| 100% | BEACHFRONT | 10 | Coastal strip of land, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 79% | COKEISIT | 8 | Pop slogan of 1982, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 79% | BUZZWORDS | 9 | Snazzy jargon, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 79% | SEVENSEAS | 9 | Global group, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 78% | BEARDOWN | 8 | Put in extra effort, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 77% | WHERETHE | 8 | With 43-Across, an exciting place, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 77% | CLOCKFACES | 10 | Their third hands are their second hands, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 77% | OPENINGBELL | 11 | 9:30 a.m. event at the NYSE, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 75% | SWORDPLAY | 9 | Art of fencing, and a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 75% | DRESSINGDOWNS | 13 | Severe reprimands, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 75% | PLAYMATES | 9 | Sandbox sharers ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 75% | HEAVYMETAL | 10 | Rock genre ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 75% | COMMONSENSE | 11 | Practical judgment ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 74% | MOVIETRAILERS | 13 | "Coming attractions" offerings, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 74% | OILCHANGE | 9 | Jiffy Lube service, and a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | FINDCLOSURE | 11 | Accept and let go of something … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 70% | DOWNSIZES | 9 | Scales back, or a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 69% | KEYWORD | 7 | Database search option, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 69% | THEGAMBLER | 10 | 1978 Kenny Rogers hit, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 69% | PLUMBERS | 8 | '70s covert White House intelligence group ... and, in a more conventional sense, a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | BACKROOM | 8 | Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 68% | RAINOUT | 7 | Ballpark bummer, and a hint to making sense of the starred answers |
| 68% | THERES | 6 | With 36-Across, "This has strings attached," and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 67% | FALLINGLEAVES | 13 | Autumn occurrence, and a hint to the start of the other four longest Down answers |
| 66% | GENEEDITING | 11 | Molecular manipulation technique ... and a hint to the starts of the three other longest puzzle answers |
| 66% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
| 66% | ACIDTEST | 8 | Ordeal ... and a hint to the initials of the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | ALTERNATETAKES | 14 | Different points of view ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 65% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | "Stand up!" ... and a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 65% | COLDFRONTS | 10 | Harbingers of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |