| 100% | BUGSOUT | 7 | Leaves in a hurry, or a hint to the cluing of the starred answers |
| 76% | HOMEOFMOUNTRUSHMORE | 19 | What 15-Down is ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues in left-to-right order |
| 74% | YOURATTENTIONPLEASE | 19 | Start of an announcement ... or a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the six starred clues |
| 74% | BITTEREND | 9 | R? … or a hint to the answers of the five starred clues |
| 73% | FOLLOWINGTHE | 12 | With 58-Down, a patient process? ... or a hint to two consecutive letters in the answer to each of the seven starred clues |
| 72% | SAYCHEESE | 9 | "Smile!" ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 72% | INTHEPAST | 9 | Back then ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 72% | TIES | 4 | Binds ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 72% | SAFETYFIRST | 11 | Cautionary workplace axiom ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | AGES | 4 | A very long time ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 72% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | **One way to fall in love ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 72% | ITSATRAP | 8 | Warning cry ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 72% | WINDOWS8 | 8 | 2012 software release ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 72% | BUTTONDOWN | 10 | Very conventional ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 72% | GOFETCH | 7 | Dog command … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 72% | KICKSTARTS | 10 | Reinvigorates, as an economy ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | GIMME | 5 | Tot's sassy demand ... or a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | HITPARADE | 9 | List of popular songs ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 71% | SIXFLAGS | 8 | Popular day trip destination ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 71% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing, or a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | SPLITPEA | 8 | Kind of soup ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues |
| 71% | CRYUNCLE | 8 | Concede ... or a hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | FINDCLOSURE | 11 | Accept and let go of something … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 71% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | With 63-Across, singing group ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 71% | CHECKPLEASE | 11 | Words to a server ... or a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | HANDYDANDY | 10 | *Very convenient ... or, when read in six parts, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 70% | ADHOMINEM | 9 | Kind of fallacious argument … or, phonetically, a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 70% | IMTAKEN | 7 | Polite rejection at a dance ... or a hint to each half of the answers to the starred clues |
| 70% | BOOKEND | 7 | Shelf prop ... or a hint to both parts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 70% | DOWNSIZES | 9 | Scales back, or a hint to the starts of the starred answers |