| 100% | MRSWHO | 6 | Mindy Kaling's role in "A Wrinkle in Time" (and an anagram of 13 Across) |
| 46% | RANI | 4 | Member of a royal family, and an anagram of 119 Across |
| 44% | TARED | 5 | Adjusted to account for a container's weight (and an anagram of 40 Across) |
| 42% | SHEA | 4 | Name of a former baseball stadium in Queens that neighbored (and is an anagram of) 9-Across |
| 41% | YEA | 3 | It's both a synonym and an anagram of "aye" |
| 41% | {SUGAR}CUBE | 11 | Lump in a cup of tea, and an element found three times in this puzzle |
| 39% | AAHS | 4 | Exclamations of relaxation (and an anagram of 13-Across) |
| 39% | ERA | 3 | Anagram of 26-Across, that means a period in time |
| 39% | DRE | 3 | Name that's an anagram of 13-Across |
| 39% | ASHE | 4 | Name of a tennis stadium in Queens that once neighbored (and is an anagram of) 16-Across |
| 39% | DRE | 3 | Name that's an anagram of a word in 41-Down |
| 39% | DUVERNAY | 8 | Ava, director of A Wrinkle in Time |
| 38% | TORCHWOOD | 9 | 2006-2011 sci-fi program that is a spin-off, and an anagram, of 15-Across |
| 38% | TRAINSPOTTING | 13 | 1996 movie title that's an anagram of 13-Across |
| 38% | HORNETS | 7 | Charlotte N.B.A. team ... and an anagram of 6-Across |
| 38% | DUVERNAY | 8 | Ava who directed Selma and A Wrinkle in Time |
| 37% | DOUBLEPARK | 10 | Leave one's vehicle in a traffic lane, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 37% | AVADUVERNAY | 11 | Director of 2018's "A Wrinkle in Time" |
| 37% | SPRINGBREAK | 11 | Popular vacation time ... and an explanation of what's straddling the two words in each theme answer? |
| 37% | YEA | 3 | Vote that's both an anagram and a synonym of "aye" |
| 37% | REDHOTCOALS | 11 | Challenge for a fire-walker … and an anagram of 25-Down |
| 36% | MRSHOW | 6 | Sketch comedy series starring Bob Odenkirk and David Cross (and an anagram of 18 Across) |
| 36% | SLATE | 5 | Material that's an anagram of 1-Across and 4-Down |
| 36% | KEYBOARDSHORTCUT | 16 | Computer user’s time-saver . . . or, in another sense, a feature of 18-, 25-, 52-, and 62-Across? |
| 36% | SHORTEN | 7 | Abridge ... and an anagram of 6-Across |
| 36% | SEANPENN | 8 | Two time Academy Award winning actor of "Mystic River" who appeared in a guest role on "Two and a Half Men": 2 wds. |
| 36% | TAR | 3 | Substance that's an anagram of 34- and 43-Across |
| 36% | NAIAD | 5 | Word that's aptly an anagram of Diana Nyad's first name and a homophone of her last name |
| 36% | POLES | 5 | Skiing needs, and an anagram of 4-Across |
| 35% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | American actor pursuing an English PHD at Yale with a reported IQ of 130, and known for his role in "127 Hours": 2 wds. |