| 100% | NEARSIDE | 8 | Part of a car closest to the curb, to the British |
| 60% | HOOD | 4 | Part of a car that British people call the "bonnet" |
| 53% | FENDER | 6 | Part of a car that covers the wheel well |
| 53% | STAIRSTEP | 9 | Part of a flight leading to the next floor |
| 53% | STAIRSTEP | 9 | Part of a flight leading to the second floor, say |
| 52% | HOOD | 4 | Part of a car above the engine |
| 52% | MINARET | 7 | Part of a mosque from which the call to prayer is made |
| 51% | ZEST | 4 | Part of a lemon used to make the liqueur limoncello |
| 50% | SNELL | 5 | Part of a fishing line to which the hook is attached |
| 50% | REEL | 4 | Part of a fishing rod used to wind up the line |
| 49% | PHOTOFINISH | 11 | End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 49% | DESSERT | 7 | Part of a meal that the British call "afters" |
| 48% | ANKLE | 5 | ___ circles, move that exercises the joint close to your foot, and something that can be a part of your home workout |
| 48% | SETUP | 5 | Part of a joke that leads to the punch line |
| 48% | TAIL | 4 | Part of a plane that's furthest to the back |
| 48% | NET | 3 | Part of a basketball hoop that attaches to the rim |
| 48% | BODICE | 6 | Upper part of a dress to the waistline |
| 48% | LSAT | 4 | Part of the path to a JD |
| 48% | DISAPPEARINGACT | 15 | Part of a magic show, and the key to understanding this puzzle's one-word clues |
| 47% | BALLJOINT | 9 | Car part that works in a similar manner to the human hip |
| 47% | IGNITION | 8 | Part of a vehicle the key is pushed in to start it |
| 47% | HOOD | 4 | Car part that the British call a "bonnet" |
| 47% | AFT | 3 | Toward the most common part of a boat to fish from |
| 46% | WORD | 4 | Part of a sentence, or change a letter in 22a to get the answer |
| 46% | ALIENSPACEBARCRAFT | 18 | E.T.'s ability to use the lower part of a keyboard? |
| 46% | ATWO | 4 | Part of the intro to a piece of "Champagne Music" |
| 46% | ROOFRACK | 8 | Frame fixed to the top of a car |
| 46% | RESEAT | 6 | Usher to a different part of the theater |
| 46% | ANNEX | 5 | Addition to the main part of a building |
| 46% | SOTHEN | 6 | Segue to the next part of a story |