| 100% | DOWNTHEPIPE | 11 | How a perfect pitch comes ... or a hint to the missing parts of the shaded answers |
| 52% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing, or a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 51% | BREAKDANCES | 11 | Acrobatic street moves ... or a hint to parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 51% | III | 3 | The third ... or a hint to the rhyming ends of every Across answer |
| 51% | BOOKEND | 7 | Shelf prop ... or a hint to both parts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 50% | CRYUNCLE | 8 | Concede ... or a hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 49% | ILLSECONDTHAT | 13 | "Amen!" ... or a hint to the start of four other long answers |
| 49% | CHECKPLEASE | 11 | Words to a server ... or a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| 49% | SIDEARM | 7 | Like some baseball pitches ... and a hint to locating the second part of four three-part puzzle answers |
| 48% | WEBOFLIES | 9 | It's spun by mendacious people ... or a hint to the shaded answers |
| 48% | DOWNSIZES | 9 | Scales back, or a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 47% | BITTEREND | 9 | R? … or a hint to the answers of the five starred clues |
| 47% | AGES | 4 | A very long time ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 47% | ITSALLNOISE | 11 | "That's just talk, talk, talk," or a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 47% | BUGSOUT | 7 | Leaves in a hurry, or a hint to the cluing of the starred answers |
| 47% | SPLITPEA | 8 | Kind of soup ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| 47% | SCOOPEDUP | 9 | Eagerly obtained ... or a hint to the contents of this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 47% | GREEKCROSS | 10 | Religious symbol resembling a plus sign ... or a hint to the three groups of shaded squares in this puzzle |
| 46% | ITSASTEAL | 9 | "Can't beat that price!" or a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 46% | SAYCHEESE | 9 | "Smile!" ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 46% | INTHEPAST | 9 | Back then ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 46% | TIES | 4 | Binds ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 46% | SAFETYFIRST | 11 | Cautionary workplace axiom ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Express lack of interest on Tinder ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | ITSATRAP | 8 | Warning cry ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 46% | WINDOWS8 | 8 | 2012 software release ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 46% | BUTTONDOWN | 10 | Very conventional ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 46% | GOFETCH | 7 | Dog command … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 46% | KICKSTARTS | 10 | Reinvigorates, as an economy ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | GIMME | 5 | Tot's sassy demand ... or a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues |