100% | RIVIERA | 7 | French setting of "To Catch a Thief," with "the" |
54% | RIVIERA | 7 | "To Catch a Thief" setting |
54% | CARY | 4 | Grant of "To Catch a Thief" |
51% | NAB | 3 | To catch a thief |
51% | NEE | 3 | Used with the name of a married woman to identify former family |
50% | TOOMUCHTOOSOON | 14 | A lot to deal with right out of the gate |
50% | CARY | 4 | Grant of “To Catch a Thief” |
50% | THREE | 5 | With the circled letters, a literal depiction of what you need to win tic-tac-toe? |
49% | MONO | 4 | Prefix with "chromatic" to indicate the use of a single color |
48% | HUMANNATURE | 11 | Set of traits we all have ... or a two-part description of the answers to the starred clues? |
48% | TRADITIONAL | 11 | With 49- and 69-Across, a hint to the meanings of the bracketed clues |
48% | DARK | 4 | With 37-Across, fall of Rome aftermath, and a hint to the puzzle theme |
48% | FORK | 4 | Utensil to the left of the plate in a standard table setting |
48% | CITIZEN | 7 | Word with "ship" to signify the status of belonging to a country |
48% | BANDISAW | 8 | "Set a thief to catch a thief," e.g.? |
48% | ADO | 3 | Suffix with color to form the name of a U.S. state |
48% | BROIL | 5 | Oven setting used to crisp the top of a casserole |
48% | ERASE | 5 | To rub out, as with the back of a pencil |
48% | NAB | 3 | Catch a thief in the act |
48% | TAILLIGHT | 9 | Rear warning lamp, and what can go with the end of each answer to a starred clue |
48% | THINK | 5 | With 19-Across, reconsider ... or a hint to the starts of the five starred clues |
48% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
48% | FULL | 4 | With 66-Across, back to the beginning ... or a description of 21- and 48-Down? |
48% | WOOD | 4 | With 68-Across, a hint to the ends of 21-, 25-, 45- and 52-Across |
47% | YEAROFTHEMONKEY | 15 | 2004 ... with a hint to the starts of 20-, 34- and 51-Across |
47% | NEUTRON | 7 | Uncharged elementary particle with a mass nearly equal to that of the proton |
47% | ACRO | 4 | Prefix with "yoga" to mean the practice that involves a lot of lifting |
47% | ZOOTSUIT | 8 | Set of outer clothes popular in the 1940s consisting of a long coat with wide padded shoulders and pegged trousers |
47% | WHERETHE | 8 | With 43-Across, an exciting place, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
47% | SETIN | 5 | With 59-Down, permanent ... or, literally, a feature of the answers to the seven starred clues |