| 100% | CERTAINTY | 9 | Conviction ... or what's almost required for a conviction |
| 49% | QUICKTURNAROUND | 15 | What a tight deadline might require … or what's found in 30-Across? |
| 47% | TUXEDO | 6 | What's expected of a wedding guest for a "Black Tie Required" event |
| 47% | BUST | 4 | Lose almost all money, or the slang for a cops's arrest |
| 46% | BRONC | 5 | What almost always goes for a buck? |
| 46% | MODEL | 5 | What Barbie becomes when she's strutting down the ramp or posing for a magazine cover |
| 44% | ALIEN | 5 | TV's ALF, or what his "A" stands for |
| 44% | POLYGRAPH | 9 | Test required for all C.I.A. applicants … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 43% | FOURTEEN | 8 | With 61-Across, what President Wilson proposed for a lasting peace ... or what's missing from the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | SIZE | 4 | What S, M, L, or XL indicates on a clothing tag |
| 42% | BOW | 3 | Item for a violinist, or what one might do after performing |
| 42% | ACE | 3 | Card that's required for a blackjack |
| 41% | RIPPEDABS | 9 | Many a gymgoer's goal … or what the starred clues in this puzzle must have for their answers to make sense? |
| 41% | COINOP | 6 | Requiring dimes or quarters, as a pinball machine, for short |
| 41% | BON | 3 | What's "good" for a trip to Paris? |
| 41% | LASSO | 5 | What's thrown for a loop? |
| 41% | LONGDIVISION | 12 | Method for calculating a quotient ... or what occurs eight times in this puzzle? |
| 41% | ADIT | 4 | Almost horizontal passage driven into a mine for access or drainage |
| 41% | UFO | 3 | What a drone or weather balloon might be mistaken for: Abbr. |
| 40% | TINCAN | 6 | What you must provide for a kid's cable car kit |
| 40% | ITSUPTOYOU | 10 | "I'll defer on this one" ... or a hint for what's found in 3-, 9-, 21- and 24-Down? |
| 40% | MERGELEFT | 9 | What you might have to do for some highway construction … or a first hint to solving this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "That's What I Like" singer known for wearing a fedora or a trucker's cap: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ZWEI | 4 | What's needed for a Teutonic tango |
| 40% | RYES | 4 | Some breads ... or a homophone for what bread loaves do |
| 40% | ITSUPPORT | 9 | What Stephen King's editor provided for a 1986 novel? |
| 40% | ITSTAKEN | 8 | What's said for a spoken-for seat |
| 39% | DOTCOM | 6 | Ending for many tech company URLs, or what a tech company might be called: Hyph. |
| 39% | TAKESTHEEDGEOFF | 15 | Alleviates pain a little … or what this puzzle does to certain squares for literal effect |
| 39% | SALT | 4 | What "S" may stand for on a dinner table |