| 100% | ALIENSPACEBARCRAFT | 18 | E.T.'s ability to use the lower part of a keyboard? |
| 49% | ZEST | 4 | Part of a lemon used to make the liqueur limoncello |
| 48% | REEL | 4 | Part of a fishing rod used to wind up the line |
| 45% | TAIL | 4 | Part of a plane that's furthest to the back |
| 44% | OVARIAL | 7 | Of the lower part of a pistil |
| 44% | ERASE | 5 | Use the rubber part of a pencil |
| 44% | ERASE | 5 | Use the pink part of a pencil |
| 44% | ERASES | 6 | Uses the rubber part of a pencil |
| 44% | WEIR | 4 | Low dam used to raise the water level of a river |
| 43% | ESTUARY | 7 | Lower part of a river where it meets the sea |
| 42% | DISAPPEARINGACT | 15 | Part of a magic show, and the key to understanding this puzzle's one-word clues |
| 42% | HARDWARE | 8 | Physical parts of a computer, e.g. CPU, keyboard |
| 42% | POCKET | 6 | Part of a garment used to store small items |
| 42% | STAIRSTEP | 9 | Part of a flight leading to the next floor |
| 41% | SETUP | 5 | Part of a joke that leads to the punch line |
| 41% | STAIRSTEP | 9 | Part of a flight leading to the second floor, say |
| 41% | NET | 3 | Part of a basketball hoop that attaches to the rim |
| 41% | STRETCHEDOUT | 12 | T h r e e s t r i k e s ... or a description of the theme clues |
| 41% | BODICE | 6 | Upper part of a dress to the waistline |
| 41% | TYPE | 4 | Use a keyboard to enter this clue's answer, e.g. |
| 41% | NEARSIDE | 8 | Part of a car closest to the curb, to the British |
| 41% | SNELL | 5 | Part of a fishing line to which the hook is attached |
| 41% | EGGWHITE | 8 | Part of a chicken's ovoid that isn't the yolk |
| 41% | BILGE | 5 | Lower part of a ship's hold |
| 40% | LSAT | 4 | Part of the path to a JD |
| 40% | MINARET | 7 | Part of a mosque from which the call to prayer is made |
| 40% | IGNITION | 8 | Part of a vehicle the key is pushed in to start it |
| 40% | CUTTINGTHECARDS | 15 | Part of a blackjack dealer's ritual … or what this answer is doing vis-à-vis the answers to the starred clues |
| 40% | PELVIC | 6 | Relating to the lower part of the upper body |
| 40% | RUN | 3 | Do the last part of a triathlon, e.g. |