| 100% | SOBS | 4 | Reacts to the end of "Song of Achilles," perhaps |
| 55% | CHANGE | 6 | Song about the end to the Berlin Wall: Wind of __ |
| 55% | HITPARADE | 9 | List of popular songs ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | BADGIRLFRIEND | 13 | Theory of a Deadman song with the lyric "She's naughty to the end" |
| 53% | BURN | 4 | "Hamilton" song about destroying love letters, or what one can do to the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | AFAR | 4 | To the ends of the earth, say |
| 51% | TAGON | 5 | Attach to the end of |
| 51% | CONTROLGROUP | 12 | Set of people receiving a placebo, perhaps ... or what the ends of 20-, 28- and 41-Across belong to? |
| 51% | LAP | 3 | To the end of the pool and back |
| 51% | CULDESAC | 8 | The end of the road, perhaps? |
| 51% | DIE | 3 | Come to the end of life |
| 50% | SKIPAHEAD | 9 | Jump to the end of the story |
| 50% | POLAREXPEDITION | 15 | Travel to the end of the earth |
| 50% | ARRIVED | 7 | Got to the end of a journey |
| 50% | SWOON | 5 | React to the Beatles, perhaps |
| 50% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | Jukebox musical featuring Gloria Estefan songs, or where to find the ends of 17-Across and 10-, 24-, and 33-Down |
| 50% | POLES | 5 | European second to the ends of the world |
| 50% | WEEP | 4 | Respond to the end of "Titanic," I suppose |
| 50% | BAYONET | 7 | Blade attached to the end of a firearm |
| 50% | BAYONET | 7 | Knife attached to the end of a rifle |
| 50% | SUF | 3 | Add-on to the end of a wd. |
| 50% | SOB | 3 | React to the "Up" montage, perhaps |
| 49% | GOLDING | 7 | William __, author of To the Ends of the Earth |
| 49% | APPENDIX | 8 | A section added to the end of a book |
| 49% | VIGNETTE | 8 | Illustrative mark added to the end of a chapter |
| 49% | ORPHEUS | 7 | The father of songs, according to Pindar |
| 48% | SUFFIX | 6 | Morpheme added to the end of a word, like "itis" |
| 48% | INBED | 5 | Words added to the ends of sentences for comedic effect |
| 48% | GROOM | 5 | Partner at the end of the aisle, perhaps |
| 48% | BAWLS | 5 | Reacts to the opening scene of "Up," maybe |