| 100% | RATING | 6 | Half a star, maybe |
| 70% | EWES | 4 | Half a flock, maybe |
| 70% | RATE | 4 | Give a star, maybe |
| 68% | AWFUL | 5 | Meriting only half a star, say |
| 66% | STILT | 5 | Half a clown's pair, maybe |
| 66% | GOODCOP | 7 | Half a police interrogation team, maybe |
| 61% | DAYGAME | 7 | Half of a double-header, maybe |
| 60% | ONEALARM | 8 | Like chili with half a poblano in it, maybe |
| 58% | CHA | 3 | Half of a "Dancing With the Stars" dance |
| 58% | DETOO | 5 | Half a "Star Wars" droid name |
| 58% | MEN | 3 | Charlie Sheen starrer "Two & A Half ___" |
| 56% | SOSO | 4 | Worth one and a half or two stars |
| 55% | MEN | 3 | "Two and a Half ___," TV show starring Jon Cryer |
| 55% | TWO | 3 | "___ and a Half Men" (syndicated sitcom starring Jon Cryer) |
| 55% | HERS | 4 | From half of a couple, maybe |
| 55% | GETTABLE | 8 | Like a "c list" star, maybe |
| 54% | SAW | 3 | Choice of tool for cutting a log in half, maybe |
| 54% | BFF | 3 | Person with the other half of a heart necklace, maybe |
| 54% | ASHTON | 6 | "Two and a Half Men" star Kutcher |
| 54% | CRYER | 5 | "Two and a Half Men" star Jon |
| 54% | SHEEN | 5 | "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie |
| 53% | NAP | 3 | Sleep for a half hour, maybe |
| 53% | RAN | 3 | Competed in a half marathon, maybe |
| 52% | MEN | 3 | "Two and a Half ___" (show starring Ashton Kutcher) |
| 52% | ASHTON | 6 | ___ Kutcher, star of "That 70s Show" and "Two and a Half Men" |
| 51% | DUTCHOVEN | 9 | "Half a star! The ceramic is flaking off the cast iron!" |
| 50% | WEEK | 4 | Half a |
| 49% | BOYOHBOY | 8 | "Wow!" ... and a hint to both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| 49% | ALLCAPS | 7 | Online equivalent of shouting, and a hint to both halves of each starred answer |