| 100% | DRESSFORSUCCESS | 15 | Look the part, as in the answers to the "Step" clues, both literally and figuratively |
| 62% | RECYCLEDMATERIALS | 17 | Parts used over and over again, such as the letters in the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | FILLONESSHOES | 13 | Step in for another, and what the answers to the starred clues literally do |
| 59% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 58% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 57% | KETO | 4 | Diet that's high in fats and low in carbs, as illustrated by parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | CAPITALGAIN | 11 | Good news for investors, as seen literally in the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | RUNAROUND | 9 | Evasive maneuvering, and what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | BROKENBONES | 11 | *Orthopedist's concerns ... and what you'll find in two parts in the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | HUMBLEBEGINNINGS | 16 | Part of a rags-to-riches story, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 52% | UPPERATMOSPHERE | 15 | Layer in which space stations orbit Earth, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 51% | BREAKSITALLDOWN | 15 | Explains in meticulous detail, and what the answer to each starred clue literally does? |
| 51% | FOOTBRIDGE | 10 | Stream crossing for pedestrians ... and what is literally provided by the interior letters in the answers to starred clues |
| 51% | GLOWUP | 6 | Positive personal transformation, in slang, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has? |
| 50% | WILDOATS | 8 | What young people may sow ... and what's literally hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 50% | STATEBORDERS | 12 | What the answers to three "pair" clues share, both in this grid and in reality |
| 50% | SIDEBYSIDE | 10 | Together, and a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 49% | WHEREITSAT | 10 | Best place to be, slangily ... and, when divided in four parts, what the answers to starred clues are? |
| 49% | JUMPSTART | 9 | Battery boost ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 49% | AFTERLIFE | 9 | "Field of Dreams" subject, and where both parts of the answers to starred clues can go |
| 48% | WHEREWITHAL | 11 | Money ... and, in three parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 48% | MODUSOPERANDI | 13 | Plan of action, as "initially" found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 48% | ECHOLOCATION | 12 | Nature's sonar, and what varies in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 48% | CHANGEAGENT | 11 | Modern innovator, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 48% | CHOPPYWATERS | 12 | Rough sailing, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 48% | BODYLANGUAGE | 12 | Nonverbal communication, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 48% | SAMESEXCOUPLES | 14 | Some partners, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 48% | PHOTOFINISH | 11 | End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 47% | EASTEREGG | 9 | Hidden DVD feature ... which can be found, literally, in the answers to the starred clues |
| 47% | TURNINGPALE | 11 | Losing color, or what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues |