| 100% | NOTTOBE | 7 | Ill-fated ... or a hint for answering the six starred clues |
| 67% | MICDROP | 7 | Dramatic ending to a performance ... or a hint to answering the six starred clues |
| 64% | TRITE | 5 | Banal, or a three-part hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 63% | RAFTERS | 7 | Ceiling beams, or a three-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 59% | ENDSUPONTOP | 11 | Prevails eventually … or a hint to entering the answers to the six starred clues in this puzzle |
| 59% | TEASEUP | 7 | Give height, as a hairdo ... or a hint for entering the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | BITTEREND | 9 | R? … or a hint to the answers of the five starred clues |
| 58% | ITCOUPLES | 9 | Tabloid twosomes ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | HALFOFF | 7 | Discounted 50% ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | LOWKEY | 6 | Casual ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| 58% | ATALOSSFORWORDS | 15 | Dumbfounded ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 58% | MIDDLEEAST | 10 | World hot spot ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | SOFTOPENING | 11 | Invitation-only debut ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues? |
| 58% | COOKOFF | 7 | Kitchen competition ... or a hint to the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 58% | HANGINTHERE | 11 | "Stick with it!" … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing, or a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Well-kept secret ... or a hint to the answer to each starred clue |
| 57% | SPLITPEA | 8 | Kind of soup ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| 57% | RANDD | 5 | Corporate division, informally ... or a hint to the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 57% | BLACK | 5 | *Comic actor / *Card game ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | WHATARETHEODDS | 14 | "How lucky was that?" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT | 16 | 2000 novelty hit ... or a hint to the answers to the nine starred clues |
| 57% | CRYUNCLE | 8 | Concede ... or a hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | RECCENTER | 9 | Community sports facility ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| 57% | JUSTADDWATER | 12 | Simple recipe instruction ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 57% | THEREARENOWORDS | 15 | "I can't even!" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | SHARINGISCARING | 15 | Preschool teacher's mantra … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | HANGINTHERE | 11 | "Don't give up yet!" ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | FINISHINGSCHOOL | 15 | Where one might learn etiquette ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 57% | BREAKDANCES | 11 | Acrobatic street moves ... or a hint to parts of the answers to starred clues |