| 100% | ELOCUTIONPHRASE | 15 | Exercise in pronunciation ... like the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 71% | NUTSANDBOLTS | 12 | Essentials, or what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are |
| 70% | HOLYTRINITY | 11 | Geometric doctrine of Christianity ... or the first words of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 70% | SPELLBOOK | 9 | Wizard's reference, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues do |
| 69% | MEASURETWICE | 12 | With 66-Across, carpentry adage that also describes the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | CHANGESONESTUNE | 15 | Starts looking at things differently, as demonstrated by the first words of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 69% | COMINGINHOT | 11 | Arriving with great speed, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are doing? |
| 69% | COLDSPELL | 9 | Stretch of chilly weather, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues amount to, phonetically? |
| 68% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 68% | AFTERMIDNIGHT | 13 | CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson ... or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 68% | TWO | 3 | Number of letters in every word of the answers to the starred clues |
| 67% | SYLLABLES | 9 | What the first word of the answer to each starred clue counts, with respect to the second word |
| 65% | BUMPERCROP | 10 | Abundant farm yield ... and what the first words of the answers to starred clues comprise? |
| 65% | LABORDAY | 8 | September 2, 2019 ... and what the first words of the answers to starred clues commemorate |
| 65% | SPELLITOUT | 10 | Leave no room for misinterpretation ... or what the first words of the answers to the five starred clues do, literally |
| 65% | STARTUPBUSINESS | 15 | Fledgling enterprise ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally do |
| 65% | FLATFINISH | 10 | Paint choice ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 65% | THATWASNTON | 11 | With 70-Down, "Never would've predicted this scenario," and what can be said about the first word of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 63% | LEFTOFCENTER | 12 | Somewhat liberal, or where you might find the first words in the answers to starred clues |
| 62% | SANDWICHBAR | 11 | Spot to assemble the first parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 62% | HINT | 4 | "The first word of the answer to each of the six starred clues describes the number of that clue," e.g. |
| 62% | PASTTENSE | 9 | Like either word in the answers to the five starred clues |
| 62% | BANKOPENING | 11 | 9:00 AM weekday event, typically ... and what the first word in the answers to starred clues can be |
| 62% | TEAMPLAYERS | 11 | Ones unconcerned with individual achievements ... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of |
| 61% | CHRISTMASEVE | 12 | Apt phrase spelled out by the first letters of the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | WESHOULDSPLITUP | 15 | Horror-movie suggestion ... taken by the first words of the answers to the themed clues? |
| 61% | HOME | 4 | There's no place like it ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 61% | GETOUTOFHERE | 12 | "Shoo!," and an instruction that goes with the last words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 59% | INABOTTLE | 9 | Words that can follow the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 59% | CAKE | 4 | Word that can follow either half of the answers to the starred clues |