| 100% | ENVYFREE | 8 | Like a division of resources in which each partner is satisfied with their share, in economics |
| 34% | DARTS | 5 | Game in which each player starts with a score of 501 |
| 33% | TEACAKE | 7 | Husband of Janie in “Their Eyes Were Watching God” who shares his nickname with a baked good |
| 33% | IOMOTH | 6 | North American insect, the male of which is bright yellow in colour with a blue and pink eyelike spot on each hind wing |
| 32% | BASTINADO | 9 | Punishment in which the soles of the feet are beaten with a stick |
| 32% | TRICKY | 6 | With 21-, 30-, 49-, 61- and 74-Across, end of a Carrie Bradshaw quote that starts "Men in their 40s are like the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle ..." |
| 31% | COLUMBIA | 8 | ___ University, located in Upper Manhattan, which is a member of the Ivy league and has a crown in their logo |
| 31% | AMSTERDAM | 9 | A city in Missouri, which shares its name with the capital of the Netherlands |
| 31% | CHIASMUS | 8 | Figure of speech in which words are reversed for effect, like "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you" |
| 30% | CONVERSATIONS | 13 | "___ With Myself," a compilation of Nelson Mandela's writing, many of which were written while he was in prison |
| 30% | ECHELON | 7 | Military formation in which units follow each other but are offset to allow a line of fire ahead |
| 30% | MUCHADOABOUT | 12 | "___ Nothing," a 1993 film based on a Shakespeare play, in which Keanu Reeves starred with the likes of Denzel Washington: 3 wds. |
| 30% | RONDO | 5 | Piece of music in which a refrain is repeated between episodes |
| 30% | NEWSHOLE | 8 | Amount of space in a paper to be filled with journalism |
| 30% | DEADEND | 7 | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| 29% | MASHAM | 6 | Small market town in North Yorkshire after which a breed of large sheep with a black-and-white face is named |
| 29% | STEP | 4 | "15 ___," the opening track from Radiohead's album in 18a, which was recorded with the help of a group of children |
| 29% | STOPCOPCITY | 11 | Georgia protest movement from which dozens of activists were charged with racketeering, in a move condemned by the A.C.L.U. (September, 2023) |
| 29% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sung by Pat Boone |
| 29% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sang by Pat Boone |
| 29% | CAR | 3 | "I'm In Love With My ___," 1975 song by Queen which is a part of the album "A Night at the Opera" |
| 29% | POSTRACIAL | 10 | Like a society in which people are said to be colorblind |
| 29% | TOW | 3 | With 2-Down, type of zone in which parking is restricted |
| 29% | TITAN | 5 | Person with a lot of power in their industry |
| 28% | PHIL | 4 | ___ Collins, English musician who was a member of Genesis before having a successful solo career with hits like "In the Air Tonight" |
| 28% | ATCO | 4 | Old record company which was a division of Atlantic Records: Abbr. |
| 28% | SKAT | 4 | Activity in which people are not playing with a full deck |
| 28% | DELTA | 5 | Triangular Greek letter which is a symbol of change in math |
| 28% | FLOODING | 8 | A situation in which areas are covered with water |
| 28% | HIG2♥H | 6 | Like a geocentric orbit in which the orbital period is more than 24 hours |