| 100% | CENTRALTIME | 11 | Illinois hours, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 77% | GEOCENTRISM | 11 | Earthling's bias, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 77% | MALEBONDING | 11 | It happens between buds, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 75% | SEPARATE | 8 | With 68-Across, 1958 David Niven film, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 73% | FACIALEXPRESSION | 16 | Many an emoji, and a feature of the starred clues and their answers? |
| 72% | SPECIALK | 8 | Total alternative ... and a feature of the answers to starred clues? |
| 71% | HIDDENFEES | 10 | Unexpected charges, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 71% | EPICENTER | 9 | Quake's origin, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | LASTDANCE | 9 | Wedding reception finale, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | CAMEOAPPEARANCE | 15 | Small film role, and a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 69% | TAINTEDLOVE | 11 | 1981 Top 10 hit for Soft Cell, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 69% | TIPTOPSHAPE | 11 | Exceptional physical health, and a feature of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 67% | MIDDLESEAT | 10 | Likely spot for a procrastinating traveler, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 66% | SURROUNDSOUND | 13 | Home theater feature, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 63% | BLUEORIGIN | 10 | Company with a July 2021 launch ... and a feature of the starred clues' answers? |
| 62% | EIEIO | 5 | "Old MacDonald" refrain, and a feature of the five longest Across answers |
| 62% | POLESAPART | 10 | In complete opposition ... and a feature of the four other longest answers |
| 62% | USBCONNECTION | 13 | Common PC hookup, and a feature of the four longest Down answers |
| 61% | GOODPOINT | 9 | "Your argument makes sense," and a feature of the ends of four Across answers |
| 60% | EYECONTACT | 10 | Public speaker's asset, and a phonetic hint to a feature of the starred answers |
| 60% | BEADYEYES | 9 | Ratlike feature, and a hint to a feature of the four starred answers |
| 60% | SOUNDMIXING | 11 | Audio technique, or a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 60% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Morning person, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 59% | SPACETRAVEL | 11 | Voyage by rocket … or a feature of the answers to the 12 starred clues? |
| 59% | FIVERS | 6 | Fins, or when parsed differently, a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | THREEPEATS | 10 | Features of the answers to starred clues, from a trademarked sports term |
| 58% | SETIN | 5 | With 59-Down, permanent ... or, literally, a feature of the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 57% | WORKOUTINTHEEND | 15 | Have a satisfactory conclusion, and a feature of each starred answer |
| 57% | THREELINES | 10 | Feature of haiku, and of the answers to starred clues |
| 56% | WELLWELLWELL | 12 | Comment upon a revealing discovery, and a description of the starred answers |