| 100% | GIMMEABREAK | 11 | Kit Kat bar slogan ... and hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | DRESSINGDOWNS | 13 | Severe reprimands, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | PLAYMATES | 9 | Sandbox sharers ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | HEAVYMETAL | 10 | Rock genre ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | COMMONSENSE | 11 | Practical judgment ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | MOVIETRAILERS | 13 | "Coming attractions" offerings, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | OILCHANGE | 9 | Jiffy Lube service, and a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | PLUMBERS | 8 | '70s covert White House intelligence group ... and, in a more conventional sense, a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | SWORDPLAY | 9 | Art of fencing, and a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 67% | FINDCLOSURE | 11 | Accept and let go of something … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | COKEISIT | 8 | Pop slogan of 1982, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 65% | SAFETYFIRST | 11 | Cautionary workplace axiom ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 65% | ITSAJOB | 7 | Comment about routine work ... and hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 65% | GIVEMEASIGN | 11 | Plea for divine guidance ... and hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | GIMME | 5 | Tot's sassy demand ... or a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | ACIDTEST | 8 | Ordeal ... and a hint to the initials of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | "Stand up!" ... and a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 63% | LIFEPARTNER | 11 | Significant other, often, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 63% | SOCIALSTUDIES | 13 | Field including history, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 63% | DOFF | 4 | Remove, as clothing ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 63% | ALTERNATETAKES | 14 | Different points of view ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 62% | TIES | 4 | Binds ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 62% | SIDEBYSIDE | 10 | Together, and a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 62% | SEATINGPLAN | 11 | Wedding reception headache ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues constitute? |
| 62% | AFTERDARK | 9 | At night ... and where the starts of the answers to starred clues can go |
| 62% | CHECKLIST | 9 | To-do items to tick off ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues comprise |
| 61% | WINDOWS8 | 8 | 2012 software release ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | THREEINAROW | 11 | Tic-tac-toe win ... or hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | BUTTONDOWN | 10 | Very conventional ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 61% | GOFETCH | 7 | Dog command … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |