| 100% | TUSIMPLE | 8 | Co. that's launched a self-driving freight network, starting in Texas and Arizona with plans to be national by 2024 |
| 29% | BORN | 4 | "___ to Run," song by Bruce Springsteen about driving on U.S. Route 9 and hope of starting anew with a girl |
| 28% | RULES | 5 | Let's start our world tour with Australia! Tune in to a game of Australian ___ football, contact sport that is extremely popular in Australia (1/3) |
| 27% | CLIMBING | 8 | Sport ___, sport that will debut in the 2020 Olympics and requires contestants to ascend a steep wall with their hands and feet |
| 27% | ANNABEL | 7 | With 13-Down, titular maiden in a Poe poem that begins, "It was many and many a year ago, / In a kingdom by the sea" |
| 27% | ALIVE | 5 | "It's ___!" quote used by Gingy in "Shrek" that is a reference to "Frankenstein" |
| 27% | MISSINGYOU | 10 | Tribute to Marvin Gaye written by Lionel Richie and sung by 50-Across that was a Top 10 hit in 1984 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | TENPINBOWLING | 13 | Popular sport played with a ball that has three holes and whose history has been traced back to the Egyptians living in 3200 BCE: 3 wds. |
| 26% | PALM | 4 | Co. that was the first to successfully market a PDA worldwide in 1997 |
| 26% | GEORGELOPEZ | 11 | Comedian who starred in a self-titled sitcom from 2002 to 2007, and another that started in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 26% | TRICKY | 6 | With 21-, 30-, 49-, 61- and 74-Across, end of a Carrie Bradshaw quote that starts "Men in their 40s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle ..." |
| 26% | SKA | 3 | Ongoing radio telescope project being built in Australia and South Africa, that's planned to start generating data in the late 2020s (abbr.) |
| 25% | IKEA | 4 | Company that was the first in the U.S. to air a TV ad with a gay couple (1994) |
| 25% | IBELIEVEICANFLY | 15 | R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with "sky" in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers |
| 25% | HEREWITHME | 10 | 2019 hit song by 17-Down featuring Chvrches with the lyrics "You're saying the words that I want you to say / There's a pain in my heart and it won't go away" (3 wds.) |
| 25% | COCONUT | 7 | Versatile tropical fruit that's used in Coladas ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 25% | NETFLIX | 7 | Streaming platform with "The Crown" that launched in 2007, and a way to enjoy 19a at home in the Internet age |
| 25% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 25% | APARTMENT | 9 | Flat in a residential complex that might be a creative person's abode, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 25% | BED | 3 | Place with pillows and blankets that is hard to leave in the morning |
| 25% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |
| 25% | PUTONTHEDOG | 11 | Pretend to be wealthy, in old slang ... and a hint to words that end answers to starred clues |
| 25% | SHOWTIME | 8 | "Shameless" network launched in 1976 that was a popular binge-worthy option before Netflix |
| 24% | MOCKINGBIRD | 11 | "To Kill a ___," bestselling debut novel by Harper Lee published in 1960 that deals with race and gender issues in the American Deep South |
| 24% | FOUR | 4 | "___ Weddings and a Funeral," rom-com series that is co-created by Mindy Kaling |
| 24% | HARDEST | 7 | "Sorry Seems to Be the ___ Word," a hit by Elton John, that was covered by Blue in "One Love" |
| 24% | ELLIS | 5 | Ruth —, last woman to be executed in Britain portrayed by Miranda Richardson in 1985 biopic Dance with a Stranger |
| 24% | CBS | 3 | "The Eye" network that was launched in 1947 and was a popular binge-worthy option before Netflix: Abbr. |
| 24% | GONG | 4 | A massive bell that is hit with a mallet, usually used to signify the start of something |
| 24% | THE | 3 | "Candle in ___ Wind," a hit by Elton John that was a tribute to Princess Diana |