| 100% | RAINOUT | 7 | Ballpark bummer, and a hint to making sense of the starred answers |
| 75% | PIGOUT | 6 | Ingurgitate, and a hint to making sense of the starred clues |
| 65% | RINGSIDE | 8 | Choice seating at a boxing match, and a hint to making sense of the peripheral answers |
| 64% | IRONCLAD | 8 | Unbreakable, and a hint to making sense of seven answers in this puzzle |
| 64% | ADDUP | 5 | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 63% | CONNECTSTHEDOTS | 15 | Makes sense of a situation ... and, literally, what the quartet of answers to starred clues does |
| 60% | CIRCLESBACK | 11 | Brings up a prior topic … or a hint to making sense of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 60% | BUZZWORDS | 9 | Snazzy jargon, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 60% | SEVENSEAS | 9 | Global group, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 58% | DISAPPEARINGINK | 15 | Medium for secret messages, and a hint to making sense of 12 Down answers |
| 58% | ACIDTEST | 8 | Ordeal ... and a hint to the initials of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | OPENINGBELL | 11 | Exchange ringer, and a hint to the first words of the starred answers |
| 58% | KEYWORD | 7 | Database search option, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 58% | BEADYEYES | 9 | Ratlike feature, and a hint to a feature of the four starred answers |
| 58% | DRESSINGDOWNS | 13 | Severe reprimands, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | "Stand up!" ... and a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | PLAYMATES | 9 | Sandbox sharers ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | HEAVYMETAL | 10 | Rock genre ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | COMMONSENSE | 11 | Practical judgment ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | EXCHANGERATES | 13 | Money-converting numbers, and a hint to the last words of the starred answers |
| 58% | XMARKSTHESPOT | 13 | Treasure-indicating phrase, and a hint to the first words of the starred answers |
| 58% | THEGAMBLER | 10 | 1978 Kenny Rogers hit, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 58% | BEARDOWN | 8 | Put in extra effort, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 58% | SIDEBYSIDE | 10 | Together, and a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | POPUPAD | 7 | Bit of Web clutter, and a hint to making sense of four answers in this puzzle |
| 58% | BACKROOM | 8 | Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 58% | LIGHTHEADED | 11 | Feeling woozy ... and a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | LIFEPARTNER | 11 | Significant other, often, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | OILCHANGE | 9 | Jiffy Lube service, and a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | MOVIETRAILERS | 13 | "Coming attractions" offerings, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |