| 100% | OKA | 3 | Lada automobile brand that originally had a 40 cu in engine and was given to many service veterans free |
| 25% | TENPINBOWLING | 13 | Popular sport played with a ball that has three holes and whose history has been traced back to the Egyptians living in 3200 BCE: 3 wds. |
| 25% | BREAKFAST | 9 | Meal that might be a treat to have in bed |
| 24% | ROPE | 4 | Object that appears to be cut and restored in a classic magic trick |
| 24% | ROGER | 5 | Word used in signalling indicating that a message has been received and understood |
| 24% | DOBERMANN | 9 | ___ Pinscher, a German breed that was originally bred in order to protect the owner |
| 23% | BREAKITUPYOUTWO | 15 | Command that could be given to the title characters in 17-, 26- and 45-Across? |
| 23% | LANDOWNER | 9 | What a freed slave was to become in an 1865 order that was eventually overturned |
| 23% | KIN | 3 | Abbr. for a 501(c)(3) charity that gives free school supplies to teachers and students |
| 23% | ECTO | 4 | Hi-C ___ Cooler, beverage that had a tie-in with the Ghostbusters brand and was famous in the 80s |
| 23% | KEEPITPG | 8 | "Tone down that PDA, there are kids around," and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 23% | NUDE | 4 | Second single from Radiohead's album in 18a, that had a different title originally and was supposed to be part of the album "OK Computer" |
| 23% | PUTONTHEDOG | 11 | Pretend to be wealthy, in old slang ... and a hint to words that end answers to starred clues |
| 23% | COIN | 4 | "I have a head and a tail that will never meet. Having too many of me is always a treat. What am I?" |
| 23% | COIN | 4 | I have a head and a tail that will never meet. Having too many of me is always a treat. Who am I? |
| 22% | AREA | 4 | Zip code is given to a specific ___ in the city |
| 22% | SIDEHUSTLE | 10 | Extra job, and a hint to what each starred answer is for many (and literally is, in this puzzle) |
| 22% | STIRUPDRAMA | 11 | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| 22% | KEEPITBETWEENUS | 15 | "Let this be our little secret" … or a hint to letter sequences hidden in 16-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 22% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 22% | TAP | 3 | Action that can be done to a phone, in more ways than one |
| 22% | NIGHTINGALE | 11 | Melodious bird in John Keats' titular poem that is a tribute to its song that soars beyond sorrow and time |
| 22% | CHAOS | 5 | Controlled ___, oxymoron used to describe a situation that seems to be out of control but has some factors in control |
| 22% | YES | 3 | Quarterly, nonprofit magazine HQed in Bainbridge Island, WA, that "inspires people to build a more just, sustainable, and compassionate world" |
| 22% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 22% | CATNIP | 6 | A herb that is minty in flavour and causes euphoria to felines |
| 22% | AAR | 3 | 183 mile long Swiss river that rises in the Bernese Alps and has more than 40 hydroelectric plants along its length |
| 22% | SALIERI | 7 | "All I ever wanted was to sing to God. He gave me that longing and then made me mute" speaker in "Amadeus" |
| 22% | SLICER | 6 | Rival Electric ___, vintage appliance to cut meats and save a trip to the deli that could be spotted in a '70s kitchen |
| 22% | GREATWALL | 9 | Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers |