| 100% | ROOD | 4 | Crucifix set on a beam or screen at the entrance to the chancel of a church |
| 43% | REREDOS | 7 | Screen or wall decoration at the back of an altar in a church |
| 43% | ROOD | 4 | Crucifix, like one at the entrance of a church |
| 39% | NARTHEX | 7 | Portico at the west end of a basilica or church, especially one at right angles to the nave |
| 35% | REREDOS | 7 | Screen decoration at the rear of a church altar |
| 35% | ARMREST | 7 | At the end of a sofa, to lean on |
| 35% | SHOEBOXES | 9 | Stack at Famous Footwear, and a hint to the sets of circled letters |
| 34% | LIDO | 4 | Beach resort at the entrance to the Lagoon of Venice |
| 34% | SPIRE | 5 | Pointy part at the top of a church or skyscraper |
| 34% | CART | 4 | Item at the entrance of a supermarket to push around and fill up with groceries |
| 34% | APSE | 4 | Domed or vaulted recess at the east end of a church |
| 34% | ABEAM | 5 | At right angles to the length of a ship |
| 34% | HUMANNATURE | 11 | Set of traits we all have ... or a two-part description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 34% | ACUTABOVE | 9 | On another level, or a clue to the starts of 3-, 4-, 11- and 27-Down |
| 34% | BOOTSTRAP | 9 | Loop at the back of a shoe, used to pull it on |
| 34% | CHANGEDONESMIND | 15 | Decided otherwise ... or a hint to the four sets of circled letters |
| 33% | ISCHIA | 6 | Island in the Tyrrhenian Sea at the entrance to the Bay of Naples |
| 33% | RHYL | 4 | Resort town in north Wales at the entrance to the Vale of Clwyd |
| 33% | SIDELINES | 9 | Where to find coaches at football games ... or a description of the answers to the 16 starred clues? |
| 33% | XOXO | 4 | Affectionate sign-off … or a pattern hinting at the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 33% | RHYL | 4 | Resort town in Denbighshire, N Wales, at the entrance to the Vale of Clwyd |
| 33% | RHYL | 4 | Resort town in Denbighshire, north Wales, at the entrance to the Vale of Clwyd |
| 33% | RHYL | 4 | Resort town in Denbighshire, northern Wales, at the entrance to the Vale of Clwyd |
| 33% | ALT | 3 | Key to the left or right of the space bar on a Windows keyboard |
| 33% | WHATCHAUPTO | 11 | "Anything fun on the agenda today?," or a hint to the starts of 3-, 7-, 21-, and 29-Down |
| 33% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Express lack of interest on Tinder ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 33% | ETCETERA | 8 | Latin phrase often used at the end of a list to mean "and so on" |
| 33% | CONFUSION | 9 | Puzzlement ... or a hint to getting the 10 words on the perimeter of this puzzle |
| 32% | MAP | 3 | Help at the entrance to a mall |
| 32% | GATEHOUSE | 9 | Lodge at the entrance to a castle |