| 100% | SEALEDWITHAKISS | 15 | Love letter message often accompanied by a lipstick mark, and what the answers to the starred clues are, thanks to their circled letters |
| 53% | BREAKTHEICE | 11 | Begin a conversation, and what the answers to the starred clues do to their circled letters? |
| 47% | PALINDROMES | 11 | What the answers to the starred clues all are when their first and last letters are removed |
| 44% | PETPROJECTS | 11 | Labors of love, perhaps, and what the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 40% | SHIPSHAPE | 9 | In perfect order ... or, as two words, what's formed by applying the answers for the five starred clues to the circled letters |
| 40% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | "Not quite!," and what can be said about a letter string in the answer to each starred clue |
| 39% | FOOTBRIDGE | 10 | Stream crossing for pedestrians ... and what is literally provided by the interior letters in the answers to starred clues |
| 39% | PHONETIC | 8 | Like the alphabet that includes the answers to the starred clues ... and an anagram of the eight circled letters |
| 39% | TREEHUGGERS | 11 | Nature lovers, and what the answers to the starred clues literally are |
| 39% | FULLOFBEANS | 11 | Completely wrong, and what the answers to the starred clues literally are? |
| 39% | FILLEDWITHJOY | 13 | Feeling euphoric, and what the answers to the starred clues literally are |
| 39% | WORDSPRONOUNCED | 15 | With 36- and 58-Across, what the answers to the starred clues are |
| 39% | FASTFOOD | 8 | Speedy meal option, and what the answers to the starred clues literally are? |
| 39% | CELESTIALMUSIC | 14 | Heavenly sounds, and what the answers to the starred clues could be called |
| 38% | LOVELETTERS | 11 | Messages containing X's and O's, and what the answers to the starred clues literally describe? |
| 38% | CUTTHECARDS | 11 | Prepare a deck before dealing, and what the answers to the starred clues literally do |
| 38% | DROPSTHEMIC | 11 | Dramatically ends a performance, and what the answer to each starred clue does? |
| 38% | PAIROFPANTS | 11 | Trousers, and what the answer to each starred clue literally is |
| 38% | CLASSACTION | 11 | Group lawsuit ... and what each answer to a starred clue is? |
| 38% | CATCHPHRASE | 11 | Familiar slogan ... and what each answer to a starred clue is? |
| 38% | GRANDSLAMHOMERUN | 16 | What will cause a walk-off win in the situation described by the answers to the starred clues |
| 38% | JUSTDESSERTS | 12 | Appropriate reward, as often misspelled ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues might be |
| 38% | HUMBLEBEGINNINGS | 16 | Part of a rags-to-riches story, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 38% | WORKOUTINTHEEND | 15 | Come to a satisfying conclusion, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 38% | PENNAME | 7 | Pseudonym ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 37% | INGRAINED | 9 | Deep-rooted ... and what the uncircled letters of the answers to starred clues are? |
| 37% | IMOUT | 5 | "Peace!," and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed |
| 37% | ABANDON | 7 | Leave high and dry ... or, when divided into three parts, what the answers to starred clues are encompassed by |
| 37% | WAYTOGO | 7 | Cry of approval ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 37% | TWOSUITER | 9 | Piece of carry-on luggage, and what the answer to each starred clue literally is |