| 100% | FRUITFILLED | 11 | Like some flavorful pastries . . . or the answers to the starred clues? |
| 94% | YEARONYEAR | 10 | Like some annual accounting comparisons, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 93% | DOWNANDDIRTY | 12 | Done in a quick but effective manner ... or like the answers to the three starred clues |
| 93% | DOWNANDDIRTY | 12 | Done in a quick but effective manner ... or like the answers to the three starred clues? |
| 92% | DRIVEN | 6 | Like the answers to the starred clues |
| 91% | CUTTHEBS | 8 | "Give it to me straight" ... or, when reparsed, a hint to some chopping in the answers to the starred clues |
| 91% | REDSHIFTED | 10 | Like light from stars moving away from us ... or like the answers to this puzzle's starred clues? |
| 90% | INTHERED | 8 | Owing, like the answers to the starred clues |
| 89% | DISMISSAL | 9 | Favorite time of the school day for some teachers and students, or a two-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 88% | GOESOUTWITHABANG | 16 | Finishes in grand style, like the answers to the starred clues? |
| 87% | MAKEENDSMEET | 12 | Get by ... or what the answers to the starred clues literally do |
| 87% | EYEOPENERS | 10 | Startling revelations, or what the answers to the starred clues have, phonetically |
| 87% | HOME | 4 | There's no place like it ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 87% | AGELESS | 7 | Like someone who appears untouched by time, and like the answers to the starred clues? |
| 86% | THEHUNGERGAMES | 14 | Dystopian novel/film series … or what the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 86% | BORNLOSERS | 10 | Ones fated to fail, or what the answers to the starred clues are, initially? |
| 86% | BREAKTHEGLASSCEILING | 20 | Overcome a certain career barrier ... or what the answers to the starred clues do? |
| 86% | AHEADOFSCHEDULE | 15 | Early ... or where the answers to the starred clues' ending words can be found |
| 86% | GODOWNIN | 8 | With 47-Down, fail spectacularly ... or what the answers to the starred clues do? |
| 86% | INITIAL | 7 | With 36-Across, first encounter, or what the answers to the starred clues make? |
| 85% | MYTHS | 5 | The answers to the starred clues in this puzzle … or are they? |
| 85% | UPPERHAND | 9 | Advantage ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 85% | OXTAILS | 7 | Animal parts used for stews, or what the answers to the starred clues all have |
| 85% | CHRISTIANROCK | 13 | Bible camp genre, or what the answers to the starred clues could be mistaken for? |
| 85% | SUPERFOOD | 9 | Marketing term for nutrient-rich fare, or what the answers to the starred clues are |
| 85% | TWISTOFFATE | 11 | Unexpected development ... or what the answer to each starred clue contains? |
| 85% | BIGPICTURE | 10 | Long view ... or what the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 84% | SPLIT | 5 | With 41- and 45-Across, go Dutch, or what the answers to the starred clues do? |
| 84% | SOUNDMIXING | 11 | Audio technique, or a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 84% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |