| 100% | AERO | 4 | Old Polish airline started in 1925 that was merged in 1928 to form present day Polish carrier LOT |
| 26% | SEA | 3 | "The ___ was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli" ("Seinfeld" line) |
| 26% | CNN | 3 | Channel started in 1980 that was the first in the world to provide 24-hour news coverage |
| 25% | IBERIA | 6 | Airline with a hub in Madrid that will fly you direct from there to Washington, DC |
| 25% | OREO | 4 | Dessert item that was clued as "Mountain: Comb. form" in old crosswords |
| 25% | SLIDE | 5 | ___ projector, old-fashioned device that was used to present images |
| 25% | CARKEYS | 7 | Items that are used to start older automobiles: 2 wds. |
| 25% | FRC | 3 | Govt. agcy. established in 1927 that was intended to regulate the airwaves of the day |
| 24% | FURBISH | 7 | In the old days it meant to polish a weapon |
| 24% | ELI | 3 | Name that can fill in the blank to form another name: Am___a |
| 24% | RIN | 3 | Old Japanese coin taken out of circulation in 1953 that was equal to one twentieth of a cent in 1904 |
| 24% | USAIR | 5 | Early carrier that merged with American Airlines in 2013 |
| 24% | MALEV | 5 | Airline that was the flag carrier of Hungary from 1946 until it declared insolvency in 2012 |
| 24% | NSFW | 4 | Modern day acronym for material that is not appropriate to be viewed in public |
| 24% | SWIM | 4 | National Learn to ___ Day, annual celebration that encourages people to be active in water |
| 24% | LAS | 3 | "___ Mananitas," song that may be dedicated to mothers in Mexico on Mother's Day |
| 24% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 24% | SPONGE | 6 | ___ cake, lightly flavored cake that can be used to form multiple layers in a cake |
| 23% | TENON | 5 | Projecting end of a piece of wood that is formed to fit into a mortise in another piece |
| 23% | ALERO | 5 | Olds that was once in the news |
| 23% | STIRUPDRAMA | 11 | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| 22% | CONGRUENT | 9 | Shapes that are identical in form |
| 22% | IRON | 4 | Metal that is present in blood |
| 22% | JACOB | 5 | ___ Bromwell, oldest houseware company in America that was founded in 1819 |
| 22% | BROOKS | 6 | ___ Brothers, oldest apparel brand in America that was founded in 1818 |
| 22% | PUTONTHEDOG | 11 | Pretend to be wealthy, in old slang ... and a hint to words that end answers to starred clues |
| 22% | CSLEWIS | 7 | Author who wrote "Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again" |
| 22% | BLACK | 5 | ___, Starr, & Frost, oldest jewelry firm in America that was founded in 1810 |
| 22% | TUSIMPLE | 8 | Co. that's launched a self-driving freight network, starting in Texas and Arizona with plans to be national by 2024 |
| 22% | OURGANG | 7 | Old group of movie kids that, in a way, the answers to starred clues could be a member of |