| 100% | WELLWELLWELL | 12 | Comment upon a revealing discovery, and a description of the starred answers |
| 63% | LEFTOVERS | 9 | What many have after Thanksgiving, and a description of the starred answers' gimmick |
| 60% | PLAYWITHINAPLAY | 15 | Embedded narrative, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 59% | MIXEDFRUIT | 10 | Sweet snack, and a description of the first words of the starred answers |
| 59% | INFLIGHTENTERTAINMENT | 21 | Long-haul travel perk, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | EDGECASE | 8 | Situation that occurs under extreme conditions, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 57% | STICKY | 6 | With 58-Across, predicament, and a description of both halves of the starred answers |
| 55% | CENTRALTIME | 11 | Illinois hours, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 55% | CARTALK | 7 | Former NPR show, or a description of the starred answers |
| 55% | GEOCENTRISM | 11 | Earthling's bias, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 54% | SISI | 4 | "Oui! Oui!" in Oaxaca, and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | MIDDLESEAT | 10 | Likely spot for a procrastinating traveler, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 54% | MALEBONDING | 11 | It happens between buds, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 54% | ITSALLYOU | 9 | "I'm handing this off now," and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | STAGEFRIGHT | 11 | Nervousness in front of an audience, or a description of the starred answers |
| 53% | SEPARATE | 8 | With 68-Across, 1958 David Niven film, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 53% | FRONTOFFICE | 11 | Management department of a company, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 53% | FASHION | 7 | With 37-Across, up on the latest trends, and a fitting description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 53% | DOUBLEPARK | 10 | Leave one's vehicle in a traffic lane, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | PARTYINTHEBACK | 14 | Tongue-in-cheek description of a mullet, and of the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | FACIALEXPRESSION | 16 | Many an emoji, and a feature of the starred clues and their answers? |
| 51% | ITSJUSTAPHASE | 13 | Parental comment about a teen's rebelliousness, and a hint to the last words of the starred answers |
| 51% | BLUEORIGIN | 10 | Company with a July 2021 launch ... and a feature of the starred clues' answers? |
| 50% | SPECIALK | 8 | Total alternative ... and a feature of the answers to starred clues? |
| 50% | OMEN | 4 | Sign ... or a description of the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 50% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 50% | UNITEDSTATES | 12 | Country that will host the 2028 Olympics . . . and a collective description of the letter pair abbreviations in the starred clues' answers |
| 50% | HIDDENFEES | 10 | Unexpected charges, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | EPICENTER | 9 | Quake's origin, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |