| 100% | ANAGRAM | 7 | Hint to solving the eight starred clues |
| 72% | ASNECESSARY | 11 | When required ... or a terse hint to solving the starred clues |
| 72% | SPLIT | 5 | Small wine bottle, and a hint to solving the starred clues |
| 70% | WHATSTHEIRMO | 12 | "How do these people pull that off?" (and a hint to solving the starred clues) |
| 68% | DROPIT | 6 | "That'll be enough of that subject" ... and a hint to solving the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | PIGLATIN | 8 | Hint to interpreting the five starred clues |
| 58% | CRACKTHECASE | 12 | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 56% | STANDARDWORKDAY | 15 | Hint to the word ladder in the answers to the starred clues |
| 56% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 56% | METWO | 5 | Hint to what the answers to the four starred clues have in common |
| 55% | TURNOFPHRASE | 12 | "Nice" expression ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | STUCKINARUT | 11 | Trapped by mundanity ... and hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | Retro pants, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | CANNEDHAMS | 10 | Spam relatives ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | OPENINGACT | 10 | Show starter ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack bet ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Wimbledon category, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | PIGOUT | 6 | Ingurgitate, and a hint to making sense of the starred clues |
| 55% | ITCOUPLES | 9 | Tabloid twosomes ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | HALFOFF | 7 | Discounted 50% ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | ADDUP | 5 | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | BBB | 3 | Consumer protection org., and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | ARTY | 4 | Pretentiously cultured, and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | OBIE | 4 | Theater award ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | AYEAYE | 6 | "Yes, captain" ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | RANDB | 5 | Ray Charles' genre, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | DOUBLETEAM | 10 | Pass coverage tactic ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | GATECHANGE | 10 | Airport annoyance, and a literal hint to the answers to starred clues |