| 100% | BETSY | 5 | She convinced George to switch to five-pointed stars, in American legend |
| 35% | ETHELWATERS | 11 | Harlem Renaissance singer and actress who was the first African American to star in her own TV show: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ASTROS | 6 | Houston team that switched to the American League in 2013 |
| 32% | Y=X | 3 | Basic linear expression with a hint to answering the five starred clues in this puzzle |
| 30% | TWISTOFLEMON | 12 | Drink garnish ... or a hint to five letters in the answer to each starred clue |
| 30% | CHANGEPURSE | 11 | *Spot for coins, and what five letters do in the answer to each starred clue? |
| 29% | PASTTENSE | 9 | Like either word in the answers to the five starred clues |
| 29% | CHANGECOLOR | 11 | What autumn leaves do, and what five letters do in the answer to each starred clue |
| 29% | HARRIS | 6 | Stayce, first African American to reach three star general rank in the US Air Force (2016) |
| 29% | DADS | 4 | George and Lance, to Bow, in "She-Ra" |
| 29% | LORELEI | 7 | Siren in German legend said to lure boatmen from her rock at the edge of the Rhine |
| 28% | ERENOW | 6 | To this point, in verse |
| 28% | ADREM | 5 | To the point, in law |
| 28% | LORELEI | 7 | Siren in German legend said to lure boatmen to destruction from her rock at the edge of the Rhine |
| 28% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 28% | BRIELARSON | 10 | She starred in “Room” |
| 28% | PENTANGLES | 10 | Five-pointed stars ... or, in two words, what the sets of circles represent? |
| 27% | GREAT | 5 | With 27-, 49- and 66-Across, phrase applicable to five innovations in this puzzle (as suggested by the starred clues) |
| 27% | ONE | 3 | Impossible point total in American pro football |
| 27% | PAULSON | 7 | Sarah who starred in American Horror Story |
| 27% | CHANGEOFHEART | 13 | Attitude shift, and the shift found in five letters in the answer to each starred clue |
| 27% | DRIVERS | 7 | Those who should follow the advice in the sounded-out answers to the five starred clues |
| 27% | FORTMCHENRY | 11 | Historic U.S. place in the shape of a five-pointed star |
| 27% | PAM | 3 | ___ Anderson, celebrity who guest-starred in "Futurama," to her fans |
| 27% | PRESIDENTSDAY | 13 | February occasion, some of whose honorees can be found in the answers to the five starred clues |
| 27% | TOUCHDOWN | 9 | In American football, scoring six points |
| 26% | WILT | 4 | ___ Chamberlain, American basketball player who is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game |
| 26% | ROSARIO | 7 | American actor Dawson, starred in Rent, Daredevil |
| 26% | GARDNER | 7 | American actress who starred in Mogambo, Ava __ |
| 26% | ASYET | 5 | To this point in time (2 wds.) |