| 100% | EIN | 3 | German "a," also a word hidden in "Frankenstein" |
| 57% | ORE | 3 | Miner's rock and a word hidden in "Korea" |
| 55% | MEASURESUP | 10 | Meets expectations, and a hint to words hidden in the starred answers |
| 54% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might be a detriment to negotiations |
| 53% | POT | 3 | Winnings in Poker, also a word with "belly" or "hole" |
| 53% | TRIBUNE | 7 | *Ancient Roman officer, and also a word in newspaper names |
| 52% | RUNDOWN | 7 | Seedy, and an apt description of a word hidden in 3-, 9-, 29- and 33-Down |
| 52% | ART | 3 | What a creative person might make, and a word hidden in 17a, 30a, 43a, 11d, 29d, 39d |
| 52% | NEST | 4 | Where 38-Across lay 1-Across ... or a word hidden in 20-, 27-, 44- and 51-Across |
| 51% | JAW | 3 | Mouth part that may "drop" in disbelief, also a word used with "bone" |
| 51% | DROPPEDCALL | 11 | Weak signal result, and an apt description of a word hidden in 3-, 8-, 18- and 20-Down |
| 50% | RELIGIOUSLEADER | 15 | Minister or imam, say ... and, in two ways, a hint to words hidden in 17-, 29- and 38-Across |
| 50% | MOREORLESS | 10 | Roughly, and a hint to the words hidden in 18-, 23-, 36- and 52-Across |
| 50% | RAJA | 4 | Indian royal and a word you'll find hidden in "Maharajah" |
| 50% | VAMP | 4 | Femme fatale and a word you'll find hidden in "vampire" |
| 49% | NEIN | 4 | German word that sounds like a number in English |
| 49% | WIT | 3 | Wisdom's partner, and a word you'll find hidden in "witch" |
| 49% | THISANDTHAT | 11 | Miscellany, and a hint to the hidden words in the starred answers |
| 49% | EWER | 4 | Decorative pitcher with a wide mouth (word hidden in "fewer") |
| 48% | INNERCIRCLE | 11 | Small, influential group ... and a hint to the word hidden in each answer to a starred clue |
| 47% | ELL | 3 | Shape of a right angle and a word you'll find hidden in "Ellen" |
| 47% | BALLRETURN | 10 | Bowling alley device, and a hint to the hidden word in each starred answer |
| 47% | NOEL | 4 | (2/3) Pere ___ is the name he goes by in France, which is also a word for a carol |
| 47% | NIX | 3 | Reject, as a plan (word hidden in "Nixon") |
| 47% | STRUM | 5 | Word hidden in "instrument" |
| 47% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 46% | SPEE | 4 | Last word in the name of a WW I German warship |
| 46% | MULTIPLECHOICE | 14 | Kind of test ... and a hint to a word hidden three times each in 16-, 22-, 38- and 48-Across |
| 46% | LADE | 4 | Stow cargo on a ship (word hidden in "accolade") |
| 46% | RIA | 3 | Narrow inlet for a river (word hidden in "arias") |