| 100% | CLEFTPALATE | 11 | Description of 82-Down and 27-Across |
| 61% | TURNINGAPROPHET | 15 | Punny description of the circled letters in 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
| 59% | DIVIDEDLOYALTIES | 16 | Description of 120-Across and 40-Down |
| 57% | FOURF | 5 | Not suitable for military service ... or an apt description of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across |
| 55% | BONEYM | 6 | "Rasputin" band... or a description of 6 and 14 Across? |
| 55% | CARBONOFFSET | 12 | Purported counterbalance for greenhouse-gas emissions . . . or a description of the wordplay in 18-, 27-, 39-, and 51-Across |
| 54% | CROSSWORD | 9 | Angry element of speech; across and down |
| 53% | PARTEDCOMPANY | 13 | Description of 6- and 109-Across |
| 53% | SEPARATEDCOUPLES | 16 | Description of 51- and 94-Across |
| 53% | SPLITLEVELS | 11 | Description of 10- and 111-Across |
| 53% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Description of 25- and 26-Across |
| 53% | CHOPPEDSALADS | 13 | Description of 113- and 39-Down |
| 53% | TSTORMS | 7 | Weather events with lightning, briefly ... or a description of 1 and 13 Across |
| 52% | THOMAS | 6 | With 9 Down and 71 Across, source of quote |
| 51% | JCREW | 5 | Retail clothing giant ... or a description of 17- and 54-Across and 10- and 24-Down? |
| 51% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Certain TV intro ... or a description of each of 12 letters in the grid (the starts of six Across entries and then six Down entries) that spell out an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 49% | HALFBAKED | 9 | Description of 17-, 25-, 36- and 49-Across, in different senses? |
| 49% | SOUNDSRIGHT | 11 | "That tracks," and an apt description of 17-, 27-, and 43-Across? |
| 48% | STUD | 4 | Apt description of 18-Across, 32-Across, and 44-Across |
| 48% | UPS | 3 | 'Life is full of ___ and downs' |
| 47% | PRMEN | 5 | Promoters ... or a description of 17-, 23-, 46- and 57-Across? |
| 47% | NOSEJOBS | 8 | Rhinoplasties, or an apt description of 16-, 25-, 37-, and 53-Across? |
| 47% | TOTALLYRIPPED | 13 | Shredded, or an apt description of 20-, 29-, 36-, and 44-Across |
| 46% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 46% | ODIN | 4 | Chief Norse god and father of 27-Down |
| 46% | ELEGANT | 7 | Description of grace and good taste |
| 46% | RELIEFMAPS | 10 | Depictions of lands' ups and downs |
| 46% | UNITEDARTISTS | 13 | Classic film company ... or a description of 17-, 32-, 46- and 65-Across? |
| 46% | DEVIOUS | 7 | Tricky ... or a tricky description of 18-, 29-, 36-, 48- and 59-Across |
| 46% | WEREALLSET | 10 | "Ready to go!" ... or a description of 17-, 25-, 37- and 48-Across? |