| 100% | TIG | 3 | Notaro with the specials Happy to Be Here and Drawn |
| 47% | TIG | 3 | Happy To Be Here comedian Notaro |
| 41% | MCDONALDS | 9 | Fast Food chain with the iconic "M" logo and is also home to the "Happy Meals" |
| 41% | PRESSURE | 8 | 24-Down single with the lyrics "But here you are in the ninth / Two men out and three men on / Nowhere to look but inside" |
| 37% | WORDSPRONOUNCED | 15 | With 36- and 58-Across, what the answers to the starred clues are |
| 36% | BED | 3 | Place with pillows and blankets that is hard to leave in the morning |
| 36% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
| 35% | BALIHAI | 7 | Show tune with the lyric "Here am I, your special island" |
| 35% | BYEBYEBIRDIE | 12 | Musical with the song "Put On a Happy Face," and a hint to making four answers match their starred clues |
| 35% | NEMO | 4 | Disney's clownfish who is lost in the ocean and trying to reunite with his father |
| 35% | LEMUR | 5 | Primate with large eyes and a long tail that is endemic to the island of Madagascar |
| 35% | BALIHAI | 7 | 1949 show tune with the lyric "Here am I, your special island!" |
| 35% | BALIHAI | 7 | South Pacific song with the lyric "Here am I, your special island" |
| 35% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, a band considered to be among the pioneers of metal and hard rock with hits like "Smoke on the Water" |
| 35% | PURSE | 5 | Chainmail ___, iconic statement piece that defined the '60s and was perfect to bedazzle the dance floor with |
| 34% | COMINGINHOT | 11 | Arriving with great speed, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are doing? |
| 34% | DEADEND | 7 | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| 34% | GIDDY | 5 | Happy to the point of being silly |
| 34% | SUBTLE | 6 | To be discreet and avoid drawing attention |
| 34% | TOLIVEANDDIEINLA | 16 | 1985 thriller with the tagline "A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode." |
| 34% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | 1985 Top 10 song by 42-Across that begins, "I wanted to be with you alone / And talk about the weather" (3 wds.) |
| 34% | THATSAKEEPER | 12 | Happy cry on a fishing trip, and what can be said about the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 34% | AJANAOMIKING | 12 | "How to Get Away With Murder" actress whose first name is spelled the same forward and backward: 3 wds. |
| 33% | IMNOTADOCTOR | 12 | With 40- and 48-Across, much-mocked ad phrase that could have been said by the answers to the four starred clues |
| 33% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 film which is a sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs" and stars Julianne Moore along with Anthony Hopkins |
| 33% | DAYATATIME | 10 | One __ (dealing with the here and now) |
| 33% | BLUE | 4 | (1/7) Summer is here! The sun is shining and the skies are a brilliant shade of ___. What better day to head to the pool? |
| 33% | HIP | 3 | "___ to Be Square" (Huey Lewis and the News hit) |
| 33% | HAIR | 4 | Musical with the song "Easy to Be Hard" |
| 32% | CLIMBING | 8 | Sport ___, sport that will debut in the 2020 Olympics and requires contestants to ascend a steep wall with their hands and feet |