| 100% | INFLIGHTENTERTAINMENT | 21 | Long-haul travel perk, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 76% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 76% | PLAYWITHINAPLAY | 15 | Embedded narrative, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 74% | EDGECASE | 8 | Situation that occurs under extreme conditions, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 71% | DOUBLEPARK | 10 | Leave one's vehicle in a traffic lane, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 69% | HIDDENFEES | 10 | Unexpected charges, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | SURROUNDSOUND | 13 | Home theater feature, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 68% | SOANDSO | 7 | Name better left unsaid, or a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 68% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack player's option ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 67% | CARBOLOADED | 11 | Fueled up before a big race, or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 67% | TAINTEDLOVE | 11 | 1981 Top 10 hit for Soft Cell, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 67% | ALLKIDDINGASIDE | 15 | "But seriously," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 67% | CAMEOAPPEARANCE | 15 | Small film role, and a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 66% | NOEL | 4 | Holiday song, and, phonetically, an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | COLDFRONTS | 10 | Harbingers of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | COMEONDOWN | 10 | "The Price Is Right" signature phrase, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | GREENEGGSANDHAM | 15 | Dr. Seuss book ... or a description of the answers to the three starred clues |
| 65% | OMEN | 4 | Sign ... or a description of the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 65% | HALFMEASURE | 11 | Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 65% | COOLWEATHER | 11 | Feature of early spring and late fall, or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 65% | HUMANNATURE | 11 | Set of traits we all have ... or a two-part description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 64% | SPECIALK | 8 | Total alternative ... and a feature of the answers to starred clues? |
| 64% | WHATABOUTISM | 12 | Rhetorical strategy of countering an accusation with another accusation, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 64% | EPICENTER | 9 | Quake's origin, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | LASTDANCE | 9 | Wedding reception finale, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | THEENDISJUST | 12 | With 43-Across, "When one door closes, another door opens," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 63% | SIDELINES | 9 | Where to find coaches at football games ... or a description of the answers to the 16 starred clues? |
| 63% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 63% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |