| 100% | ARN | 3 | Common ending letters in "barn" and "yearn" |
| 59% | ENS | 3 | Common last letters in "aliens" and "hens" |
| 56% | UMM | 3 | Common letters in "tummy" and "summer" |
| 56% | ENN | 3 | Common letters in "penny" and "tennis" |
| 56% | IDE | 3 | Common letters in "tide" and "side" |
| 56% | LOB | 3 | Common letters in "globe" and "slob" |
| 55% | EEP | 3 | Letters common in "deep," "bleep," and "sheep" |
| 54% | EIN | 3 | Letters "Frankenstein" and "Einstein" have in common |
| 54% | OLA | 3 | Letters common in "Payola" and "Granola" |
| 54% | EEN | 3 | Letters common in "teen" and "seen" |
| 46% | PIZZA | 5 | Popular pie, and what the ends of 17-, 30-, 45- and 61-Across have in common |
| 46% | SILENTC | 7 | Letter in "muscle" and "czar" |
| 45% | GREENBACK | 9 | Dollar bill, e.g. ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 45% | ZED | 3 | Letter in the Globe and Mail |
| 45% | TRIVIA | 6 | "Hawaii and Tennessee are the only two U.S. states whose names end in doubled letters," e.g. |
| 44% | MGM | 3 | Letters in film and the hotel business |
| 44% | DIY | 3 | Letters in the arts and crafts store? |
| 44% | DIY | 3 | Letters in an arts and crafts store? |
| 44% | URBANSPRAWL | 11 | Unrestricted city expansion ... and what begins in the circled letters (and ends in uncircled ones for you to find) |
| 44% | ERE | 3 | Common ending for "mere" and "revere" |
| 44% | EFT | 3 | Common ending to "left" and "theft" |
| 43% | NASA | 4 | Letters in official seals on "Endeavour," "Perseverance," and "Curiosity" |
| 43% | TCB | 3 | Letters in the logo and motto of Elvis Presley |
| 43% | RHYME | 5 | Have common ends, in a way |
| 42% | EER | 3 | Ending common to "mountain" and "slogan" |
| 42% | EER | 3 | Ending common to "pioneer" and "buccaneer" |
| 42% | EAVE | 4 | Letters common to "cleave" and "heave" |
| 42% | ORN | 3 | Letters common to "torn" and "corn" |
| 42% | INO | 3 | Letters common to "dinosaur" and "rhinoceros" |
| 42% | EER | 3 | Letters common to "deer" and "jeer" |