| 100% | ROPE | 4 | Object that appears to be cut and restored in a classic magic trick |
| 40% | SAWAWOMANINHALF | 15 | Perform a classic magic trick that's depicted figuratively in this grid? |
| 36% | CATNIP | 6 | A herb that is minty in flavour and causes euphoria to felines |
| 35% | COIN | 4 | Item found behind someone's ear in a classic magic trick |
| 35% | PEGOMYHEART | 11 | Classic song about an Irish lass that was a #1 hit in 1913 and 1947 |
| 34% | PUTONTHEDOG | 11 | Pretend to be wealthy, in old slang ... and a hint to words that end answers to starred clues |
| 34% | JOVIAL | 6 | To be warm and friendly in a welcoming manner |
| 34% | STIRUPDRAMA | 11 | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| 33% | MIRROR | 6 | Magic ___, magical object that is used as a television in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 33% | BALL | 4 | Playful paper projects! Round object that may be created by crumpling tinfoil, and used by kids in a make-do throwball game |
| 33% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 32% | OKA | 3 | Lada automobile brand that originally had a 40 cu in engine and was given to many service veterans free |
| 32% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 32% | THERMOS | 7 | Object that might be in a lunch box |
| 32% | DARTS | 5 | Objects that are thrown in a pub game |
| 32% | DEFTLY | 6 | In a way that is clever and quick |
| 32% | ASSUREDLY | 9 | In a manner that is confident and certain |
| 32% | EQUITABLY | 9 | In a way that is fair to all |
| 32% | NIGHTINGALE | 11 | Melodious bird in John Keats' titular poem that is a tribute to its song that soars beyond sorrow and time |
| 32% | MANIC | 5 | To be excited in a way that suggests frenzy |
| 32% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | Classic poem that begins "It was many and many a year ago / In a kingdom by the sea" |
| 32% | KEEPITPG | 8 | "Tone down that PDA, there are kids around," and a hint to five answers in this puzzle |
| 32% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 32% | UNDERWHERE | 10 | Question that one is tricked into asking, in a classic gag |
| 32% | PEN | 3 | Object that might be chained to a bank's counter |
| 31% | BATTLEZONE | 10 | Classic arcade game released by Atari in 1980 in which the goal is to save a tank from attacks by other tanks and missiles |
| 31% | BEAN | 4 | Veggie that comes in fava and pinto varieties ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 31% | INFERNO | 7 | First epic poem in a classic trilogy that also includes Purgatorio and Paradiso |
| 31% | COCONUT | 7 | Versatile tropical fruit that's used in Coladas ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 31% | CLIMBING | 8 | Sport ___, sport that will debut in the 2020 Olympics and requires contestants to ascend a steep wall with their hands and feet |