| 100% | BASALT | 6 | Common extrusive rock such as at Giant's Causeway |
| 35% | ORE | 3 | Rock such as sphalerite |
| 34% | IDE | 3 | Chemical suffix, such as at the end of salt's chemical name |
| 33% | CALCIFY | 7 | Change into rock such as limestone |
| 33% | PARTERRE | 8 | Formal garden such as at Versailles |
| 32% | CAMPANILE | 9 | Italian bell tower such as at Pisa |
| 31% | RESIDENCY | 9 | Musical home for a period, such as at Las Vegas |
| 30% | NOCTULE | 7 | Bat such as the Common — or Japanese — |
| 30% | TELCO | 5 | Corp. such as Verizon or AT&T |
| 29% | NOUN | 4 | Naming word such as a common — or proper — |
| 29% | KRAIT | 5 | Venomous snake such as the Banded — or Common — |
| 29% | KRAIT | 5 | Poisonous snake such as the banded — or common — |
| 29% | REDSHANK | 8 | Wading bird such as the spotted — or common — |
| 29% | DORMOUSE | 8 | Small Old World rodent such as the Common — |
| 29% | WALLAROO | 8 | Large stocky Australian marsupial such as the Common — |
| 29% | WRESTLER | 8 | Athlete such as The Rock or The Undertaker |
| 29% | PET | 3 | Animal such as a hamster, kept at home |
| 29% | ROADDEBRIS | 10 | Driving hazards such as car parts, rocks, etc. |
| 29% | INTERMISSION | 12 | Break ... such as at the middle of 18-, 27-, 50- or 58-Across? |
| 29% | HAMSTER | 7 | Eurasian burrowing rodent such as the golden — or common — |
| 29% | MILKWORT | 8 | Small perennial plant such as the Common — or Heath — |
| 29% | POGOS | 5 | Hops up and down, as at a rock concert |
| 29% | LOSEWEIGHT | 10 | Common New Year's resolution -- as hinted at by the answers to the four starred clues |
| 28% | SHREW | 5 | Small mouse-like long-snouted mammal such as the common — |
| 28% | GENRE | 5 | Category of music, such as smooth jazz or hard rock |
| 28% | ARCHIVE | 7 | Collection such as the one at the GLBT Historical Society |
| 28% | TEAMS | 5 | Sides in a sport, such as the Dodgers and Giants |
| 28% | ADAGE | 5 | Common saying such as "opposites attract" |
| 28% | OARFISH | 7 | Elongated marine fish such as the king of herrings or giant — |
| 28% | LOON | 4 | Bird such as the common — also called the Great Northern diver |