| 100% | CHOPPEDSALADS | 13 | Description of 113- and 39-Down |
| 60% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Assortment ... or a description of 32-, 39- and 42-Across? |
| 59% | PLAYSWITHFIRE | 13 | Tempts fate . . . or a description of 19-, 22-, and 39-Across |
| 57% | CLEFTPALATE | 11 | Description of 82-Down and 27-Across |
| 57% | DIVIDEDLOYALTIES | 16 | Description of 120-Across and 40-Down |
| 52% | CARBONOFFSET | 12 | Purported counterbalance for greenhouse-gas emissions . . . or a description of the wordplay in 18-, 27-, 39-, and 51-Across |
| 52% | SPLITPEAS | 9 | Soup legumes, or a phonetic description of 17-, 24-, 39-, and 53-Across |
| 51% | SHOWER | 6 | Example of 39- and 34-Down |
| 50% | PARTEDCOMPANY | 13 | Description of 6- and 109-Across |
| 50% | SEPARATEDCOUPLES | 16 | Description of 51- and 94-Across |
| 50% | SPLITLEVELS | 11 | Description of 10- and 111-Across |
| 50% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Description of 25- and 26-Across |
| 50% | ELEGANT | 7 | Description of grace and good taste |
| 50% | BEARWITHME | 10 | "Please be patient" … or a literal description of 15-, 28-, 39- and 52-Across? |
| 49% | ROYAL | 5 | With 39-Down, defenders over London, or an apt description of 19-, 29-, and 52-Across? |
| 48% | TOBEFAIR | 8 | "Admittedly …," or, when said aloud, a punny description of 18-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
| 48% | TOE | 3 | End of a certain 39 Down |
| 48% | MOUNDING | 8 | Description of plants that grow both up and out |
| 47% | NEWSPAPERCOLUMN | 15 | Place to express an opinion ... or a literal description of 3-, 7-, 9- and 21-Down? |
| 47% | UPS | 3 | ___ and downs of life |
| 47% | COLDPLUNGE | 10 | Post-workout water therapy option, or a description of the ends of 1-, 4-, and 7-Down |
| 46% | FORD | 4 | Maker of Explorers and 39-Across |
| 46% | UPS | 3 | "... full of ___ and downs" |
| 46% | HALFBAKED | 9 | Description of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across, in different senses? |
| 46% | BYE | 3 | With 38 and 39 Across, NSYNC hit of 2000 |
| 45% | FROST | 5 | Example of 65-Across and 39-Down |
| 45% | KNEEBENDS | 9 | Ups and downs of exercise? |
| 45% | STUD | 4 | Apt description of 18-Across, 32-Across, and 44-Across |
| 45% | ITALIAN | 7 | With 55-Across, description of 23-, 36- and 44-Across |
| 45% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |