| 100% | ADHOMINEM | 9 | Kind of fallacious argument … or, phonetically, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 67% | SPLITPEA | 8 | Kind of soup ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| 67% | BITTEREND | 9 | R? … or a hint to the answers of the five starred clues |
| 66% | BIRDSANDBEES | 12 | Subject of "the talk" about sex … or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 66% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Express lack of interest on Tinder ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | BUGSOUT | 7 | Leaves in a hurry, or a hint to the cluing of the starred answers |
| 65% | ATHENS | 6 | Capital of Greece, or a three-word hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | COLDFRONTS | 10 | Harbingers of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | ITCOUPLES | 9 | Tabloid twosomes ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | HALFOFF | 7 | Discounted 50% ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | SAYCHEESE | 9 | "Smile!" ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 65% | INTHEPAST | 9 | Back then ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | TIES | 4 | Binds ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 65% | SAFETYFIRST | 11 | Cautionary workplace axiom ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | MIDDLEEAST | 10 | World hot spot ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 64% | HANGINTHERE | 11 | "Stick with it!" … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 64% | SOFTOPENING | 11 | Invitation-only debut ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues? |
| 64% | ISNOT | 5 | One side of a childish debate ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 64% | BLACK | 5 | *Comic actor / *Card game ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 64% | WHATARETHEODDS | 14 | "How lucky was that?" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 64% | THEREARENOWORDS | 15 | "I can't even!" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 64% | SHARINGISCARING | 15 | Preschool teacher's mantra … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 64% | DISMISSAL | 9 | Favorite time of the school day for some teachers and students, or a two-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 64% | PARTANIMAL | 10 | Like a centaur or faun ... or a hint to the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 63% | AGES | 4 | A very long time ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 63% | ITSATRAP | 8 | Warning cry ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 63% | WINDOWS8 | 8 | 2012 software release ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 63% | BUTTONDOWN | 10 | Very conventional ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 63% | GOFETCH | 7 | Dog command … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 63% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | **One way to fall in love ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |