| 100% | TIMEAFTERTIME | 13 | Repeatedly ... and a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 86% | THETIMES | 8 | With 38- and 52-Across, 1964 Bob Dylan song ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 81% | FRUITLESS | 9 | Unproductive ... or, literally, a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 80% | AANDW | 5 | Classic root beer brand ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 80% | FIVESECONDRULE | 14 | Dubious food-eating guideline … or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 79% | REVENGEISADISH | 14 | With 11-Down, proverb about delayed retribution, with a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 71% | PARTANIMAL | 10 | Like a centaur or faun ... or a hint to the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 71% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Gamble boldly, in a way … or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's italicized clues |
| 70% | TIPTOPSHAPE | 11 | Exceptional physical health, and a feature of the answer to each of this puzzle's starred clues |
| 69% | ENDGAME | 7 | Concluding stage of a chess match ... or a feature of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 69% | DAILYJUMBLE | 11 | Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | KEYWEST | 7 | Hemingway's 1930s Florida home, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | TWOPARTY | 8 | Like the U.S. political system, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | ENDSUPONTOP | 11 | Prevails eventually … or a hint to entering the answers to the six starred clues in this puzzle |
| 66% | ADDUP | 5 | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | DIVIDERS | 8 | Boundaries, and a hint to the puzzle's starred answers |
| 66% | LOSTCITIES | 10 | Places to discover, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | CRACKTHECASE | 12 | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | FIRSTSTRING | 11 | Like the starting team, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | FLIPACOIN | 9 | Decide by chance ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | TURNINGPRO | 10 | Leaving the amateur ranks, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | PRBLITZ | 7 | Intensive goodwill campaign, briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | SIDEHUSTLE | 10 | Freelance for extra income ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | COLDFRONT | 9 | Harbinger of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | TURNOFPHRASE | 12 | "Nice" expression ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | Retro pants, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | CANNEDHAMS | 10 | Spam relatives ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |