| 100% | TAPE | 4 | Magnetic ribbon in the eight-track, cassette, and reel-to-reel formats |
| 39% | PH/FONETICALLY | 14 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 37% | MARSHAL | 7 | ___ Yanda, football guard who retired in 2020 and has made it to the Pro Bowl eight times |
| 37% | EVELYNASHFORD | 13 | The first track and field athlete to run 100 meters under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games and who has won a total of 5 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GATES | 5 | Antonio ___, football tight-end who retired in 2020 and has made it to the Pro Bowl eight times |
| 36% | RUSTICATE | 9 | To go and live in the country |
| 35% | TEASE | 5 | To frizz and puff your hair, popular in the 80s |
| 35% | SISTER | 6 | Marge to Patty and Selma in the Simpsons |
| 35% | HELLOHELL | 9 | Where to meet and greet in the underworld? |
| 35% | ACIDS | 5 | Complements to salts and fats in the kitchen |
| 35% | SCHIRRA | 7 | Only astronaut to fly in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo programs |
| 34% | DOMESTIC | 8 | Flights to and from places in the same country |
| 34% | LUT | 3 | Prophet sent to Sodom and Gomorrah, in the Quran |
| 34% | SWAY | 4 | Move to and fro, like trees in the breeze |
| 34% | CHANGEENDS | 10 | Tennis umpire's order after odd-numbered games ... and a hint to the two sets of circled letters in each of eight answers |
| 34% | DROPBOX | 7 | Big name in the cloud, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 34% | LUGERS | 6 | Ones on the fast track to compete in the Olympics? |
| 34% | CAMP | 4 | Something to make at night and break in the morning |
| 34% | BEACHES | 7 | Places to build sand castles and sit in the sun |
| 34% | TIMBUKTU | 8 | City in Mali and home to the University of Sankore |
| 34% | DEE | 3 | ___ Mitchell, stepmom to Moesha and Miles in the sitcom "Moesha" |
| 34% | TAPES | 5 | Cassettes and eight-tracks |
| 33% | CHINA | 5 | Home to eight of the ten highest bridges in the world |
| 33% | BOONE | 5 | Name of eight counties in the central and eastern U.S. |
| 33% | CALCULATOR | 10 | Device used to read the eight visual clues in this puzzle |
| 33% | SPIDERPLANT | 11 | Next, she ___ in the car and wanted to get it home |
| 33% | BECAUSEISAIDSO | 14 | Reply to the question in 13- and 57-Down |
| 33% | YEAROFTHEOX | 11 | 2021 in the Chinese zodiac, with a hint to 17-, 27- and 40-Across |
| 33% | TAN | 3 | People go to the beach and lie in the sun to get ___ |
| 33% | THISANDTHAT | 11 | Miscellany, and a hint to the hidden words in the starred answers |