| 100% | ERS | 3 | Hosp. parts ... or what the answers to the six starred clues each have twice |
| 65% | ALTOGETHER | 10 | On the whole ... or, when read in two parts, what the answer to each starred clue has |
| 63% | OPENDOOR | 8 | Welcoming symbol ... or what each part of the answers to the six starred clues can do? |
| 62% | HORSEAROUND | 11 | Goof off ... or what the answer to each of the starred clues has |
| 62% | UPPERHAND | 9 | Advantage ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 62% | OXTAILS | 7 | Animal parts used for stews, or what the answers to the starred clues all have |
| 61% | FRUITTOPPING | 12 | Dessert add-on ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 61% | SHOWDOWNS | 9 | Decisive confrontations ... or what the answers to the six starred clues are? |
| 61% | STARTSWITHABANG | 15 | Has an exciting opening number, say ... or what the answer to each starred clue does? |
| 60% | ASHOTIN | 7 | With 52-Across, wild guess ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 60% | FEMALELEAD | 10 | Feature of "Alien," "Mulan" or "Clueless" … or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 60% | FALSE | 5 | With 68-Across, sprinter's infraction, or what the answer to each starred clue has |
| 60% | NEITHERNOR | 10 | *Irrelevant ... or what the answers to the five starred clues have? |
| 59% | FINALSCORE | 10 | Game-ending result ... or what each of the answers to starred clues has? |
| 58% | GRANDPA | 7 | Pop's pop ... or, divided into three parts, what the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 57% | LINE | 4 | Word that can follow each part of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 57% | DEADEND | 7 | Cul-de-sac ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 56% | BOOKEND | 7 | Shelf prop ... or a hint to both parts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 56% | DEADHEAD | 8 | Jerry Garcia fan ... or what each part of the answers to the starred clues can take |
| 56% | EYEOPENERS | 10 | Startling revelations, or what the answers to the starred clues have, phonetically |
| 56% | ELVES | 5 | What the answer to each of the starred clues has |
| 55% | HOMEOPENER | 10 | Game one for season ticket holders ... or, literally, what each word in the answers to starred clues can have |
| 55% | HEADFIRST | 9 | Impetuously ... or what can go on each part of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 55% | TWISTOFFATE | 11 | Unexpected development ... or what the answer to each starred clue contains? |
| 55% | BIGPICTURE | 10 | Long view ... or what the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 55% | GOONAHEAD | 9 | "Don't wait for me to proceed" ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue can do? |
| 55% | ONE | 3 | With 32-Across, what the answers to the starred clues each have |
| 54% | DOUBLEDOUBLE | 12 | Statistical achievement in basketball ... or what the answer to each starred clue is |
| 54% | WHITEHOUSEDOG | 13 | What the answer to each of the six starred clues starts with |
| 54% | HUMBLEBEGINNINGS | 16 | Part of a rags-to-riches story, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |