| 100% | FORTIES | 7 | Decade in which CORE and the UNCF were founded |
| 46% | CARIBBEAN | 9 | Sea in which the island of Redonda is found |
| 44% | KANSAS | 6 | US state in which Topeka and Wichita are found |
| 44% | FORTIES | 7 | Decade in which the Slinky debuted ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 44% | EXACTA | 6 | Bet in which the win and place horses are selected |
| 43% | EVEN | 4 | Like years in which the Olympics and World Cup are held |
| 43% | ORALEXAMS | 9 | Tests in which the questions and answers are spoken (2 wds.) |
| 42% | HAIR | 4 | ___ toffee, candy from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" which is in the inventing room |
| 42% | SCOTS | 5 | Language in which the first four cardinal numbers are ane, twa, three and fower |
| 42% | CAJUN | 5 | Kind of cuisine in which onions, bell peppers and celery are the "holy trinity" |
| 42% | KICKBOXING | 10 | Martial art in which the hands and feet are used for striking an opponent |
| 42% | CZECH | 5 | Language in which "k" and "v" are the words for "to" and "in" |
| 42% | CANTERBURYTALES | 15 | "The ___" (Chaucer stories in which the singular "they" can be found) |
| 41% | FIRESAFETY | 10 | Subject in which the first words of 17-, 29- and 46-Across are sage advice |
| 41% | SURVIVOR | 8 | 1999 satirical novel by Chuck Palahniuk in which the chapters and pages are numbered backwards |
| 41% | TRICKORTREAT | 12 | What is found divided at the starts and ends of nine answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | WELSH | 5 | Language in which "dd" and "ff" are treated as single letters of the alphabet |
| 41% | TAO | 3 | A cosmic and spiritual principle which is popular in the East |
| 41% | EUCHARIST | 9 | Christian sacrament in which the Last Supper is commemorated by the consecration of bread and wine |
| 41% | SAMOAN | 6 | Language in which the first six counting numbers are tasi, lua, tolu, fa, lima and ono |
| 41% | THEMERCHANTOF | 13 | "___ Venice," romantic comedy by Shakespeare in which the main characters are Antonio and Portia: 3 wds. |
| 41% | DARTS | 5 | Game in which a “ton-eighty” (a hundred and eighty) is the maximum score per turn |
| 41% | TURKEYTROT | 10 | Dance to ragtime music in which birdlike movements are made with the shoulders and upper body |
| 41% | NUCLEARFAMILY | 13 | Members of this can be found in the centers of 17-, 24-, 51- and 60-Across |
| 41% | FASHIONDESIGNER | 15 | One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 41% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 41% | ASL | 3 | Speech system in which 6 and W are the same, for short |
| 41% | CAPSULE | 7 | *Time ___, container in which you store precious things from the present to be found in the future |
| 40% | DARRENSTAR | 10 | "Sex and the City" creator who also created "Younger," which is in its sixth season: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BETWEENTHELINES | 15 | Where hidden meanings are found, and where both sets of four horizontal black squares in the puzzle are |