 49% | SURROUNDSOUND | 13 | Home theater feature, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 49% | LINE | 4 | Word that can follow each part of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 49% | STIRUPDRAMA | 11 | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| 49% | OURGANG | 7 | Old group of movie kids that, in a way, the answers to starred clues could be a member of |
| 49% | SPECIALK | 8 | Total alternative ... and a feature of the answers to starred clues? |
| 48% | EPICENTER | 9 | Quake's origin, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 48% | LASTDANCE | 9 | Wedding reception finale, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 48% | BILATERAL | 9 | With 46-Across, feature of the answers to this puzzle's six starred clues, in a sense |
| 48% | TAINTEDLOVE | 11 | 1981 Top 10 hit for Soft Cell, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 48% | ITSAWHOLETHING | 14 | "Too complicated to explain," and a way to describe the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 48% | YOURATTENTIONPLEASE | 19 | Start of an announcement ... or a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the six starred clues |
| 47% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 47% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Morning person, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 47% | PLAYWITHINAPLAY | 15 | Embedded narrative, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 47% | SISI | 4 | "Oui! Oui!" in Oaxaca, and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 47% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 46% | BLANKCHECK | 10 | Complete freedom ... and a hint to each half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 46% | MAKESWAVES | 10 | Causes a ruckus, and what the end of each answer to the starred clues does |