| 100% | RHYME | 5 | Proving a sound, to the previous clue |
| 50% | GUNSHY | 6 | Nervous, as to the sound of a pistol: Hyph. |
| 48% | BEEPER | 6 | Small electronic '90s device that produces a sound to alert the user to call or message |
| 48% | SOLUTION | 8 | The answer to a problem, such as a crossword clue |
| 47% | PRONOUNCE | 9 | The correct way to say or sound out a word |
| 47% | SNORING | 7 | Awkward sound to hear from the audience while one acts in a play |
| 47% | META | 4 | Referring to a clue within the clue, e.g. |
| 46% | MUTE | 4 | Device used to muffle the sound of a musical instrument |
| 46% | TUNER | 5 | Technician hired to correct the sound of a musical instrument |
| 45% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | MOANS | 5 | Sounds from a child after they're told to turn off the TV, maybe |
| 45% | EXERCISEYOURRIGHT | 17 | Vote, say, and a clue to one side of the asterisked answers |
| 45% | THREEPEATS | 10 | Features of the answers to starred clues, from a trademarked sports term |
| 44% | EYEOPENER | 9 | Shock to the system, and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be |
| 44% | PENNAME | 7 | Pseudonym ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 44% | BEE | 3 | Creature found atop the apt part of each answer to a starred clue |
| 44% | PARALLELPARKS | 13 | Completes a road test maneuver ... or the answers to starred clues, as arranged |
| 44% | BEATIT | 6 | Michael Jackson hit ... or what you can do to the start of each answer to a starred clue |
| 43% | TYPO | 4 | Feature of the previous clue |
| 43% | SKMIPLSSTNONTES | 15 | *Makes splashes at the shore ... and what each answer to a starred clue does |
| 43% | APHERESIS | 9 | Loss of a sound at the start of a word, as "opossum" to "possum" |
| 43% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Without a doubt ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues are? |
| 43% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 43% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | Retro pants, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 43% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Wimbledon category, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 43% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough ... or a literal feature of each answer to a starred clue |
| 42% | BOTTOMSHEET | 11 | Bed cover ... or, literally, what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 42% | WAYTOGO | 7 | Cry of approval ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 42% | THEOTHERAMERICA | 15 | Read the first letter in each clue to get a quote from this '67 speech |
| 42% | THEDEEPEND | 10 | *Where to dive in a pool ... and what the answers to starred clues all share? |