| 100% | ODD | 3 | Like 911, and each of its digits |
| 51% | HOLISTICDIET | 12 | Component of balanced health ... and what each answer to a starred clue looks like it should be part of? |
| 48% | HERALDRY | 8 | It involves coats of arms and the like |
| 46% | THE | 3 | With 71-Across and each answer to a starred clue, all of it |
| 46% | WILDER | 6 | Billy, director of Sabrina and Some Like It Hot |
| 45% | ORLANDO | 7 | Brother of Oliver and Jacques in As You Like It |
| 44% | HOUSEBROKEN | 11 | Like a well-trained pet, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 44% | JAZZAGE | 7 | Setting of "The Sun Also Rises" and "Some Like It Hot" |
| 43% | OCTAGON | 7 | Each of its interior angles measures 135° |
| 42% | QURAN | 5 | Each of its chapters is called a "sura" |
| 42% | SNOWCAPPED | 10 | Like alpine peaks ... or what each half of 3-, 7-, 9-, 37- and 44-Down can be? |
| 42% | TEN | 3 | Age of the birthday kid being asked "What's it feel like being double digits?" |
| 42% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKE | 14 | Food named for how it's baked, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 41% | DEADEND | 7 | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| 40% | SLEET | 5 | It's like a wintery mix of hail, snow, and rain |
| 39% | PANED | 5 | Like windows and sheets of stamps |
| 38% | LIKE | 4 | "It's not what it looks ___," cliche dialogue that's said in many movies like "Blades of Glory" and "The Matrix" |
| 38% | GEE | 3 | "Hadn't thought of it like that" |
| 38% | SNAP | 4 | "___ out of it!" (recover and move on) |
| 38% | GIST | 4 | Long and short of it |
| 38% | GROGGY | 6 | Tired and out of it |
| 38% | JUMPAROUND | 10 | House of Pain hit that begins "Pack it up, pack it in," and a description of each set of circled letters |
| 38% | HOME | 4 | There's no place like it ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 37% | MISSY | 5 | ___ Elliott, former member of R&B group Sista who is known for her solo hits like "Work It" and "Lose Control" |
| 37% | POLAND | 6 | Some of its cities include Warsaw and Kraków |
| 37% | GREECE | 6 | Some of its islands include Santorini and Crete |
| 37% | STATETAX | 8 | Some of it goes for roads and schools |
| 37% | ODD | 3 | Like the 314th digit of pi |
| 37% | SLANG | 5 | Like "Chill out!" and "Cool it!" |
| 37% | POETIC | 6 | Like works of Kipling and Browning |