| 100% | FEEDBACK | 8 | English word that contains each of the letters ABCDEF at least once |
| 41% | PRIMETIMEEMMY | 13 | What each of the programs in this puzzle has won at least once |
| 36% | ASA | 3 | Words that connect each pair of four-letter words intersecting at a circle |
| 34% | PLEA | 4 | Word that, fittingly, contains all four different letters of APPEAL |
| 34% | PLAY | 4 | Word that can precede each half of the starred answers |
| 34% | EBB | 3 | Word that comes from the Old English for "falling of the tide" |
| 33% | CENT | 4 | Word that appears in capital letters on the back of a penny |
| 33% | EAU | 3 | French word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 33% | QUEUE | 5 | Only English word that's pronounced the same after its last four letters are removed |
| 33% | ALEPH | 5 | Starting word containing five of the letters of what it starts |
| 33% | ICI | 3 | Common French word that sounds like two letters of the alphabet |
| 33% | AEIOU | 5 | Letters that appear once each in a supervocalic word |
| 33% | ACROSTIC | 8 | The first letter of each line spells a word |
| 33% | LINE | 4 | Word that can follow each part of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 33% | AYE | 3 | Word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet that's not in it |
| 33% | KAY | 3 | Mary ___ cosmetics... or word that sounds like the last letter of 25a |
| 33% | EYE | 3 | Gaze holder... or word that sounds like the third letter of 25a |
| 33% | ESSEX | 5 | English county that sounds like two letters of the alphabet |
| 32% | AWARD | 5 | Each of the letters in EGOT |
| 32% | SEA | 3 | Vast salty stretch... or word that sounds like the fourth letter of 25a |
| 32% | YOU | 3 | "___ gotta be kidding?"... or word that sounds like the second letter of 25a |
| 32% | INKS | 4 | At least seven of these were used by the monks that created the Book of Kells |
| 32% | AGLET | 5 | That little plastic covering at the tip of a sweatshirt's string |
| 31% | TEST | 4 | Exam that can follow the last word of each starred answer |
| 31% | FOUR | 4 | Only number that equals the number of letters in its English name |
| 31% | JUMP | 4 | Word that can precede each set of circled letters, forming a literal hint for entering certain answers in this puzzle |
| 30% | POT | 3 | Word that, when affixed to the first word of each starred answer, refers to a type of person |
| 30% | KEEP | 4 | Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 30% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band that has the first letter of each member on its name |
| 30% | ATOP | 4 | Another word that means "upon" or "at the peak of" |