| 100% | PENNAMES | 8 | Writers' aliases, and what are found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 98% | FATHERFIGURES | 13 | Some male role models, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 98% | SINKORSWIM | 10 | Success-versus-failure metaphor, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 98% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 98% | WILDFLOWERS | 11 | Colorful elements of a meadow, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 97% | FAILURETOLAUNCH | 15 | Rocket mishap, or what can be found at the start of the answer to each starred clue |
| 97% | MACOPERATINGSYSTEMS | 19 | Things found at the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 91% | YOGAPOSES | 9 | Asanas found at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 90% | HAIRSALON | 9 | Permanent place ... and where to find the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 87% | DOGTAGS | 7 | Military IDs on chains, and what can be found at the ends of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 87% | INVOGUE | 7 | Fashionable ... or where you might find the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 86% | TET | 3 | Vietnamese New Year, which is represented by the Zodiac animals at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 85% | OCEAN | 5 | Body that appears at the start of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 84% | PISAITALY | 9 | Home to this puzzle's featured structure, as hinted at by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 84% | XOXO | 4 | Affectionate sign-off … or a pattern hinting at the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 82% | JUGBAND | 7 | *Where the starts of the answers to the five starred clues can all be found |
| 82% | SEESAWS | 7 | Vacillates ... or what you can do when you look at the starts of the answers to starred clues? |
| 81% | VOICE | 5 | With 64-Across, performer who is like the words sounded out at the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 80% | RECIPEBOOK | 10 | Kitchen guide ... and where to find the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 78% | GOAT | 4 | Superlative acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 78% | DOWNSIZING | 10 | Cornerstone of the Konmari method, and the progression found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 78% | YOLO | 4 | "Carpe diem" acronym spelled out by the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 78% | SANTASREINDEER | 14 | Yuletide group with members found at the end of the answers to the starred entries |
| 77% | SIDELINES | 9 | Where to find coaches at football games ... or a description of the answers to the 16 starred clues? |
| 76% | CHANGESONESTUNE | 15 | Starts looking at things differently, as demonstrated by the first words of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 76% | AHEADOF | 7 | Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 76% | PHASER | 6 | Sci-fi weapon that makes the sounds heard at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 76% | RAYGUN | 6 | Sci-fi weapon that makes the sounds heard at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 76% | MIXEDSALAD | 10 | Green course ... and what the start of each answer to the starred clues is? |
| 75% | JENNY | 5 | Woman in a 1982 hit who can be reached using the starts of the answers to the starred clues |