| 100% | RST | 3 | Letters 18, 19, and 20 of the alphabet |
| 62% | RST | 3 | 18, 19 and 20 of a series |
| 49% | SOMETHING | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of 18-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 49% | EMS | 3 | Middle of the alphabet letters |
| 49% | BLOCKBUSTERS | 12 | Megahits, and what the interior letters of 20-, 33- and 43-Across effectively are? |
| 49% | RESTORATION | 11 | Handyman's work suggested by the starts of 18-, 20-, 38- and 57-Across |
| 49% | PHONETIC | 8 | Like the alphabet that includes the answers to the starred clues ... and an anagram of the eight circled letters |
| 48% | MADAMIMADAM | 11 | Palindromic introduction, and a hint to the ends of 18-, 20-, 53- and 57-Across |
| 48% | ABC | 3 | Letters of the alphabet |
| 48% | DIDYOUCATCHTHAT | 15 | "Someone say something?" or a hint to the ends of 18-, 20-, 54- and 59-Across |
| 46% | RINGO | 5 | Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across |
| 46% | ESS | 3 | Letter of the alphabet with a double curve |
| 45% | ABC | 3 | Starting letters of the alphabet |
| 45% | ABC | 3 | First letters of the alphabet |
| 45% | ZEE | 3 | Last letter of the alphabet |
| 45% | DEE | 3 | Fourth letter of the alphabet |
| 45% | ELL | 3 | 12th letter of the alphabet |
| 45% | ESS | 3 | Nineteenth letter of the alphabet |
| 44% | VEE | 3 | Sound of the letter between U and W |
| 44% | VEE | 3 | Sound of the letter between "U" and "W" |
| 44% | ESS | 3 | Sound of the letter between "R" and "T" |
| 44% | ZEE | 3 | Last letter of the alphabet, phonetically |
| 44% | DOTDOTDOT | 9 | Indication of more to come … or a hint to a feature of three consecutive letters in 18-, 20-, 59- and 61-Across |
| 44% | ZULU | 4 | African language and the last letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet |
| 44% | TILDE | 5 | Part of the 15th letter of the Spanish alphabet |
| 44% | TEE | 3 | Sound of the letter stuck between "S" and "U" |
| 44% | ZED | 3 | Last letter of the alphabet, in London |
| 44% | ZED | 3 | Last letter of the alphabet, in England |
| 44% | CEE | 3 | Third letter of the alphabet, spelled out |
| 44% | ZED | 3 | Last letter of the alphabet, in Canada |