| 100% | STAGEFRIGHT | 11 | Nervousness in front of an audience, or a description of the starred answers |
| 59% | CARTALK | 7 | Former NPR show, or a description of the starred answers |
| 58% | DEADENDS | 8 | Unfruitful paths ... or a description of both words in the answers to the seven starred clues? |
| 57% | IMDOWN | 6 | "Count me in!," or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | DOUBLEPARK | 10 | Leave one's vehicle in a traffic lane, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | YOURATTENTIONPLEASE | 19 | Start of an announcement ... or a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the six starred clues |
| 55% | OMEN | 4 | Sign ... or a description of the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 55% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 55% | PERFORM | 7 | Put on a show; sing or act in front of an audience |
| 54% | DOVETAILS | 9 | Fits together nicely . . . or a description of the last words of the starred clues’ answers, when read in order? |
| 54% | HOOKANDLADDER | 13 | Type of fire truck ... or a description of the initials of the starred clues' answers? |
| 54% | GREENEGGSANDHAM | 15 | Dr. Seuss book ... or a description of the answers to the three starred clues |
| 54% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack player's option ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 54% | SOANDSO | 7 | Name better left unsaid, or a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | CARBOLOADED | 11 | Fueled up before a big race, or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 52% | SIDELINES | 9 | Where to find coaches at football games ... or a description of the answers to the 16 starred clues? |
| 52% | FASHIONABLYLATE | 15 | Making an appearance after the party starts, or a description of the shifted articles of clothing in this puzzle |
| 52% | RIDINGCROP | 10 | Jockey's tool, or a description of what's been done to the starred answers |
| 52% | WISECRACK | 9 | Witticism ... or, literally, a description of the answer to each of the four starred clues? |
| 51% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | HALFMEASURE | 11 | Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 50% | KICKSTARTS | 10 | Reinvigorates, as an economy ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 50% | BUGSOUT | 7 | Leaves in a hurry, or a hint to the cluing of the starred answers |
| 50% | EDGEWISE | 8 | One way to get a word in ... and an aural hint to a feature of the starred clues' answers |
| 50% | CONCERT | 7 | A music performance in front of an audience |
| 50% | ALAMODE | 7 | Fashionable, or an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | SISI | 4 | "Oui! Oui!" in Oaxaca, and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough ... or a literal feature of each answer to a starred clue |
| 49% | WELLWELLWELL | 12 | Comment upon a revealing discovery, and a description of the starred answers |
| 49% | DOUBLEBILL | 10 | Event with two headliners, or a description of a restaurant check that includes any of the answers to the starred clues? |