| 100% | GOODDOG | 7 | Praise after a proper response to the end of the answer to each starred clue |
| 63% | ITSAWHOLETHING | 14 | "Too complicated to explain," and a way to describe the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 62% | THATSAKEEPER | 12 | Happy cry on a fishing trip, and what can be said about the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 62% | MAKESWAVES | 10 | Causes a ruckus, and what the end of each answer to the starred clues does |
| 62% | PENNAME | 7 | Pseudonym ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 61% | WAYTOGO | 7 | Cry of approval ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 61% | BOTTOMSHEET | 11 | Bed cover ... or, literally, what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 61% | TAILLIGHT | 9 | Rear warning lamp, and what can go with the end of each answer to a starred clue |
| 61% | CHANCEENCOUNTER | 15 | Bumping into someone, say ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue can have? |
| 60% | FISHTAIL | 8 | Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| 59% | CHEWTOY | 7 | Puppy amuser ... or the end of the answer to each starred clue |
| 59% | CLOSECALL | 9 | Narrow escape ... or what the end of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 58% | INTHEPAST | 9 | Back then ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | HITPARADE | 9 | List of popular songs ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | PICK | 4 | With 39-Across, "Move faster!," or what one can do with the end of the answer to each starred clue |
| 57% | THINKTANK | 9 | Research institute ... or, when read as a direction, a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 56% | ALLYOUNEEDISLOVE | 16 | Beatles hit that's a hint to both parts of the answer to each starred clue |
| 56% | MANBABY | 7 | Certain immature adult … with a hint to both halves of the answers to each starred clue |
| 56% | FEEFIFOFUM | 10 | Fairy tale chant from a giant ... or the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 56% | PLAYWITHINAPLAY | 15 | Embedded narrative, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 56% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Morning person, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 56% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has |
| 56% | HALFMEASURE | 11 | Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 56% | CAMEOAPPEARANCE | 15 | Small film role, and a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 56% | TRIMTHETREE | 11 | Decorate for Christmas, in a way, and how to make sense of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 55% | SAYCHEESE | 9 | "Smile!" ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 55% | LIFEPARTNER | 11 | Significant other, often, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | SOCIALSTUDIES | 13 | Field including history, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | DOFF | 4 | Remove, as clothing ... and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | EDGECASE | 8 | Situation that occurs under extreme conditions, and a description of the answer to each starred clue |