| 100% | ENDGAME | 7 | Final stages of a chess match, for example |
| 75% | ENDGAME | 7 | Final stages of a chess match |
| 75% | ENDGAME | 7 | Final stage of a chess match |
| 61% | ENDGAME | 7 | Last stage of a chess match |
| 61% | ENDGAME | 7 | *Last stage of a chess match |
| 55% | ENDGAME | 7 | Last stage of a chess match, and what each answer to a starred clue literally has |
| 54% | ENDGAME | 7 | Concluding stage of a chess match ... or a feature of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 54% | ENDGAME | 7 | *Final part of a chess match |
| 48% | ENDGAME | 7 | Last part of a chess match |
| 47% | ENDGAME | 7 | Final stage of something, especially in chess |
| 46% | LVL | 3 | Stage of a video game, for short |
| 44% | LARVA | 5 | Stage of life for a caterpillar |
| 44% | ARC | 3 | Path of a fly ball, for example |
| 44% | FANART | 6 | Drawings of a favorite character, for example |
| 44% | EVENT | 5 | 10% of a decathlon, for example |
| 43% | ANT | 3 | Flik of A Bug's Life, for example |
| 43% | PAGE | 4 | The front of a newspaper, for example |
| 43% | HEM | 3 | Lower edge of a skirt, for example |
| 43% | SONICBOOM | 9 | The crack of a whip, for example |
| 43% | TKO | 3 | End of a match, for short |
| 43% | GAMBIT | 6 | A chess move of sacrificing a pawn for advantage |
| 43% | REMIX | 5 | Dance version of a pop song, for example |
| 43% | HINT | 4 | Subtle reminder of a computer password, for example |
| 43% | ENDGAMES | 8 | Final moves of chess matches |
| 42% | EDIT | 4 | Cut the length of a movie, for example |
| 42% | AMID | 4 | In the middle of a crowd, for example |
| 41% | TKO | 3 | Result of a one-sided boxing match, for short |
| 41% | AMP | 3 | Part of a stage set for a rock concert |
| 41% | AGITATE | 7 | Stage a protest, for example |
| 41% | SMELLING | 8 | Enjoying the bouquet of a glass of wine, for example |