| 100% | HAIRSALON | 9 | Permanent place ... and where to find the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 90% | RECIPEBOOK | 10 | Kitchen guide ... and where to find the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 80% | AFTERPARTY | 10 | Oscar night celebration ... and where to find the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 79% | ALIST | 5 | Hollywood's crème de la crème ... and where to find the ends of the answers to starred clues? |
| 75% | INTHEDOGHOUSE | 13 | Out of favor with one's partner, and where to find the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 73% | INVOGUE | 7 | Fashionable ... or where you might find the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | FATHERFIGURES | 13 | Some male role models, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | SINKORSWIM | 10 | Success-versus-failure metaphor, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | WILDFLOWERS | 11 | Colorful elements of a meadow, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 68% | JUGBAND | 7 | *Where the starts of the answers to the five starred clues can all be found |
| 68% | DRESSINGDOWNS | 13 | Severe reprimands, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | PLAYMATES | 9 | Sandbox sharers ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | HEAVYMETAL | 10 | Rock genre ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | COMMONSENSE | 11 | Practical judgment ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | SEATINGPLAN | 11 | Wedding reception headache ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues constitute? |
| 68% | CHECKLIST | 9 | To-do items to tick off ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues comprise |
| 67% | MOVIETRAILERS | 13 | "Coming attractions" offerings, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | SHOWERSCENE | 11 | Classic "Psycho" segment where one might see the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | OILCHANGE | 9 | Jiffy Lube service, and a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | ITSADEAL | 8 | "Agreed!" ... and what can be said about the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | POSTCARD | 8 | Vacation memento ... or where you might find the ends of the answers to starred clues? |
| 67% | HEADLIGHT | 9 | Night driving need, and what can go with the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | LEADINGLADY | 11 | Female box office star, and what the starts of the answers to starred clues can have |
| 67% | BARMENU | 7 | List including nachos, sliders, wings, etc. ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues comprise? |
| 67% | JUSTDESSERTS | 12 | Appropriate reward, as often misspelled ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues might be |
| 66% | DONTBESILLY | 11 | "C'mon, get serious!" ... and an admonition evidently ignored by the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 65% | WNBAFINALS | 10 | Championship series where fans hope to find the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 65% | MACOPERATINGSYSTEMS | 19 | Things found at the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 64% | AFTERDARK | 9 | At night ... and where the starts of the answers to starred clues can go |