| 100% | WORLDDOMINATION | 15 | Goal for many a 26- or 43-Across |
| 56% | FOODCOURT | 9 | Feature of many a mall ... or a place for 20-Across and 26- and 30-Down? |
| 54% | ANS | 3 | T or F, for many a 19 Across |
| 53% | PHD | 3 | Goal for many a T.A. |
| 53% | GED | 3 | Goal for many a H.S. dropout |
| 53% | PHD | 3 | Goal for many a grad student (abbr.) |
| 50% | RIPPEDABS | 9 | Many a gymgoer's goal … or what the starred clues in this puzzle must have for their answers to make sense? |
| 47% | VAN | 3 | Purchase for many a church or motel |
| 47% | TDS | 3 | Goals for a Commander or Chief, briefly |
| 47% | TECHSTARTUP | 11 | Many a new venture in Silicon Valley … or a hint to 17-, 26-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 46% | GLOSS | 5 | Some makeup ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 58-Across |
| 45% | NGO | 3 | Many a promoter of human rights or voting rights, for short |
| 44% | MAC | 3 | Nickname for many a 6-Across |
| 44% | ELAL | 4 | Carrier for many a 15-Across |
| 44% | AGE | 3 | 100 or more, for a centenarian |
| 43% | ARNOLDPALMER | 12 | Golfer who is tied with 43-Across for the most consecutive seasons (17) with a PGA win (2 wds.) |
| 43% | SCORE | 5 | Make a goal or a basket, for example |
| 42% | BEERME | 6 | "I'll have a cold one, please" ... or a hint to 17-, 26-, 43- and 57-Across |
| 42% | GHOST | 5 | Word game ... or a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 26-, 43- and 54-Across |
| 42% | SKEIN | 5 | Coiled yarn ... or a flock of wild 26 Across |
| 42% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 21-, 26-, 33-, 40-, 43-, 47- and 56-Across |
| 42% | CONTEST | 7 | Competition between two or more people for a prize |
| 42% | AGE | 3 | It would be 100 or more for a centenarian |
| 41% | DRIVINGAGE | 10 | For a full license, it's 17 or 18 in most states |
| 41% | CARROTS | 7 | Noses for many a 10-Across (but not Frosty's!) |
| 41% | DOTCOM | 6 | Ending for many tech company URLs, or what a tech company might be called: Hyph. |
| 41% | TENURE | 6 | Goal for many professors |
| 41% | TENURE | 6 | Goal for many academics |
| 41% | CHRIS | 5 | ___ Wondolowski, American soccer player who holds the MLS record for most goals in a career |
| 41% | TOURISTINDUSTRY | 15 | Income source for many islands, or a reason for bringing a case? |