| 100% | SEPTEMBER | 9 | Month for the start of Oktoberfest in Munich |
| 52% | APR | 3 | The starting of this month sees a lot of pranks, for short |
| 48% | WHITEHOUSEDOGS | 14 | What the starts of 21-, 26-, 40- and 50-Across are, for the presidents in their clues |
| 46% | ABAB | 4 | Scheme for the start of a sonnet |
| 45% | ABBEY | 5 | Setting for the start of "The Sound of Music" |
| 44% | THANKSGIVINGDAY | 15 | Setting for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 64-Across |
| 44% | MONDAY | 6 | The start of the work week for many people |
| 43% | ALCATRAZ | 8 | Island occupied by the activist group Indians of All Tribes for nineteen months, beginning in 1969 |
| 43% | LIBRA | 5 | Seventh astrological sign symbolized by balancing scales for those born in the fall months of September-October |
| 43% | SCORPIO | 7 | Eighth astrological sign symbolized by an arthropod for those born in the fall months of October-November |
| 43% | NINE | 4 | Start of the workday, for many |
| 43% | MORN | 4 | Start of the day, in poetry |
| 43% | INSOLENCE | 9 | Alternative meaning for the starts of 17- and 55-Across and 11-Down |
| 42% | TAKEOFF | 7 | At the start of a flight, you prepare for __ |
| 42% | MON | 3 | Start of the work wk., for many |
| 42% | BEST | 4 | Start of the title for every Oscar |
| 42% | SANTANA | 7 | Starting in 1999, rock band with a song in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 42 consecutive weeks |
| 42% | FDR | 3 | President during the start of World War II, for short |
| 42% | ERA | 3 | Dana's reaction was the start of an ___ for Ava. |
| 42% | SERVE | 5 | The starting hit in a game of tennis |
| 41% | HOPTOIT | 7 | "Get going!," and a hint for the starts of 17-, 24-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 41% | RIHANNA | 7 | Starting in 2010, R&B singer with a song in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 46 consecutive weeks |
| 41% | STOLEN | 6 | What the starts of nine answers in this puzzle might be |
| 41% | INSTAGRAM | 9 | Social networking service ... or an apt portmanteau for the starts of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
| 41% | KATYPERRY | 9 | Starting in 2010, pop singer with a song in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 69 consecutive weeks: 2 wds. |
| 41% | WHOA | 4 | Word at the start of the chorus in "Livin' on a Prayer" |
| 41% | AERO | 4 | Prefix that's at the start of the first "A" in "NASA" |
| 41% | HEARTED | 7 | Word that can follow the starts of 11 answers in this puzzle |
| 41% | DEER | 4 | Start of a letter in the form of a rebus |
| 41% | OER | 3 | Start of the last line in "The Star-Spangled Banner" |