| 100% | CANIGETAWITNESS | 15 | Marvin Gaye classic, and a hint to the last words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 81% | SNOWJOBS | 8 | Persuasive efforts using insincere flattery ... and a hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 80% | SCREENTIME | 10 | Amount of TV watching limited by parents, and a hint to the last word of the answers to starred clues |
| 78% | WELLPLAYED | 10 | "How clever of you!," and a hint to the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 77% | BACKSPACE | 9 | PC key with a left-pointing arrow ... and hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 77% | SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL | 15 | "We were just talking about you!" and a hint to the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 75% | CRYUNCLE | 8 | Concede ... or a hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 74% | LIGHTHEADED | 11 | Feeling woozy ... and a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| 73% | EXCHANGERATES | 13 | Money-converting numbers, and a hint to the last words of the starred answers |
| 71% | ITSJUSTAPHASE | 13 | Parental comment about a teen's rebelliousness, and a hint to the last words of the starred answers |
| 70% | ENDGAME | 7 | Chess match climax, and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can have |
| 68% | FALLBACK | 8 | "Spring forward" partner (a reminder for November 5th) ... and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can literally have |
| 67% | CHECKPLEASE | 11 | Words to a server ... or a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | GETOUTOFHERE | 12 | "Shoo!," and an instruction that goes with the last words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 65% | INNERCIRCLE | 11 | Small, influential group ... and a hint to the word hidden in each answer to a starred clue |
| 65% | OPENINGBELL | 11 | Exchange ringer, and a hint to the first words of the starred answers |
| 65% | XMARKSTHESPOT | 13 | Treasure-indicating phrase, and a hint to the first words of the starred answers |
| 64% | BUMAROUND | 9 | Wander aimlessly ... and a hint to a divided word in the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | BREAKITUP | 9 | Stop a fight ... and a hint to a literal feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 63% | WARANDPEACE | 11 | Classic novel of 1,000+ pages ... or a hint to the word ladder formed by the answers to the starred clues |
| 63% | PAPERBACK | 9 | Softcover book, and what the last words of the answers to starred clues can have |
| 62% | FRIENDSTOTHEEND | 15 | True buds, and a hint to the last three or four letters of each starred answer |
| 62% | ISEE | 4 | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | BRINGUPTOSPEED | 14 | Loop in, and a hint to the progression found at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 61% | SEEDCAPITAL | 11 | Startup funds ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | PLAYMATES | 9 | Sandbox sharers ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 61% | HEAVYMETAL | 10 | Rock genre ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 61% | COMMONSENSE | 11 | Practical judgment ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 60% | BACKTRACK | 9 | Reverse a position, and a hint to what can follow the first words of the starred answers |