| 100% | STILLIRISE | 10 | Classic Maya Angelou poem … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues and the circled letters, in two different ways |
| 54% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | **One way to fall in love ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | FOLLOWINGTHE | 12 | With 58-Down, a patient process? ... or a hint to two consecutive letters in the answer to each of the seven starred clues |
| 48% | TWISTOFLEMON | 12 | Drink garnish ... or a hint to five letters in the answer to each starred clue |
| 48% | HANDYDANDY | 10 | *Very convenient ... or, when read in six parts, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 48% | ADDED | 5 | Extra, and a two-word hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 47% | ROUT | 4 | Decisive defeat, and a two-word hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 47% | MONEY | 5 | With 11-Down and 58-Across, aphorism about the effect of sudden wealth … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 47% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 47% | DOUBLEBOOK | 10 | Reserve twice in error, as an airline seat ... or a hint to the two-part answers to starred clues |
| 47% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 47% | AANDW | 5 | Classic root beer brand ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 46% | DOCTOREDUP | 10 | Altered, in a way ... and a hint to the org. that helped create the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | BUGSOUT | 7 | Leaves in a hurry, or a hint to the cluing of the starred answers |
| 46% | ONETWOTHREEKICK | 15 | Classic Xavier Cugat song ... or a hint to the invitation in the circled letters |
| 46% | HOMEOFMOUNTRUSHMORE | 19 | What 15-Down is ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues in left-to-right order |
| 46% | FIREANDRAIN | 11 | James Taylor classic ... or, respectively, what can precede the two words in each answer to a starred clue |
| 45% | ITCOUPLES | 9 | Tabloid twosomes ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | HALFOFF | 7 | Discounted 50% ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Gamble boldly, in a way … or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's italicized clues |
| 45% | WHEREWITHAL | 11 | Money ... and, in three parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | MIDDLEEAST | 10 | World hot spot ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | HANGINTHERE | 11 | "Stick with it!" … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | SOFTOPENING | 11 | Invitation-only debut ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues? |
| 45% | AWRINKLEINTIME | 14 | Classic young adult novel ... or hint to the path taken by four letters in the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | BLACK | 5 | *Comic actor / *Card game ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | WHATARETHEODDS | 14 | "How lucky was that?" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | THEREARENOWORDS | 15 | "I can't even!" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | SHARINGISCARING | 15 | Preschool teacher's mantra … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | CHANGEENDS | 10 | Tennis umpire's order after odd-numbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers |