| 100% | TAKEASEAT | 9 | Relax, and what the starts of the starred answers can do |
| 70% | LEADINGLADY | 11 | Female box office star, and what the starts of the answers to starred clues can have |
| 68% | FOLLOWINGORDERS | 15 | Doing as told, in the military ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues can literally have? |
| 68% | EYEOPENER | 9 | Shock to the system, and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be |
| 67% | DEADEND | 7 | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| 66% | STARTUPBUSINESS | 15 | Fledgling enterprise ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally do |
| 66% | CHECKLIST | 9 | To-do items to tick off ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues comprise |
| 66% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | Customizable toy franchise, and what a part of each starred answer can do |
| 64% | SPREADEM | 8 | Cop's order before frisking, and what to do with the starts of the starred answers |
| 64% | HEADLIGHT | 9 | Night driving need, and what can go with the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | EYEOPENER | 9 | Revelation, or what can be found at the starts of the starred answers |
| 63% | SEATINGPLAN | 11 | Wedding reception headache ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues constitute? |
| 63% | LOSSLEADERS | 11 | Retail come-ons ... and what the starts of the longest Across answers can be? |
| 63% | GETCRACKING | 11 | Make a start, and what you might do to the ends of the starred answers |
| 63% | ITSADEAL | 8 | "Agreed!" ... and what can be said about the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 63% | MAKEAFACE | 9 | Grimace, and what you can do by putting the ends of the starred answers together |
| 62% | GETHAPPY | 8 | Song sung by Judy Garland in "Summer Stock," and what the first halves of the starred answers can all do |
| 62% | RAISEEMUP | 9 | Words before a toast, and what you can do to the ends of the starred answers |
| 62% | BARMENU | 7 | List including nachos, sliders, wings, etc. ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues comprise? |
| 62% | JUSTDESSERTS | 12 | Appropriate reward, as often misspelled ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues might be |
| 62% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has |
| 62% | USEFOWLLANGUAGE | 15 | What the starts of the answers to 17-, 24-, 48- and 60-Across do, punnily? |
| 61% | SEESAWS | 7 | Vacillates ... or what you can do when you look at the starts of the answers to starred clues? |
| 61% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Simon & Garfunkel album, and a hint to what can precede and follow the halves of the starred answers |
| 61% | STUFFIT | 7 | "Shut up already!" ... or what you can do to the start of the answer to each starred clue |
| 61% | BEATIT | 6 | Michael Jackson hit ... or what you can do to the start of each answer to a starred clue |
| 61% | AFTERDARK | 9 | At night ... and where the starts of the answers to starred clues can go |
| 61% | MIXEDSALAD | 10 | Green course ... and what the start of each answer to the starred clues is? |
| 61% | FATHERFIGURES | 13 | Some male role models, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | SINKORSWIM | 10 | Success-versus-failure metaphor, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |