| 100% | USBPORT | 7 | PC connection site, and a hint to each starred answer |
| 64% | BLANKCHECK | 10 | Complete freedom ... and a hint to each half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 62% | BALLRETURN | 10 | Bowling alley device, and a hint to the hidden word in each starred answer |
| 62% | ALLCAPS | 7 | Online equivalent of shouting, and a hint to both halves of each starred answer |
| 62% | THATWASEASY | 11 | Confident post-exam assertion, and a hint to a letter pair in each starred answer |
| 61% | FRIENDSTOTHEEND | 15 | True buds, and a hint to the last three or four letters of each starred answer |
| 61% | DOUBLETIME | 10 | Holiday pay rate, perhaps, and a hint to what can follow each word of each starred answer |
| 61% | RAILSPLITTER | 12 | Abraham Lincoln nickname, and a hint to a hidden word in each answer to a starred clue |
| 61% | INNERCIRCLE | 11 | Small, influential group ... and a hint to the word hidden in each answer to a starred clue |
| 61% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues |
| 60% | MIDMORNING | 10 | Coffee break time ... and a hint to an abbreviation aptly placed in each answer to a starred clue |
| 60% | SIDEHUSTLE | 10 | Extra job, and a hint to what each starred answer is for many (and literally is, in this puzzle) |
| 57% | HORSEAROUND | 11 | Engage in tomfoolery ... and a hint to what goes with each part of the answers to starred clues, but not in the same way |
| 55% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | COVERTOPS | 9 | Clandestine activity, and a hint to answering the starred clues |
| 55% | DIVIDERS | 8 | Boundaries, and a hint to the puzzle's starred answers |
| 55% | NOMONEYDOWN | 11 | Sales incentive, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 55% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | Last word, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 55% | TURNOFPHRASE | 12 | "Nice" expression ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | Retro pants, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | CANNEDHAMS | 10 | Spam relatives ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | OPENINGACT | 10 | Show starter ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack bet ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Wimbledon category, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | BBB | 3 | Consumer protection org., and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | RANDB | 5 | Ray Charles' genre, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | DOUBLETEAM | 10 | Pass coverage tactic ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | GIS | 3 | USO show audience ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |