| 100% | BLUE | 4 | Color that can be applied to Angels and Devils |
| 64% | DYE | 3 | Color that can be applied to other material |
| 57% | FIRSTDAUGHTER | 13 | Informal political title that could be applied to 15-, 17-, 46-, and 48-Across: 2 wds. |
| 48% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 46% | BANANAPEELS | 11 | Skins that can be marinated and fried to make vegan "bacon" |
| 46% | DRE | 3 | Name that can be rearranged to spell a color |
| 45% | IMAC | 4 | Computer that can be bought in such colors as pink and orange |
| 45% | BOATSWAIN | 9 | Word that can be shortened to four letters and two apostrophes |
| 44% | SUNSET | 6 | Stunning view where the sky transforms into a palette of colors that could be your reason to smile today |
| 44% | ASPHALT | 7 | Material that can be used to secure plant graftings and seal tree wounds |
| 43% | ATM | 3 | Device that could be linked to networks such as PLUS, Cirrus, and STAR: Abbr. |
| 43% | ASCII | 5 | Character set that can be used to make emoticons and digital art |
| 43% | CAST | 4 | Action that can be done to the starts of 20-, 35-, 44- and 56-Across |
| 43% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 42% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across |
| 42% | DOG | 3 | Furry friend that can brighten your day and be your reason to smile today |
| 42% | PINK | 4 | Flamingo color that is a clue to 12a, 22a, 26a, 45a, 23d and 35d |
| 42% | BLONDE | 6 | Hair color that can be “platinum” |
| 41% | ROMAN | 5 | ___ numerals (symbols that can be used to spell “mix,” “livid,” and “civil”) |
| 41% | ESS | 3 | Letter that can be added to the fronts of 4-, 6- and 7-Across to make new words |
| 41% | MATH | 4 | Subj. that can be applied or pure |
| 41% | OCTOPUS | 7 | Eight-legged sea creature that can change both color and texture to camouflage itself from predators |
| 41% | GATE | 4 | Entryway to a house that can be opened and closed |
| 41% | GLOSS | 5 | Cosmetic that can be applied with a brush |
| 41% | BLONDE | 6 | Hair color that can be "dirty" or "platinum" |
| 40% | POTATOHEAD | 10 | Toy that can be either Mr. or Mrs. ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 40% | SENSEI | 6 | East Asian honorific that can be translated as "person born before another" and is now used in a similar way to "Mr." |
| 39% | ICON | 4 | Something that can be dragged and dropped |
| 39% | MERCHANDISE | 11 | Goods that can be bought and sold |
| 38% | IDLE | 4 | Mind that can be "a devil's workshop" |