| 100% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Morning person, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 74% | CAMEOAPPEARANCE | 15 | Small film role, and a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 71% | SOUNDMIXING | 11 | Audio technique, or a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 70% | SPACETRAVEL | 11 | Voyage by rocket … or a feature of the answers to the 12 starred clues? |
| 70% | FISHTAIL | 8 | Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| 69% | TIPTOPSHAPE | 11 | Exceptional physical health, and a feature of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 64% | HALFMEASURE | 11 | Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 64% | BTEAM | 5 | Subs ... or a feature of the answers to the 17 asterisked clues? |
| 63% | ENTAILS | 7 | Involves, or a phonetic feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 63% | SPECIALK | 8 | Total alternative ... and a feature of the answers to starred clues? |
| 62% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough ... or a literal feature of each answer to a starred clue |
| 62% | FIVERS | 6 | Fins, or when parsed differently, a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 62% | HIDDENFEES | 10 | Unexpected charges, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 62% | EPICENTER | 9 | Quake's origin, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 62% | LASTDANCE | 9 | Wedding reception finale, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 62% | PLAYWITHINAPLAY | 15 | Embedded narrative, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 62% | WISECRACK | 9 | Witticism ... or, literally, a description of the answer to each of the four starred clues? |
| 61% | THREEPEATS | 10 | Features of the answers to starred clues, from a trademarked sports term |
| 61% | ENDGAME | 7 | Concluding stage of a chess match ... or a feature of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 60% | TAINTEDLOVE | 11 | 1981 Top 10 hit for Soft Cell, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 58% | BILATERAL | 9 | With 46-Across, feature of the answers to this puzzle's six starred clues, in a sense |
| 58% | CHEWTOY | 7 | Puppy amuser ... or the end of the answer to each starred clue |
| 58% | OMEN | 4 | Sign ... or a description of the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 58% | ACRONYM | 7 | Basis of the answer to each starred clue, commonly |
| 58% | FEMALELEAD | 10 | Feature of "Alien," "Mulan" or "Clueless" … or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 58% | SETIN | 5 | With 59-Down, permanent ... or, literally, a feature of the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 57% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 57% | GARDENVARIETY | 13 | Ordinary ... or what the beginning of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 57% | SURROUNDSOUND | 13 | Home theater feature, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 57% | KEEP | 4 | Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |