| 100% | STARGAZER | 9 | Observer of Bellatrix and Betelgeuse, perhaps |
| 44% | BEHOLDER | 8 | Observer, of beauty perhaps? |
| 40% | ORION | 5 | Constellation with Betelgeuse and Bellatrix |
| 40% | DOUBLEDIP | 9 | Scoops of chocolate and vanilla, perhaps |
| 40% | NILS | 4 | Friend of Lars and Sven, perhaps |
| 39% | HERS | 4 | His and ___ (matched pair of towels, perhaps) |
| 38% | SPOUSES | 7 | Owners of "Hers" and "Theirs" towels, perhaps |
| 37% | FACEBOOKSTATUS | 14 | Indicator of one’s whereabouts and current mood, perhaps |
| 35% | INSIDEPITCH | 11 | Ballpark brushback, perhaps ... and a hint to each set of circled letters |
| 35% | MOVIE | 5 | Part of an evening of “Netflix and chill,” perhaps |
| 34% | PETPROJECTS | 11 | Labors of love, perhaps, and what the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 33% | JEW | 3 | Observer of Yom Kippur |
| 32% | GAP | 3 | Generation ___ (cause of tiffs between parents and children, perhaps) |
| 32% | SNAPDECISION | 12 | Thing made in haste, or perhaps after the first words of 20-, 34- and 40-Across |
| 32% | {SNOW}SCULPTURES | 16 | The Statue of Liberty and the Sphinx, perhaps, at a winter carnival |
| 31% | DOUBLETIME | 10 | Holiday pay rate, perhaps, and a hint to what can follow each word of each starred answer |
| 31% | JEWS | 4 | Observers of the High Holy Days |
| 31% | WITNESSED | 9 | Was an observer of |
| 30% | STAR | 4 | Bellatrix or Betelgeuse |
| 30% | MSTARS | 6 | Antares and Betelgeuse, e.g. |
| 30% | ORION | 5 | Constellation with Rigel and Betelgeuse |
| 30% | MSTARS | 6 | Antares and Betelgeuse, in astronomy |
| 30% | ESSENE | 6 | Strict Sabbath observer of yore |
| 30% | ESSENE | 6 | Strict Sabbath observer of old |
| 30% | PURISTS | 7 | Strict observers of the rules |
| 30% | DASH | 4 | "Add a pinch of salt and a ___ of lemon" (recipe instruction, perhaps) |
| 30% | EQUINE | 6 | Of Arabians, perhaps |
| 30% | MEN | 3 | Of Monsters and ___ |
| 30% | CONTROLGROUP | 12 | Set of people receiving a placebo, perhaps ... or what the ends of 20-, 28- and 41-Across belong to? |
| 29% | ORION | 5 | Constellation containing stars Rigel and Betelgeuse |