| 100% | GIVEMEASIGN | 11 | Plea for divine guidance ... and hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 73% | ITSAJOB | 7 | Comment about routine work ... and hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | LIFEPARTNER | 11 | Significant other, often, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | SOCIALSTUDIES | 13 | Field including history, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 72% | DOFF | 4 | Remove, as clothing ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 71% | ALTERNATETAKES | 14 | Different points of view ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 65% | GIMMEABREAK | 11 | Kit Kat bar slogan ... and hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | ACIDTEST | 8 | Ordeal ... and a hint to the initials of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | DRESSINGDOWNS | 13 | Severe reprimands, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | "Stand up!" ... and a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | PLAYMATES | 9 | Sandbox sharers ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | HEAVYMETAL | 10 | Rock genre ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | COMMONSENSE | 11 | Practical judgment ... and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 63% | OILCHANGE | 9 | Jiffy Lube service, and a hint to the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 63% | MOVIETRAILERS | 13 | "Coming attractions" offerings, and a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 62% | SAYCHEESE | 9 | "Smile!" ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 62% | INTHEPAST | 9 | Back then ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 62% | SIDEBYSIDE | 10 | Together, and a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 62% | ZIPFILE | 7 | Compressed data ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues form? |
| 61% | TRAINCREW | 9 | Engineer, brakeman and conductor ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues comprise? |
| 61% | BEHINDTIME | 10 | Later than expected ... and where the ends of the answers to starred clues may be found |
| 61% | ISEE | 4 | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | HITPARADE | 9 | List of popular songs ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | LONDON | 6 | 2012 Olympics locale, with a hint to the ends of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 61% | GREENBACK | 9 | Dollar bill, e.g. ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 60% | SHORTTERM | 9 | Temporary ... and how both ends of the answers to starred clues might be described |
| 60% | PLUMBERS | 8 | '70s covert White House intelligence group ... and, in a more conventional sense, a hint to the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 60% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | With 63-Across, singing group ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 60% | THINKTANK | 9 | Research institute ... or, when read as a direction, a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 59% | SWORDPLAY | 9 | Art of fencing, and a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |