| 100% | SYNESTHESIA | 11 | Neuropsychological trait in which one might ascribe colors to numbers or tastes to words |
| 33% | HIDEANDSEEK | 11 | Game in which one might shout "Ready or not, here I come!" |
| 33% | TENTOONEODDS | 12 | Big payout potential ... or a hint to the words in the shaded squares (and the clue numbers on which they begin!) |
| 33% | VERBOSE | 7 | Denoting the style in which one might consider this clue to be written |
| 33% | RIPLEY | 6 | Cartoonist Robert ___ who founded the franchise which deals in bizarre events and items one may or may not be able to believe |
| 33% | SSS | 3 | Org. in which one's number may be up |
| 31% | ONATIP | 6 | Way in which one might become (or catch) an inside trader |
| 30% | HARD | 4 | Word with "ship" to refer to difficult or unpleasant conditions in one's life |
| 30% | SEEYOUINCOURT | 13 | Words before legal action … or what one might exclaim to 19-, 24- and 45-Across? |
| 29% | AREYOUFORREAL | 13 | "Seriously?!" … or what one might ask of the answers to starred clues in this puzzle? |
| 29% | TEAMPLAYERS | 11 | Ones unconcerned with individual achievements ... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of |
| 29% | EMAIL | 5 | Medium in which one might achieve Inbox Zero |
| 29% | LOTTO | 5 | Game in which one may win a jackpot |
| 29% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Board game developed by Alfred Butts in which numbered tiles with letters are used to form words |
| 29% | SNEEZE | 6 | To which one might respond "Salud!" |
| 29% | FORE | 4 | Word attached to head or taste |
| 28% | WUSHU | 5 | Martial art in which one might wield a nandao |
| 28% | PAROLEHEARING | 13 | Meeting in which one person is anxious to leave |
| 28% | IDESOF | 6 | Words which could precede the 15th day of March, May, July or October in Roman times |
| 28% | SALADDAYS | 9 | Youthful time in one's life ... which this puzzle might harken solvers back to? |
| 28% | VILLAINERA | 10 | Phase in which one subverts the expectation to be nice |
| 28% | CAB | 3 | In which you might be asked "Where to?" |
| 27% | TACO | 4 | One might be in a hard or soft shell |
| 27% | DEGREEOFFREEDOM | 15 | Amount to which one may openly act |
| 27% | LEFTOFCENTER | 12 | Somewhat liberal, or where you might find the first words in the answers to starred clues |
| 27% | OUTOFSORTS | 10 | Irritable ... or how you might describe all the words in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 27% | MACRAME | 7 | Craft in which one might do more than sixty knots per hour |
| 27% | CALC | 4 | H.S. course in which one might be graded on a curve? |
| 27% | MATH | 4 | School subject in which students might be asked to solve for x |
| 27% | HOWRU | 5 | Text to which one might respond "im gr8" |