| 100% | BRITS | 5 | Inventors of linoleum and the A.T.M., for example |
| 50% | HAIKU | 5 | "The west wind whispered, / And touched the eyelids of spring: / Her eyes, Primroses," for a classic example |
| 46% | TONIC | 5 | The "T" of a G and T |
| 46% | MOON | 4 | William —, 19th-century inventor of a writing system for the blind |
| 45% | DEWEY | 5 | Melvil —, US inventor of a system for the classification of library books |
| 44% | CONTE | 5 | Nicolas-Jacques —, inventor of the modern pencil and a hard type of crayon |
| 44% | PAIR | 4 | The queen of hearts and the queen of spades, for example |
| 44% | BRAILLE | 7 | Louis —, 19th-century French inventor of a system of raised writing for the blind |
| 44% | MYTH | 4 | The story of Orpheus and Eurydice, for example |
| 43% | PAGE | 4 | The front of a newspaper, for example |
| 43% | SONICBOOM | 9 | The crack of a whip, for example |
| 43% | BELIEBER | 8 | Nickname for a fan of the singer of "Love Yourself" and "Sorry" |
| 42% | SOPHIEHANNAH | 12 | Author of the novels A Game for All the Family and Little Face |
| 42% | MIDDLESEAT | 10 | Likely spot for a procrastinating traveler, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 42% | GLINKA | 6 | Mikhail —, Russian composer of operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila |
| 42% | LARD | 4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig rendered and clarified for use in cooking |
| 41% | PHILS | 5 | The first names of Collins and Dunphy, for example: Plural |
| 41% | INST | 4 | The "I" of M.I.T, for short |
| 41% | GLINKA | 6 | Mikhail —, Russian composer of the operas A Life for the Tsar and Ruslan and Lyudmila |
| 41% | HOPTOIT | 7 | "Get going!," and a hint for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 41% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | APRILFOOL | 9 | Cry for today, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 25-, 37- and 54-Across |
| 41% | BOOBYTRAPS | 10 | Dangers for the unwary ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23- and 47-Across? |
| 41% | ITSTIMETOROLL | 13 | "Let's go!" ... or a hint for the ends of 20-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 41% | TORO | 4 | Brand of lawn mowers and snow blowers that is also the Spanish word for a "bull" |
| 41% | TIMEINABOTTLE | 13 | Classic Jim Croce song, or a stretch for the ends of 19-, 25-, and 49-Across? |
| 40% | EDIT | 4 | Cut the length of a movie, for example |
| 40% | AMID | 4 | In the middle of a crowd, for example |
| 40% | HAMMEROUTAWIN | 13 | Work really hard for victory ... and a hint to the start of 20-, 31- and 39-Across |
| 40% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Taunting words for opponents, and a hint to the starts of 17-, 22-, 56- and 62-Across |