| 100% | BIGEASY | 7 | Nickname for New Orleans, celebrated by the answers to the starred clues and suggested by the shaded squares |
| 47% | STONEAGE | 8 | Apparent setting for a two-letter comic strip suggested by the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | ENDIN | 5 | Conclude with, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 46% | TEASEOUT | 8 | Untangle carefully, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues? |
| 45% | CAPITALGAIN | 11 | Good news for investors, as seen literally in the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | ISEE | 4 | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | TENSEEXCHANGE | 13 | Heated barrage of words ... and an explanation for the answers to the starred clues? |
| 45% | FILLONESSHOES | 13 | Step in for another, and what the answers to the starred clues literally do |
| 45% | NOLA | 4 | Mardi Gras city nickname, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | AGELESS | 7 | Like someone who appears untouched by time, and like the answers to the starred clues? |
| 45% | RIDESHARING | 11 | Service offered by 18-Down, and what's happening in the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | WRAP | 4 | With 61-Down, "Get a move on!" and an instruction for the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | TAINTEDLOVE | 11 | 1981 Top 10 hit for Soft Cell, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 44% | FOOTBRIDGE | 10 | Stream crossing for pedestrians ... and what is literally provided by the interior letters in the answers to starred clues |
| 44% | CHANGEPURSE | 11 | *Spot for coins, and what five letters do in the answer to each starred clue? |
| 43% | LOSEWEIGHT | 10 | Common New Year's resolution -- as hinted at by the answers to the four starred clues |
| 43% | YOUTHGROUP | 10 | Ministry community for religious teens, and what the answer to each starred clue can be called |
| 43% | KETO | 4 | Diet that's high in fats and low in carbs, as illustrated by parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | TRIMTHETREE | 11 | Decorate for Christmas, in a way, and how to make sense of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 43% | SEEOUT | 6 | Show the door, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | DISMISSAL | 9 | Favorite time of the school day for some teachers and students, or a two-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | SEALEDWITHAKISS | 15 | Love letter message often accompanied by a lipstick mark, and what the answers to the starred clues are, thanks to their circled letters |
| 42% | EVERYTHINGBAGEL | 15 | Breakfast order suggested by the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | AANDE | 5 | "Ghost Hunters" channel suggested by the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | MOUSTACHES | 10 | Archetypically villainous features possessed by the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | FLIPFLOPS | 9 | Questionable political moves suggested by the answers to the nine starred clues |
| 42% | FOODCHAIN | 9 | Apt description of the sequence suggested by the answers to starred clues? |
| 42% | DOG | 3 | ___ days (time of summer suggested by the answers to the starred clues) |
| 42% | YMCA | 4 | Hit song literally hinted at by the answers to the starred clues |