| 100% | ONEA | 4 | Highly draftable ... or a feature of the word "draft" |
| 58% | SILENTP | 7 | Feature of the word "psalm" or "pterodactyl" |
| 57% | OUTERWEAR | 9 | L.L. Bean offering, or a feature of the asterisked answers |
| 57% | BTEAM | 5 | Subs ... or a feature of the answers to the 17 asterisked clues? |
| 57% | SOUNDMIXING | 11 | Audio technique, or a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Morning person, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 56% | SPACETRAVEL | 11 | Voyage by rocket … or a feature of the answers to the 12 starred clues? |
| 52% | REWRITE | 7 | Change the wording of a book or speech |
| 51% | DROPSIN | 7 | Pays a visit ... or a feature of the starred clues' answers? |
| 49% | SILENTH | 7 | Feature of the word "ghastly" |
| 49% | SILENTB | 7 | Feature of the word “thumb” |
| 49% | MIDDLEAGE | 9 | Crisis time, for some ... or a hint to each of the circled words |
| 48% | SILENTA | 7 | Feature of the words "bread" and "aisle" |
| 48% | HEAD | 4 | *Top of the body ... or a word made by changing one letter of 19a |
| 48% | CONFUSION | 9 | Puzzlement ... or a hint to getting the 10 words on the perimeter of this puzzle |
| 47% | HYPHEN | 6 | Feature of the words "bright-eyed" and "bushy-tailed" |
| 47% | TAIL | 4 | Dog, or a feature of a dog |
| 47% | INTHEEND | 8 | Ultimately ... or a feature of 10-Across? |
| 47% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn ... or a word that can precede the ends of 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across |
| 47% | SWINGSET | 8 | Playground equipment ... or a description of the first words of the starred clues? |
| 46% | EMPTY | 5 | Containing nothing, or a word that sounds like the initials of the answers to the starred clues |
| 46% | ODDSANDENDS | 11 | Miscellany ... or a description of the final words in 15-, 23-, 30-, 38- and 43-Across |
| 46% | LEGEND | 6 | Folklore tale, or word that starts with the name of a walking limb |
| 46% | VANITY | 6 | Unappealing personal trait ... or a word that can precede the start of 17-, 28-, 46- or 60-Across |
| 46% | CENTRALTIME | 11 | Illinois hours, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 46% | KEEP | 4 | Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 46% | LYRICAL | 7 | Of the words of a popular song |
| 45% | FALLINGO | 8 | Quarrel ... or a feature of five answers in this puzzle |
| 45% | CHUCKLEHEAD | 11 | Nincompoop ... or a feature of this puzzle's themed answers? |
| 45% | GEOCENTRISM | 11 | Earthling's bias, and a feature of the starred answers |