| 100% | PHARYNX | 7 | Cavity behind the mouth and nose connecting them to the oesophagus |
| 52% | PHARYNX | 7 | Cavity linking the nose and mouth to the esophagus |
| 43% | PHARYNX | 7 | The part of the throat behind the nose and mouth |
| 41% | PHARYNX | 7 | Passage behind the nose, connects to the esophagus |
| 36% | PHARYNX | 7 | Throat part behind the mouth and above the larynx |
| 35% | GULLET | 6 | Tube that connects the mouth and stomach |
| 35% | TIBIAS | 6 | They connect to the knees |
| 35% | PAGES | 5 | They're connected to the spine |
| 33% | LIPGLOSS | 8 | Sticky and shiny cosmetic to enhance the mouth |
| 33% | HUMERUS | 7 | Bone connected to the scapula, ulna and radius |
| 32% | HAMSTRING | 9 | Tendon behind the knee needed to run and walk |
| 32% | CACTI | 5 | They connect to points in the Southwest |
| 32% | WIFI | 4 | Technology that connects phones and laptops to the internet (Hyph.) |
| 32% | BACKROADS | 9 | They're off the beaten path, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 32% | MUSCLES | 7 | They're subject to the starts of 17-, 26-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 31% | CANS | 4 | They're sometimes tied to the back of a bride and groom's car |
| 31% | EXTREMEMEASURES | 15 | Desperate situations call for them, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 31% | TEAMMATES | 9 | They're on the same side ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 31% | BOSCS | 5 | They have long, tapering necks, are generally russet colored and are cousins to the Bartletts |
| 31% | NOME | 4 | U.S. city connected to the outside only by airplane, boat and sled |
| 30% | SEE | 3 | (4/6) Now it's time to carve the pumpkin's scary features ... round eyes to ___, crooked nose to sniff ... and a toothy mouth for a spooky grin |
| 30% | ANGLE | 5 | Relationship of the circled letters to the apt words they connect to in this puzzle |
| 30% | BALTIC | 6 | — Sea, body of water connected to the North Sea by the Skaggerak, Kattegat and Oresund |
| 30% | ALISON | 6 | Taylor ___ Swift, American singer and songwriter behind the 2019 hit "You Need to Calm Down" |
| 30% | FRUIT | 5 | They're "chopped up" to make the anagrams at 2- and 5-Down |
| 29% | REARENDED | 9 | Hit from behind ... and what the answers to starred clues are? |
| 29% | NEON | 4 | "And the people bowed and prayed / To the __ god they made": Paul Simon, "The Sound of Silence" |
| 29% | THEAS | 5 | California team [and 18 letters in the grid to circle ... and then connect using three lines] |
| 29% | KOOKY | 5 | "They're creepy and they're ___ ..." (start of the theme song to "The Addams Family") |
| 29% | DELTAS | 6 | The Nile and Mississippi have them |