| 100% | OCOME | 5 | English start of the popular hymn translated from the Latin by priest Frederick Oakeley in 1841 |
| 28% | IMIT | 4 | Starting words from the tagger in a game of tag |
| 28% | DEUTSCHMARK | 11 | English name for the standard monetary unit of Germany replaced by the Euro in 2002 |
| 27% | VEST | 4 | Fringed ___, popular fashion item from the '80s worn by the likes of Whitesnake |
| 27% | YOUREMUTED | 10 | Comment about the silence on Zoom ... and what's spelled out by the sounds that have been removed from the starts of 10 phrases in this puzzle |
| 27% | JACKET | 6 | Leather ___, popular fashion item from the '80s worn by the likes of Jim Morrison |
| 27% | JURA | 4 | Island in the Inner Hebrides separated from the Scottish mainland by the Sound of — |
| 27% | BLACK | 5 | ___ leggings, popular bottom wear from the '80s music scene worn by the likes of Slash |
| 26% | LEFT | 4 | The translation of this English word is "sinister" in Latin |
| 26% | BANDS | 5 | Head ___, popular accessories from the '80s sported by the likes of Mark Knopfler |
| 26% | FAIRYTALEENDING | 15 | What’s spelled out by the starts of six answers in this puzzle |
| 26% | DORCAS | 6 | Biblical woman of Joppa also called Tabitha raised from the dead by Peter in Acts 9:36-42 |
| 26% | DIESIRAE | 8 | Latin hymn of the 13th-century describing the Last Judgement whose title translates as 'day of wrath' |
| 26% | DIESIRAE | 8 | Latin hymn of the 13th century describing the Last Judgement whose title translates as 'day of wrath' |
| 25% | PERSEVERANCE | 12 | Subject of the adage formed by the starts of nine long answers in this puzzle |
| 25% | THEBIGBADWOLF | 13 | Villain in the story named by the starts of 17-, 25-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 25% | WOLF | 4 | Villain in the tale named by the starts of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 25% | GANDALF | 7 | Fictional wizard from "The Lord of the Rings" played by Ian McKellen in the movies |
| 25% | TLDR | 4 | "I lost interest" acronym spelled out by the starts of four answers in this puzzle |
| 25% | CURD | 4 | Substance used in cheese-making formed from the coagulation of milk by acid or rennet |
| 25% | HAIR | 4 | ___ bow, bedazzled fashion accessory of the 2000s, often sported by the "Mean Girls" in the popular 2004 film |
| 25% | GLENCOE | 7 | Site in Scotland of a 1692 massacre of the MacDonalds by the Campbells and English troops |
| 25% | BAGGINS | 7 | Frodo ___, fictional character from "The Lord of the Rings" played by Elijah Wood in the movies |
| 25% | NEWYEARSEVE | 11 | Time to sing the tune suggested by the starts of 10 long answers in this puzzle |
| 25% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Next number in a series suggested by the starts of 17-, 27-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 25% | BLACK | 5 | "Man in ___," 1971 song written and recorded by Johnny Cash from album of the same name |
| 25% | WORLDPEACE | 10 | Ancient dream of humanity that's hinted at by the starts of 17-, 24-, 37- and 53-Across (in Hawaiian, Hebrew, Latin and Russian, respectively) |
| 25% | UVEA | 4 | Part of the eye that comes from the Latin word for 'grape' |
| 25% | KORE | 4 | Moon also known as Jupiter XLIX discovered by a team from the University of Hawaii in 2003 |