| 100% | IRISED | 6 | Ended like a Looney Tunes cartoon, with "out" [anagram of IS DIRE] |
| 47% | IRATE | 5 | Like a cartoon character with steam coming out of their ears |
| 40% | TIDY | 4 | Like a neat room with nothing out of place |
| 39% | UPROOTED | 8 | Like a tree that has been lifted out of the ground |
| 37% | DEEP | 4 | Like the end of the pool with a diving board |
| 37% | SCARLET | 7 | With "The" and 45-Across, classic Looney Tunes cartoon that's a parody of a classic novel |
| 37% | DEEP | 4 | Like the end of a pool where the diving board is |
| 37% | TRICKY | 6 | With 21-, 30-, 49-, 61- and 74-Across, end of a Carrie Bradshaw quote that starts "Men in their 40s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle ..." |
| 37% | ENVYFREE | 8 | Like a division of resources in which each partner is satisfied with their share, in economics |
| 37% | DEEP | 4 | Like the end of a swimming pool where a diving board is |
| 37% | DEEP | 4 | Like the end of a swimming pool where the diving board is |
| 36% | ALLEXPENSESPAID | 15 | Like a trip with no out-of-pocket costs |
| 35% | TEE | 3 | Item that might be knocked out of the ground with a golf shot |
| 35% | THATSALLFOLKS | 13 | "This cartoon is over" phrase at the end of Looney Tunes: 3 wds. |
| 34% | CHARISMA | 8 | Apt anagram of IS A CHARM |
| 34% | DEADEND | 7 | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| 34% | BACKORDERED | 11 | Like goods that are temporarily out of stock ... or a hint, alphabetically, to the answers to the starred clues |
| 33% | WIND | 4 | "To get ___ of," idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used when you find out a secret |
| 33% | ANN | 3 | ___ Radcliffe, novelist known for being a pioneer of Gothic fiction with works like "The Mysteries of Udolpho" |
| 33% | SLASHER | 7 | Canadian anthology horror series with a mystery storyline that is resolved at the end of the season |
| 33% | PORKYPIG | 8 | Looney Tunes character with a snout |
| 33% | TIME | 4 | "Until the End of ___," song by Justin Timberlake that was re-recorded as a duet with Beyonce |
| 33% | BACKINTHESADDLE | 15 | Like a cowboy out of retirement? |
| 33% | CASABLANCA | 10 | 1942 film that ends with the line “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship” |
| 33% | IRON | 4 | ___ Maiden, a hugely popular metal band with hits like "Fear of the Dark" and "Hallowed Be Thy Name" |
| 33% | STA | 3 | Anagram of "sat", is a travel agency |
| 33% | APE | 3 | Anagram of "pea" which is a beast |
| 33% | BAT | 3 | Like a ___ out of hell (very quickly) |
| 33% | BAT | 3 | Like a ___ out of hell (very fast) |
| 33% | AIRY | 4 | Like a room with lots of windows? |