| 100% | GALAXY | 6 | Groups of stars and matter found in the universe |
| 49% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 46% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | Study of stars, space and the universe |
| 44% | PACK | 4 | Rat ___, group of actors in the '40s and '50s |
| 44% | TOPHATS | 7 | Partners of tails ... and what's found in the answers to starred clues |
| 44% | PLUMBERS | 8 | '70s covert White House intelligence group ... and, in a more conventional sense, a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 44% | ANTILLES | 8 | Group of islands in the Caribbean consisting of the Greater — and Lesser — |
| 44% | GLUTEN | 6 | A group of proteins found in wheat, barley and rye |
| 43% | VET | 3 | November honoree who can be found in the middle of 17, 29, 46, and 62 Across |
| 43% | TYPE | 4 | Synonym for "class" found in the middle of 21- and 54-Across and 3- and 35-Down |
| 42% | TRISTAN | 7 | & 21A Group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic including Inaccessible and Nightingale |
| 42% | AMYADAMS | 8 | Star of Enchanted and The Woman in the Window |
| 42% | DOLPHLUNDGREN | 13 | "The Expendables" actor who plays Gunner Jensen in the 2010 film and also starred as He-Man in "Masters of the Universe": 2 wds. |
| 42% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough, and what can be found in each set of circles |
| 42% | DUMB | 4 | Adjective in the title of a 1994 comedy starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels |
| 42% | ODIN | 4 | Father of Thor in both myth and the Marvel Universe |
| 42% | RELIGIOUSLEADERS | 16 | Keepers of the faith, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | BRINGUPTOSPEED | 14 | Loop in, and a hint to the progression found at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | ANI | 3 | Nickname of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars universe |
| 41% | WINGS | 5 | Sitcom that exists in the same universe as "Cheers" and stars Tim Daly and Steven Weber |
| 41% | SPORADES | 8 | Name given to two groups of Greek islands in the Aegean Sea; the Northern — and Southern — |
| 41% | FASHIONDESIGNER | 15 | One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across |
| 41% | FULL | 4 | "A Sky ___ of Stars," Coldplay's Grammy-nominated song that topped the charts in Italy and Portugal |
| 41% | LIZAMINNELLI | 12 | "Cabaret" star and singer who won one of the first Grammy Legend Awards, in 1990: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ALIST | 5 | Group of stars shining the brightest? |
| 40% | LIU | 3 | Simu who starred in "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" |
| 40% | NWA | 3 | Rap group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 |
| 40% | MARY | 4 | & 25A Founder of the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association who died in 2001 |
| 40% | INNERGODDESS | 12 | Divine feminine energy, and what can be found in each of the answers to the starred clues |