| 100% | WILDFLOUR | 9 | Ingredient that tends to fly out of the stand mixer? |
| 40% | BLUEPOINTOYSTER | 15 | Something fished out of the Long Island Sound that might cause you to say "Aw, shucks!" |
| 38% | MOVERS | 6 | Businesses that tend to be busiest at the starts and ends of months |
| 36% | MATRIX | 6 | To get out of the __ choose the red pill |
| 36% | AWAKE | 5 | Out of the arms of Morpheus, so to speak |
| 36% | TAKE | 4 | "___ the cake," idiom used to describe something that stands out, either as the best or the worst |
| 35% | THAW | 4 | Take out of the freezer to defrost |
| 35% | VALKYRIES | 9 | Those tending to the fallen warriors called einherjar, in myth |
| 35% | SAC | 3 | Type of fly that caused the Red Sox to beat the Giants in the 1912 World Series |
| 35% | THAW | 4 | Take out of the freezer to warm up |
| 34% | PRODDER | 7 | One tending to steer out of control? |
| 34% | DONE | 4 | Ready to come out of the oven |
| 34% | FAT | 3 | Item to get out of the budget |
| 34% | DONE | 4 | Ready to take out of the oven |
| 34% | SOLVENT | 7 | Able to get out of the hole |
| 34% | DONE | 4 | Ready to come out of the 109-Down |
| 34% | H&RBLOCK | 8 | Subject of the Final Jeopardy! question that knocked out Ken Jennings after a record 74 wins ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 34% | WAR | 3 | What's broken out of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 34% | TRUFFLEOIL | 10 | Ingredient that imparts the flavor of a prized fungus |
| 33% | TWICE | 5 | The Process of Elimination: In the answer to each starred clue, cross out any letter that appears ___; then read the letters that remain |
| 33% | OFFTOAFASTSTART | 15 | Quick out of the blocks, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 33% | LATENESS | 8 | Result of pushing things back, and what's spelled out by eight letters that have been literally pushed to the back |
| 33% | GARDENER | 8 | Someone who tends to the landscaping of homes |
| 33% | ARMS | 4 | Chair parts that tend to wear out quickly |
| 33% | JAW | 3 | Part of the face that moves to chew |
| 33% | PUPIL | 5 | Part of the eye that reacts to light |
| 33% | LIGHTBULB | 9 | Notable invention from the 19th century, that brought steady light to households, and stands as a symbol of an idea: 2 wds. |
| 33% | FALSEHOOD | 9 | "___ of the tongue leads to that of the heart": Jefferson |
| 33% | HUB | 3 | Relatively easy city to fly into and out of |
| 33% | DINOSAUR | 8 | __ duster, they tend to the bones of T. rex |