| 100% | RITES | 5 | Head shaving and killing a lion, for the Masai |
| 38% | NEXT | 4 | Announcement for the head of a queue |
| 38% | REGICIDE | 8 | Term for the crime of killing a king |
| 38% | HAIR | 4 | What's removed for the shaved head look |
| 38% | REV | 3 | Title for the head of a church: Abbr. |
| 38% | HELMET | 6 | Safety gear for the head of a motorcyclist |
| 38% | ENCAMP | 6 | Stop for the night and pitch a tent |
| 38% | MLB | 3 | Org. for the A's and O's |
| 37% | PASSTHETIME | 11 | Kill a few hours, and an apt title for this puzzle? |
| 37% | SEA | 3 | Head for a cow, horse or lion? |
| 37% | TEAMS | 5 | The Lions and the Tigers, for Detroit |
| 37% | SPHINX | 6 | The Great ___ of Giza, a limestone statue of the mythological creature with a human head and lion's body may inspire your awe (2/5) |
| 37% | GAFFER | 6 | ___ tape, named for the head electrician in a film crew |
| 37% | LIGERS | 6 | The babies from a male lion and tigress |
| 37% | ICK | 3 | The ___ (sudden and overwhelming disgust for a person) |
| 37% | ARENA | 5 | Setting for "Androcles and the Lion" |
| 36% | GRIFFINS | 8 | Creatures with body of a lion and head of an eagle |
| 36% | RACISM | 6 | Theme of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Do the Right Thing" |
| 36% | HOODIE | 6 | Sweatshirt with a cover for the head |
| 36% | PONCHOS | 7 | Raincoats with a hole for the head |
| 36% | ENO | 3 | Producer for Bowie and the Talking Heads |
| 36% | JOFFE | 5 | Roland —, Best Director Oscar nominee for The Killing Fields and The Mission |
| 36% | SUMMERINTHECITY | 15 | Hit for the Lovin' Spoonful, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 36% | TONSURED | 8 | Shaved the top of one's head for religious reasons |
| 35% | SUITSUP | 7 | Gets ready for the big game ... and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 35% | SPHINX | 6 | Mythical creature with a human head and lion body |
| 35% | HYDRA | 5 | Monster with a head for multiplication and then some |
| 35% | FLIESSOUTH | 10 | Migrates for the winter, and a hint to the shift in the starred answers |
| 35% | SAL | 3 | Third baseman Bando who played for the A's in the 1960s and 1970s |