| 100% | NDA | 3 | Confidentiality document, and a word in this clue rearranged |
| 54% | EEK | 3 | Shriek that rhymes with a word in this clue |
| 54% | PHAIR | 5 | Lilith Fair musician (and homophone of a word in this clue) |
| 53% | EKED | 4 | Squeaked (out), and a rhyme of a word in this clue |
| 52% | HAL | 3 | Name that's one of the halves of a word in this clue |
| 52% | ELI | 3 | Name left over when you eliminate two-thirds of a word in this clue |
| 49% | SORT | 4 | Word processing function … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 49% | RACE | 4 | Change a word in this phrase to correct it! "Slow and steady wins the contest" |
| 47% | DI{DOT} | 7 | French printer Firmin ___ (Hint: If you didn't know of him, his name is one letter off from a word in this clue) |
| 46% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might be a detriment to negotiations |
| 46% | PORE | 4 | Skin feature … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 46% | HIDDEN{TAX} | 11 | Unseen price-hiker, and a clue to three squares in this puzzle |
| 45% | HORA | 4 | Jewish wedding staple … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 44% | MORN | 4 | Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 44% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 44% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 44% | BUMAROUND | 9 | Wander aimlessly ... and a hint to a divided word in the answers to starred clues |
| 43% | GEARSHIFT | 9 | Auto part, and a clue to what's going on in five rows of this puzzle |
| 43% | DOINGBACKFLIPS | 14 | Performing gymnastic feats, and a hint to seven words "attracted" to their opposites in this puzzle |
| 43% | CAPS | 4 | Feature of the last word in this CLUE |
| 43% | MEL | 3 | Name located across two words in this clue |
| 43% | MEL | 3 | Name lying across two words in this clue |
| 43% | RAILSPLITTER | 12 | Abraham Lincoln nickname, and a hint to a hidden word in each answer to a starred clue |
| 43% | INNERCIRCLE | 11 | Small, influential group ... and a hint to the word hidden in each answer to a starred clue |
| 43% | EDGEWISE | 8 | Can't get a word in this way? |
| 43% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | ETHAN | 5 | Name hidden across more than one word in this clue |
| 42% | ERRS | 4 | Mispells a word, say, like in this clue |
| 42% | OWL | 3 | Animal who makes a sound that sounds like a word in this clue |
| 41% | TEE | 3 | End of each word in 17-, 27-, 43- and 54-Across - as well as every clue (and that's a fact!) |