| 100% | CHAMPAGNE | 9 | New Year's Eve libation whose uncorking sound can be found in the starred answers |
| 43% | BALLDROP | 8 | New Year's Eve tradition in the Big Apple, and what can be found in 3-, 8-, 33-, and 37-Down? |
| 43% | BODYLANGUAGE | 12 | Nonverbal communication, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 43% | MESSYBUNS | 9 | Casual updos, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 43% | CHANGEAGENT | 11 | Modern innovator, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | CHOPPYWATERS | 12 | Rough sailing, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | SAMESEXCOUPLES | 14 | Some partners, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 43% | WILDHORSES | 10 | 1971 Stones hit, or what can be found in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | TOPNOTES | 8 | Initial perfume scents, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | WRAPPARTIES | 11 | Postshow cast celebrations, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | MIXINGBOWL | 10 | Kitchen prep essential, and what can be found in the answer to each starred clue |
| 42% | PRESIDENTSDAY | 13 | February occasion, some of whose honorees can be found in the answers to the five starred clues |
| 42% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKES | 15 | Desserts flipped after baking, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | CHANGEDMAN | 10 | Whole new person who can literally be found in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | TERRIERMIX | 10 | Hybrid dog breed, literal examples of which can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | YEARONYEAR | 10 | Like some annual accounting comparisons, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | DANCEMOVES | 10 | Moonwalk, running man, floss, et al., and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 40% | INNERGODDESS | 12 | Divine feminine energy, and what can be found in each of the answers to the starred clues |
| 39% | GARDENVARIETY | 13 | Run-of-the-mill, or what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 39% | EASTEREGG | 9 | Hidden DVD feature ... which can be found, literally, in the answers to the starred clues |
| 38% | CHANGEOFFORTUNE | 15 | Reversal in luck, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 37% | BENTOUTOFSHAPE | 14 | Upset ... and what can be found in the four other longest answers? |
| 37% | HIDDENTAX | 9 | Income-reducing inequity, or what can be found in the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 37% | GOLAST | 6 | Have the final turn, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 37% | RELIGIOUSLEADERS | 16 | Keepers of the faith, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | DEUCESWILD | 10 | Card game declaration, and a hint to what can be found in the four other longest answers |
| 35% | RUNAROUND | 9 | Evasive maneuvering, and what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 35% | TURNINGPALE | 11 | Losing color, or what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 35% | SHAKENBAKE | 10 | Breadcrumb coating brand ... or, as two words, what is found in the answers to starred clues |
| 35% | FASHIONDESIGNER | 15 | One can be found in each of the answers to 17-, 24-, 54- and 63-Across |