| 100% | ROCKBOTTOM | 10 | Lowest possible level, and a musical feature of four answers |
| 50% | POLESAPART | 10 | In complete opposition ... and a feature of the four other longest answers |
| 50% | USBCONNECTION | 13 | Common PC hookup, and a feature of the four longest Down answers |
| 49% | GOODPOINT | 9 | "Your argument makes sense," and a feature of the ends of four Across answers |
| 49% | SITUP | 5 | Crunch cousin, and a feature of four answers in this puzzle |
| 46% | FIRSTDANCE | 10 | Wedding reception highlight ... and a feature of four puzzle answers |
| 46% | BEADYEYES | 9 | Ratlike feature, and a hint to a feature of the four starred answers |
| 44% | CENTRALTIME | 11 | Illinois hours, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 44% | GEOCENTRISM | 11 | Earthling's bias, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 43% | TRIPOLI | 7 | Capital of Libya, and a phonetic hint to a feature of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 42% | LEGUP | 5 | Boost, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 42% | INREVERSE | 9 | Backwards, and a hint to four of this puzzle's answers |
| 42% | MALEBONDING | 11 | It happens between buds, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 42% | EIEIO | 5 | "Old MacDonald" refrain, and a feature of the five longest Across answers |
| 42% | DOUBLEOT | 8 | High-stakes gridiron situation, and a feature of eight long puzzle answers |
| 41% | WHATISLOVE | 10 | 1993 dance hit, and a musical question answered by the starts of 18-, 29-, and 48-Across? |
| 41% | FACIALEXPRESSION | 16 | Many an emoji, and a feature of the starred clues and their answers? |
| 41% | ROCKBOTTOM | 10 | Lowest level, and a hint to the asterisked answers |
| 41% | TTOPS | 5 | Features of some sports cars, and what this puzzle's four longest answers have in common |
| 41% | NOWYOUSEEITNOWYOUDONT | 21 | Magic words ... and a hint to four side-by-side pairs of puzzle answers |
| 41% | SEPARATE | 8 | With 68-Across, 1958 David Niven film, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 41% | BACKBOARD | 9 | Hoop holder, and a hint to the first four letters of each asterisked answer |
| 40% | EYECONTACT | 10 | Public speaker's asset, and a phonetic hint to a feature of the starred answers |
| 40% | WIRED | 5 | Tense with excitement ... and a hint to the ends of the four longest puzzle answers |
| 40% | FALLINGLEAVES | 13 | Autumn occurrence, and a hint to the start of the other four longest Down answers |
| 40% | MANUP | 5 | "Get a backbone!" (and a feature of four of the puzzle's answers) |
| 40% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
| 40% | FRIENDSTOTHEEND | 15 | True buds, and a hint to the last three or four letters of each starred answer |
| 39% | SIDEARM | 7 | Like some baseball pitches ... and a hint to locating the second part of four three-part puzzle answers |
| 39% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | 1978 John Belushi movie, and a hint to the first three or four letters of the starred answers |