| 100% | ARCA | 4 | Medieval chest for valuables that is hidden at the beginning of "arcane" |
| 58% | CHAI | 4 | Spiced Indian tea that is hidden at the beginning of "chainsaw" |
| 45% | TACT | 4 | Diplomat's skill that is hidden at the end of "contact" |
| 42% | THEORIES | 8 | "Sandy died at the beginning of Grease" and "Ferris Bueller is a figment of Cameron's imagination," for example |
| 41% | ARCA | 4 | Medieval chest for valuables (anagram of "cara") |
| 41% | PUR | 3 | Water filter brand that can be found at the beginning of "purple" |
| 40% | TEASE | 5 | Verb for which synonyms can be found at the beginnings of the starred answers |
| 39% | BELL | 4 | Instrument that is rung, rung at the beginning of a boxing match |
| 38% | JERSEY | 6 | Sequinned shirt that is a part of the flashy Dodgers uniform Elton John wore for his concert at Dodger stadium |
| 38% | FALSESTARTS | 11 | Track meet infractions ... or short words hiding at the beginning of the answers to starred clues |
| 38% | SIMPLEMACHINE | 13 | Force-multiplying device that can be found at the beginning of 18-, 33-, and 39-Across |
| 38% | NEXT | 4 | "Thank U, ___," number-one hit album by Ariana Grande that was nominated for Album of the Year at the 62nd Grammy Awards |
| 37% | MELODYFAIR | 10 | 1969 Bee Gees hit that begins "Who is the girl with the crying face / Looking at millions of signs?" |
| 37% | IDS | 3 | Cards that are checked at the door, for short |
| 36% | LANE | 4 | "The Ocean at the End of the ___," 2013 Neil Gaiman novel featuring themes of magical realism that was nominated for a Nebula Award |
| 35% | EXPRESSIONISM | 13 | Art movement that originated in Germany at the beginning of 20th century which is characterized by distorting or exaggerating the subject |
| 35% | CUB | 3 | What Simba is at the beginning of “The Lion King” |
| 35% | OAT | 3 | Grain that was part of the original name for Cheerios |
| 35% | ARCA | 4 | Medieval chest for valuables |
| 35% | PALAU | 5 | Micronesian island that was the setting for a season of "Survivor" |
| 35% | LEO | 3 | Sign for someone born at the beginning of August |
| 35% | POTOFGOLD | 9 | It is said to be hidden at the end of the rainbow |
| 35% | ADDRESS | 7 | (2/6) Put down this important detail at the beginning of your letter to let your friend know where you are |
| 34% | ARLEN | 5 | Fictional town in Texas that is the setting for "King of the Hill" |
| 34% | PASTLIVES | 9 | Celine Song film that was nominated for Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars |
| 34% | UPCS | 4 | Sets of bars that are scanned at the grocery store: Abbr. |
| 34% | OHM | 3 | Physics unit whose name is pronounced at the beginning of its representative Greek letter |
| 34% | PETRA | 5 | Abandoned city in Jordan that was "lost" and hidden in the desert for years |
| 34% | DEVO | 4 | "Whip It" band that was nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 34% | VIA | 3 | ___ Getty (image attribution that was mistaken on Twitter for the name of a person) |