| 100% | ERES | 4 | Part of the conjugation of the Spanish "to be" |
| 83% | ESTA | 4 | Part of the Spanish conjugation of "to be" |
| 69% | ERES | 4 | Part of a Spanish "to be" conjugation |
| 65% | HIP | 3 | Part of the body that a fanny pack is often next to |
| 65% | YAM | 3 | Part of the verb "to be," to Popeye |
| 64% | ESL | 3 | Course where the conjugation of to be might be taught: abbr. |
| 64% | CATALONIA | 9 | George Orwell's "Homage To ___" which is part travelogue that gives an account of Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War |
| 63% | KNEE | 4 | Part of the leg that is most likely to be scraped |
| 63% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 62% | AIT | 3 | Part of the conjugation of the French "avoir" |
| 62% | ERA | 3 | Part of the conjugation of the Latin "esse" |
| 62% | HEADSTART | 9 | Racer's advantage ... and what each part of the answers to starred clues can be |
| 62% | DEADEND | 7 | Cul-de-sac ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 61% | PALAU | 5 | Island nation that was once part of the Spanish East Indies |
| 61% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 61% | RELATED | 7 | Told to be part of the family |
| 60% | LONELIEST | 9 | Least likely to be part of the company? |
| 60% | ETES | 4 | Part of the conjugation of "être" |
| 60% | ETES | 4 | Part of the French "to be" |
| 60% | ARE | 3 | Part of the verb "to be" |
| 60% | SNELL | 5 | Part of a fishing line to which the hook is attached |
| 60% | CARS | 4 | What the answers to starred clues are part of |
| 60% | BEATINGHEART | 12 | 2014 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Divergent": 2 wds. |
| 59% | MINARET | 7 | Part of a mosque from which the call to prayer is made |
| 59% | IGNITION | 8 | Part of a vehicle the key is pushed in to start it |
| 59% | ACACIA | 6 | Tree which is part of the initiation of Master Masons and to them represents the immortality of the soul |
| 59% | CRAZYFORYOU | 11 | 1985 pop song by Madonna that is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Vision Quest": 3 wds. |
| 59% | APHASIA | 7 | Communication disorder that is a result of damage to the language parts of the brain |
| 59% | FALL | 4 | "Hammer To ___," 1984 song by Queen which is a part of the album "The Works" |
| 58% | NECK | 4 | Part of the body where the jugular veins are |