| 100% | VERBOSE | 7 | Denoting the style in which one might consider this clue to be written |
| 42% | AREYOUFORREAL | 13 | "Seriously?!" … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle? |
| 39% | VILLAINERA | 10 | Phase in which one subverts the expectation to be nice |
| 38% | BLOODY | 6 | To be hit in the face may cause this secreting nose |
| 38% | ENG | 3 | Language in which this clue is written, for short |
| 38% | TRIG | 4 | Something in which all the angles may be considered |
| 37% | SPYFALL | 7 | Game in which one player tries to glean information from the other players without being caught |
| 36% | ENG | 3 | The language this clue is written in: Abbr. |
| 36% | DECOR | 5 | The style in which a room is designed |
| 35% | JET | 3 | The Lippisch Ente was the first one of these to fly, in 1928 |
| 35% | THEFARSIDE | 10 | Cartoon in which one cow says to another "Hey, wait a minute! This is grass! We've been eating grass!" |
| 35% | EDGE | 4 | The answer to this clue is located on one |
| 35% | WORD | 4 | The first one in this clue is "The" |
| 35% | OHMAN | 5 | What one might say after figuring out what the answers to the starred clues have in common? |
| 34% | TRIG | 4 | One may consider all the angles in it |
| 34% | HLMFFWVDMRV | 11 | Title for this puzzle ... which the answers to the eight starred clues will help explain |
| 34% | EASTEREGG | 9 | Hidden DVD feature ... which can be found, literally, in the answers to the starred clues |
| 34% | LASTWORD | 8 | "Clue" is the one in this clue |
| 34% | NEWYEAR | 7 | What the last four letters of eight key answers in this puzzle might be considered, cryptically |
| 33% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | Louisa May Alcott classic whose main characters are hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| 33% | DOG | 3 | President Trump is the first president in over 100 years not to have one of these |
| 33% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might be a detriment to negotiations |
| 33% | CALC | 4 | H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve? |
| 33% | BUGHOUSE | 8 | Chess variant played by four players on two boards, in which captured pieces on one board are moved to the other |
| 33% | TEAMPLAYERS | 11 | Ones unconcerned with individual achievements ... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of |
| 33% | TERRIERMIX | 10 | Hybrid dog breed, literal examples of which can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 33% | PIG | 3 | Farm animal considered to be one of the smartest mammals in the world |
| 33% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Game in which the answers to the starred clues are legal plays but cannot be formed even if you have both blanks |
| 33% | MATCHPOINT | 10 | Situation in which one person might have the advantage |
| 33% | SSS | 3 | Org. in which one's number may be up |