| 100% | INTROS | 6 | Relevant portions of the 10 theme answers |
| 47% | CHEERYOS | 8 | Theme of the starred clues' answers |
| 45% | CANADIANPROVINCE | 16 | What each of the 10 abbreviations in this puzzle's answer stands for |
| 43% | WRINKLEINTIME | 13 | With "A," classic science fantasy novel, and a feature of the theme answers |
| 43% | SMOKEYBEAR | 10 | Character who's wary of the starts to this puzzle's theme answers |
| 43% | OREOS | 5 | What the 10 longest answers have all been limited editions of |
| 42% | FIVEWS | 6 | Homonym theme of the starred clue's answers |
| 42% | IMME | 4 | Hidden theme of the five starred clues' answers |
| 41% | AREOLA | 6 | Portion of the iris |
| 41% | CEREBRUM | 8 | Portion of the brain |
| 41% | ACRE | 4 | Portion of the Ponderosa |
| 41% | SECTOR | 6 | Portion of the economy |
| 41% | PAYUP | 5 | Settle a tab, and a feature of the answers to 3-, 6-, 10- and 30-Down |
| 40% | SALT | 4 | Theme of this puzzle, found in the answers to 21-, 26-, 44- and 52-Across |
| 40% | UNIV | 4 | "Lower" theme of the answers to the starred clues: Abbr. |
| 39% | ALLTHATJAZZ | 11 | Bob Fosse film title relevant to the starts of eight answers in this puzzle |
| 39% | IRIS | 4 | Colored portion of the eye |
| 39% | AURICLE | 7 | Projecting portion of the ear |
| 39% | PLASMA | 6 | Liquid portion of the blood |
| 39% | JULES | 5 | With 49-Across, author of the novel suggested by this puzzle's theme; the movie debuted 10/17/1956 |
| 39% | NEARSIDE | 8 | Portion of the Moon visible from the Earth |
| 39% | ILEUM | 5 | Terminal portion of the small intestine |
| 39% | JEJUNUM | 7 | Second portion of the small intestine |
| 39% | GOBI | 4 | Big portion of the Mongol Empire |
| 39% | PERU | 4 | Modern home of the 10-Down |
| 39% | CAPELLA | 7 | One of the 10 brightest stars |
| 39% | OSH | 3 | City ESE of the 10-Down |
| 39% | FROGS | 5 | Second of the 10 biblical plagues |
| 39% | RACES | 5 | Four of the 10 decathlon events |
| 38% | PELVIS | 6 | Portion of the lower abdomen between the hip bones |