| 100% | ODDMANOUT | 9 | Method used to eliminate the parenthetical descriptions from the answers |
| 39% | SHE | 3 | "___ Used To Be Mine" (song from the musical "Waitress") |
| 38% | STRIGIL | 7 | Small curved metal instrument used to scrape dirt and sweat from the body |
| 38% | POTAUFEU | 8 | French dish named for the method used to cook it |
| 38% | HITTHE | 6 | Words missing from the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 37% | OMEN | 4 | Sign ... or a description of the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 37% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 37% | PLAYWITHINAPLAY | 15 | Embedded narrative, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 37% | ROTE | 4 | Learning method used to memorize multiplication tables and the periodic table, often |
| 36% | BRAINWASH | 9 | Method used in spy novels to make the hero forget |
| 36% | ALLKIDDINGASIDE | 15 | "But seriously," and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | HALFMEASURE | 11 | Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 36% | SAP | 3 | The liquid from maple trees that's used to produce syrup |
| 36% | STAR | 4 | Symbol used by the answers to the asterisked clues |
| 36% | DECOY | 5 | Fake model used to distract from the real thing |
| 36% | GREENEGGSANDHAM | 15 | Dr. Seuss book ... or a description of the answers to the three starred clues |
| 36% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack player's option ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 36% | NOEL | 4 | Holiday song, and, phonetically, an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | SOANDSO | 7 | Name better left unsaid, or a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | IMDOWN | 6 | "Count me in!," or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | INFLIGHTENTERTAINMENT | 21 | Long-haul travel perk, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | FOLLOW | 6 | Word missing from the answers to 17-, 23-, 29-, 40-, 47- and 62-Across |
| 35% | PARASOL | 7 | Old-timey ladies used this to shade from the sun |
| 35% | SISI | 4 | "Oui! Oui!" in Oaxaca, and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 35% | NOLA | 4 | Mardi Gras city nickname, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 35% | WISECRACK | 9 | Witticism ... or, literally, a description of the answer to each of the four starred clues? |
| 35% | REARENDED | 9 | Hit from behind ... and what the answers to starred clues are? |
| 35% | RYE | 3 | Type of grass from the wheat family used to make whiskey |
| 35% | BEAMINGUP | 9 | Using the transporter to go from planet to ship |
| 35% | COMEONDOWN | 10 | "The Price Is Right" signature phrase, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |