| 100% | STARBURST | 9 | Asterisk-like symbol |
| 78% | ICONIC | 6 | Like a symbol |
| 72% | ATS | 3 | Symbols like @ |
| 70% | EMOTICON | 8 | Symbol like :-) or :-( |
| 70% | SULTRY | 6 | Like sex symbols |
| 70% | EMOTICONS | 9 | Symbols like :-) and :-( |
| 67% | AMPERSAND | 9 | Symbol like a plus sign |
| 65% | SEX | 3 | ___ symbol (celebrity like Marilyn Monroe) |
| 63% | STAR | 4 | What an asterisk looks like |
| 63% | EMOJI | 5 | Symbol like "prayer hands" or "heart eyes" |
| 63% | ASTERISK | 8 | Symbol that looks like a tiny star * |
| 63% | RHO | 3 | Symbol for density that sounds like "roe" |
| 63% | EMOJI | 5 | Symbol like Heart Hands or Thumbs Up |
| 63% | EMOJI | 5 | Symbol like "Prayer hands" or "clown face" |
| 63% | ICON | 4 | Desktop symbol like "My Computer" |
| 61% | ASTERISK | 8 | A keyboard symbol, like a star |
| 61% | RUNE | 4 | Ancient symbol, like in Dungeons & Dragons |
| 61% | LOGO | 4 | Company symbol, like Apple's apple |
| 61% | RHO | 3 | Density symbol that sounds like "roe" |
| 61% | LOGO | 4 | Brand symbol, like NBC's peacock |
| 61% | LOGO | 4 | Brand symbol, like Dove's dove |
| 61% | RUNES | 5 | Ancient symbols, like in Dungeons & Dragons |
| 60% | STAR | 4 | Symbol used by the answers to the asterisked clues |
| 60% | OCCULT | 6 | Like the symbol of the ankh or the pentacle |
| 60% | SEX | 3 | ___ symbol (celebrity like George Clooney or Angelina Jolie) |
| 59% | THALLIUM | 8 | Chemical element, looks like tin, symbol Tl |
| 58% | HALFBAKED | 9 | Like the answers to this puzzle's 12 asterisked clues? |
| 58% | EURO | 4 | International currency whose symbol is like an "E" |
| 57% | RESTS | 5 | Half ___ (musical symbols that look like top hats) |
| 57% | REQ | 3 | Like blanks marked by an asterisk on some online forms (Abbr.) |