| 100% | TURNUP | 6 | Find or be found |
| 87% | AHEADOFSCHEDULE | 15 | Early ... or where the answers to the starred clues' ending words can be found |
| 78% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | It's designed to elicit a certain answer ... or where the end of 17-, 25- and 47-Across may be found |
| 74% | AHEADOFTIME | 11 | Early, or a hint to where each half of each starred answer can be found |
| 74% | UNDERTHEWEATHER | 15 | Out of sorts ... or where four answer-ending words (see starred clues) can be found? |
| 72% | VIRGINIA | 8 | US state where Shenandoah National Park is found |
| 72% | MONTANA | 7 | US state where Glacier National Park is found |
| 72% | CLOWN | 5 | Performer who might be found funny or scary |
| 71% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | The great beyond ... or where each word in 17-, 24-, 35- and 45-Across might be found? |
| 70% | NEWYORK | 7 | US state where the Oneida Carry route was found |
| 70% | DUMPLINGS | 9 | Wontons or dough balls, can be found in soup |
| 68% | DEEPEND | 7 | Section of the pool where a diving board might be found |
| 68% | SPADE | 5 | It can be found in a garden or in a deck |
| 68% | WATERMARK | 9 | Can be found on a boat or a sheet of paper |
| 68% | FIRSTOFTHEMONTH | 15 | Today, e.g. ... or what is found in 12 puzzle answers |
| 68% | BATHROOM | 8 | Part of the house where a tub or latrine is found |
| 66% | LIEUNDEROATH | 12 | Perjure oneself ... or what can be found six times in this puzzle |
| 66% | SMALLPOTATOES | 13 | Insignificant thing, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 66% | MIXEDEMOTIONS | 13 | Mental conflict ... or what may be found in four long puzzle answers? |
| 66% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Architectural marker, or what can be found four times in this puzzle |
| 66% | BUBBLESUP | 9 | Rises to the top, or what can be found in this puzzle? |
| 66% | ROOTSUP | 7 | Digs out, or what can be found in four long Down answers? |
| 66% | LOOSECHANGE | 11 | It may be found under sofa cushions, or in the circled letters |
| 66% | ONTHEWATERFRONT | 15 | Oscar-winning Marlon Brando film, or where the last words of 18-, 23-, 49-, and 57-Across can literally be found |
| 65% | ANDES | 5 | Where the capital cities of Bogotá, Quito and La Paz can be found |
| 65% | FRONTOFHOUSE | 12 | Restaurant or theater staffers who work with patrons, or where the starts of 20-, 28-, 36-, and 48-Across can be found? |
| 65% | BACKCOUNTRY | 11 | Rural area ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 65% | COMPRESSEDAIR | 13 | Gas station supply ... or what can be found eight times in this puzzle? |
| 65% | TROUBLEDWATERS | 14 | Difficult situation, or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 65% | EYEOPENER | 9 | Revelation, or what can be found at the starts of the starred answers |