| 100% | RAFTERS | 7 | Ceiling beams, or a three-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 79% | TRITE | 5 | Banal, or a three-part hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 75% | STOMP | 5 | Walk heavily, or a three-word hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 74% | ATHENS | 6 | Capital of Greece, or a three-word hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 74% | ISEE | 4 | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 72% | PANDA | 5 | World Wildlife Fund logo ... or a three-word hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 70% | DISMISSAL | 9 | Favorite time of the school day for some teachers and students, or a two-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 67% | LETTERDROP | 10 | Opening at the post office ... or, when read as three words, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | ENDIN | 5 | Conclude with, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | TEASEOUT | 8 | Untangle carefully, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues? |
| 66% | SEEOUT | 6 | Show the door, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | READALOUD | 9 | *Woodwind permitted, say ... or a hint to sounding out the answers to the starred clues? |
| 63% | PARAPHRASES | 11 | Puts in other words, or, if read as three pieces, a hint to the starred answers |
| 63% | CRYUNCLE | 8 | Concede ... or a hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 62% | CHECKPLEASE | 11 | Words to a server ... or a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| 62% | DEARJOHNLETTERS | 15 | Things used for dumping ... or a literal hint to the answers to the starred clues? |
| 62% | SUNRISESUNSET | 13 | Classic Broadway show tune, or a hint to the word ladder revealed by the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 61% | YOURADHERE | 10 | Words on an empty billboard, and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed |
| 61% | PANDG | 5 | Consumer products giant, for short ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 61% | TEASEUP | 7 | Give height, as a hairdo ... or a hint for entering the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | BREAKDANCES | 11 | Acrobatic street moves ... or a hint to parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 61% | WARANDPEACE | 11 | Classic novel of 1,000+ pages ... or a hint to the word ladder formed by the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | ALLABOARD | 9 | Train conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | TWOCANPLAY | 10 | With 28-Down, words to a cheater ... or an honest hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 61% | LADYBIRD | 8 | 2017 film nominated for Best Picture ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 60% | RIGHTYTIGHTY | 12 | With 36-Across, mnemonic device for turning 54-Across … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 60% | CUTTHEBS | 8 | "Give it to me straight" ... or, when reparsed, a hint to some chopping in the answers to the starred clues |
| 59% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing, or a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 59% | FOURTEEN | 8 | With 61-Across, what President Wilson proposed for a lasting peace ... or what's missing from the answers to the starred clues |