| 100% | OTHELLO | 7 | Disc-flipping board game hinted at by a word ladder formed by the answers to the nine starred clues |
| 51% | WARANDPEACE | 11 | Classic novel of 1,000+ pages ... or a hint to the word ladder formed by the answers to the starred clues |
| 47% | SUNRISESUNSET | 13 | Classic Broadway show tune, or a hint to the word ladder revealed by the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 45% | YOURADHERE | 10 | Words on an empty billboard, and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed |
| 43% | SECRETCODE | 10 | What the answers to the six starred clues follow, as hinted at by 66-Across |
| 42% | SIDELINES | 9 | Where to find coaches at football games ... or a description of the answers to the 16 starred clues? |
| 42% | LETTERDROP | 10 | Opening at the post office ... or, when read as three words, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | SCREENTIME | 10 | Amount of TV watching limited by parents, and a hint to the last word of the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | ISEE | 4 | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | WORD | 4 | Kind of ladder exemplified by the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 41% | FLIPFLOPS | 9 | Questionable political moves suggested by the answers to the nine starred clues |
| 41% | IMOUT | 5 | "Peace!," and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed |
| 40% | YMCA | 4 | Hit song literally hinted at by the answers to the starred clues |
| 40% | ALLABOARD | 9 | Train conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred clues |
| 40% | IMTAKEN | 7 | Polite rejection at a dance ... or a hint to each half of the answers to the starred clues |
| 40% | CORPORATEMERGER | 15 | Business acquisition ... or a hint to how the answers to the starred clues in this puzzle were formed? |
| 40% | STANDARDWORKDAY | 15 | Hint to the word ladder in the answers to the starred clues |
| 39% | BUMAROUND | 9 | Wander aimlessly ... and a hint to a divided word in the answers to starred clues |
| 39% | THEMANFROMUNCLE | 15 | 1960's TV hit … whose last word completes the answers to the nine starred clues |
| 39% | LOSEWEIGHT | 10 | Common New Year's resolution -- as hinted at by the answers to the four starred clues |
| 39% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues |
| 39% | FLIPACOIN | 9 | Decide by chance ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 39% | THEMONTHOFMARCH | 15 | Period described by the clues and answers to 1- and 72-Across (which are the start and end of a word ladder formed by the answers to the 10 asterisked clues) |
| 39% | ALOHASTATE | 10 | With "The," one of 50 since 8/21/1959, as hinted at by the answers to starred clues |
| 39% | XOXO | 4 | Affectionate sign-off … or a pattern hinting at the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 39% | TRIPLE | 6 | With 39-Across, impressive basketball feat ... or a feature shared by the answers to the six starred clues |
| 38% | WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT | 16 | 2000 novelty hit ... or a hint to the answers to the nine starred clues |
| 38% | BLACK | 5 | *Comic actor / *Card game ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 38% | CRYUNCLE | 8 | Concede ... or a hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 38% | RAFTERS | 7 | Ceiling beams, or a three-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |