| 100% | FLIPACOIN | 9 | Decide by chance ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 77% | ADDUP | 5 | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 77% | LOSTCITIES | 10 | Places to discover, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 77% | CRACKTHECASE | 12 | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 76% | COLDFRONTS | 10 | Harbingers of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 74% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 73% | SCREENTIME | 10 | Amount of TV watching limited by parents, and a hint to the last word of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | ICANSHOW | 8 | With 39- and 44-Across, promise that Aladdin sings to Jasmine (and a hint to the answers to the starred clues) |
| 72% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | INITIALREACTION | 15 | Off-the-cuff response … and a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 72% | FIRSTSTRING | 11 | Like the starting team, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | TURNINGPRO | 10 | Leaving the amateur ranks, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | TIMEAFTERTIME | 13 | Repeatedly ... and a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 72% | PRBLITZ | 7 | Intensive goodwill campaign, briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | SIDEHUSTLE | 10 | Freelance for extra income ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | COLDFRONT | 9 | Harbinger of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | TURNOFPHRASE | 12 | "Nice" expression ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | Retro pants, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | CANNEDHAMS | 10 | Spam relatives ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | OPENINGACT | 10 | Show starter ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack bet ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Wimbledon category, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | BBB | 3 | Consumer protection org., and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | RANDB | 5 | Ray Charles' genre, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | DOUBLETEAM | 10 | Pass coverage tactic ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | GIS | 3 | USO show audience ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | WITHORWITHOUTYOU | 16 | First Billboard #1 hit for U2 ... and a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 71% | STILLIRISE | 10 | Classic Maya Angelou poem … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues and the circled letters, in two different ways |