| 100% | PLY | 3 | One of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope |
| 78% | PLY | 3 | One of the strands twisted together to make rope |
| 38% | YOULLPAYFORTHIS | 15 | Vow made while shaking one's fist or when referring to the ends of 17-, 29-, 43-, and 59-Across? |
| 37% | LIONS | 5 | One of four teams never to make the Super Bowl |
| 36% | IVE | 3 | Suffix used to make the adjectival form of "act" or "pass" |
| 36% | IVE | 3 | Suffix used to make the adjectival form of "fest" or "pass" |
| 35% | DISPOSAL | 8 | The power to make use of as one chooses |
| 35% | SALTSHAKER | 10 | One of a pair at the dinner table ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 35% | HEAD | 4 | *Top of the body ... or a word made by changing one letter of 19a |
| 34% | ABB | 3 | Type of wool used to make yarn for the warp |
| 33% | STEINWAY | 8 | One of the finest makes of piano |
| 33% | DEAL | 4 | *Pass out the cards ... or a word made by changing one letter of 25a |
| 33% | SIN | 3 | One of the seven, like lust or greed |
| 33% | INTESTINE | 9 | One of the organs used to process food |
| 33% | CHATROOM | 8 | One of the first ways to communicate online |
| 33% | SNAP | 4 | One of the sounds made by Rice Krispies |
| 33% | LATEBLOOMER | 11 | One who catches up eventually ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 32% | INFANTE | 7 | Son of a king of Spain or Portugal, especially one not heir to the throne |
| 32% | ISNOT | 5 | One side of a childish debate ... or a phonetic hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 32% | OPERA | 5 | One of the performing arts, or a web browser |
| 32% | YEA | 3 | One of the first to raise a hand, usually |
| 32% | JONASSALK | 9 | One of the first to develop a polio vaccination |
| 32% | ARP | 3 | One of the first artists to incorporate random chance |
| 32% | BAEZ | 4 | One of the first to record Dylan's songs |
| 32% | EGO | 3 | One of the three personality parts, according to Freud |
| 32% | ADORER | 6 | Any one of the Magi, to Jesus |
| 32% | ADOPT | 5 | Make one of the family |
| 32% | TWENTIETHCENTURY | 16 | One of the first Buicks to roll off the line? |
| 32% | FALLOPIAN | 9 | One of the tubes that carry eggs to the uterus |
| 32% | HUMMINGBIRD | 11 | One of the "dumbest dumb animals," according to 60-Across |