| 100% | AEGEUS | 6 | Mythological figure said to have drowned in the sea now named for him |
| 37% | HALLEYSCOMET | 12 | *Celestial sight said to have been a good omen for William the Conqueror in battle |
| 33% | OHMAN | 5 | What one might say after figuring out what the answers to the starred clues have in common? |
| 32% | ENOS | 4 | Biblical figure said to have died at the age of 905 |
| 32% | BOLT | 4 | Notable name in speedy circles who as of May 17, 2020, now has a daughter to tag along behind him |
| 31% | STMARK | 6 | He is said to have founded the Church of Alexandria |
| 31% | HODOR | 5 | “Game of Thrones” character named for the only thing he says |
| 30% | SULU | 4 | "Star Trek" character who was named for a sea in the Philippines |
| 30% | STBERNARD | 9 | French abbot thought to have originated the saying depicted symbolically in this puzzle |
| 30% | RETEAR | 6 | Have to go in for anterior-cruciate-ligament surgery again, say |
| 30% | WREN | 4 | Member in the genus Troglodytes, so named for its tendency to enter dark crevices |
| 29% | MRED | 4 | He "will never speak unless he has something to say," in a song |
| 29% | SAINTPAT | 8 | Figure said to have banished snakes from Ireland, familiarly |
| 29% | HELIGOLAND | 10 | Archipelago in the North Sea ceded by Britain to Germany in 1890 in exchange for Zanzibar |
| 28% | NOD | 3 | Land of —, region in the Old Testament to which Cain was banished after he had killed Abel |
| 28% | CARDIO | 6 | Informal name for a hospital department related to the heart that is featured in "Grey's Anatomy" |
| 28% | BELIEVE | 7 | To have confidence in the truth |
| 28% | MARIANORIVERA | 13 | He pitched in 1,115 games for the Yankees from 1995 to 2013: 2 wds. |
| 28% | HANSOLO | 7 | He claimed to have "made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs" |
| 28% | BRIDGES | 7 | Hollywood family name ... and what the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 28% | ENOS | 4 | Biblical figure said to have married his sister Noam |
| 28% | ISLA | 4 | Dot in the sea, to Juanita |
| 28% | NEIL | 4 | First name in NASA's prestigious list of astronauts who have been to the moon |
| 27% | DARTHVADER | 10 | Villain in the "Star Wars" franchise, Anakin Skywalker's other name after he fell to the dark side: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MIKESTANTON | 11 | He pitched in 1,178 games for eight teams, including the Braves, from 1989 to 2007: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ATOLL | 5 | Circle of isles in the sea, say |
| 27% | CURIOSITY | 9 | It's said to have killed the cat |
| 27% | III | 3 | Another way to say "the Third," in names |
| 27% | LEAKED | 6 | What the CIA's Joshua Adam Schulte did with documents he had access to in March 2016 |
| 27% | JESSEOROSCO | 11 | He pitched in a record 1,252 games for nine teams, including the Mets, from 1979 to 2003: 2 wds. |