| 100% | PECK | 4 | Measure of capacity for dry goods equal to a half a kenning or quarter of a bushel |
| 36% | TBSP | 4 | Measure equal to half of a fl. oz. |
| 35% | PINT | 4 | Unit of liquid measure of capacity equal to one eighth of a gallon |
| 35% | GAL | 3 | Measure equal to 1/8 of a bushel: Abbr. |
| 33% | ARDEB | 5 | Egyptian dry measure equal to about five-and-a-half bushels |
| 33% | GILL | 4 | Unit of liquid measure equal to one quarter of a pint |
| 30% | KILOLITRE | 9 | Measure of capacity equal to approximately 220 imperial gallons |
| 30% | DINEANDDASH | 11 | Not pay for a meal at a restaurant ... or a hint to each half of 16-, 19-, 34- and 50-Across |
| 30% | IMONAROLL | 9 | "Things could not be going better for me!" ... or a hint to the placement of the circled letters |
| 29% | ROD | 3 | Unit of length equal to five and a half yards |
| 29% | MICRON | 6 | Measure equal to one millionth of a meter |
| 29% | INCH | 4 | Measure equal to about two and a half centimeters |
| 28% | TSP | 3 | Measure that's equal to 1/192 of a quart: Abbr. |
| 28% | ACRE | 4 | Measure that's equal to 1/640 of a square mile |
| 28% | MRHYDE | 6 | Half of a title role for John Barrymore or Spencer Tracy |
| 28% | JOULES | 6 | Units equal to roughly a quarter of a calorie |
| 28% | ACRE | 4 | Land measure equal to 1/640 of a square mile |
| 28% | DONATION | 8 | Sum of money given to a good or worthy cause |
| 28% | PECK | 4 | Quarter of a bushel |
| 28% | MINIM | 5 | Unit of fluid measure equal to one sixtieth of a drachm |
| 27% | TSP | 3 | Measure you'd use for adding sugar to a cup of tea, for short |
| 26% | PSANDQS | 7 | Good behavior ... or a hint to two lines of letters in this puzzle |
| 26% | FINALSEED | 9 | Last player selected for a Wimbledon ranking ... or part of each answer to a starred clue |
| 26% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 26% | SEA | 3 | "___ of Love," song by Phil Phillips ... or a huge water body for ships to sail |
| 26% | TABLESPOON | 10 | Measure of volume used in cooking equal to three teaspoons |
| 26% | ROZSA | 5 | Miklos —, winner of a Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Oscar for Ben-Hur |
| 26% | BLUEONBLUE | 10 | 1963 Bobby Vinton hit ... or a hint to both halves of 18-, 23-, 37- and 54-Across |
| 26% | BRICUSSE | 8 | Leslie —, winner of a Best Music, Original Song Oscar for Talk to the Animals from Doctor Dolittle |
| 26% | ACRE | 4 | Measure of land for a farmer |