| 100% | GATE | 4 | Entryway to a house that can be opened and closed |
| 51% | ZIPUP | 5 | Like hoodies that can be closed and opened |
| 50% | PITA | 4 | Bread that can be split open to contain a filling |
| 46% | DOUBLENEGATIVES | 15 | Statements that can be seen as positive ... or a hint to interpreting 17-, 26-, 49- and 62-Across |
| 44% | SENSEI | 6 | East Asian honorific that can be translated as "person born before another" and is now used in a similar way to "Mr." |
| 44% | TAB | 3 | Second document that can be opened in a web browser |
| 44% | ISH | 3 | "Give or take" suffix ... that can be added to the end of 18-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across to form a sort of set |
| 43% | CARDOOR | 7 | Auto part that can be opened with a key: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TENTS | 5 | Things that can be closed with a zip |
| 43% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 43% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that can be added to a McFlurry |
| 42% | BLUE | 4 | Color that can be applied to Angels and Devils |
| 42% | DRE | 3 | Name that can be rearranged to spell a color |
| 42% | KETTLEDRUM | 10 | Percussion instrument that can be tuned to a pitch |
| 42% | HINGES | 6 | Metal parts that enable a door to open and close |
| 42% | ATARI | 5 | Console that could be hooked up to a Gemstik controller |
| 42% | PHOTOFINISH | 11 | End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 41% | DINGHY | 6 | Open boat with a mast and sails that can be used for racing |
| 41% | BOATSWAIN | 9 | Word that can be shortened to four letters and two apostrophes |
| 41% | AMP | 3 | Sound-boosting item that can be hooked up to a guitar |
| 41% | EAR | 3 | Body part that can be cupped to catch a soft sound |
| 41% | OLLIE | 5 | Skateboarding trick that can be used to get up a curb |
| 41% | STAIN | 5 | Spot that could be tough to get out of a shirt |
| 41% | DOT | 3 | Circle that could be made by touching a pencil to paper |
| 41% | ASCII | 5 | Character set that can be used to make emoticons and digital art |
| 41% | ROMAN | 5 | ___ numerals (symbols that can be used to spell “mix,” “livid,” and “civil”) |
| 41% | RAMEN | 5 | Soup that can be made with instant noodles and a flavor packet |
| 41% | DADA | 4 | Art movement that could be seen as a precursor to absurdist memes |
| 41% | ASL | 3 | Syst. in which "Deaf Power" can be indicated by an open palm over one ear and the other hand forming a closed fist in the air |
| 40% | ASPHALT | 7 | Material that can be used to secure plant graftings and seal tree wounds |