| 100% | OPENINGACT | 10 | Show starter ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 94% | GIS | 3 | USO show audience ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 85% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 85% | TURNOFPHRASE | 12 | "Nice" expression ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 85% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 85% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 85% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | Retro pants, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 85% | CANNEDHAMS | 10 | Spam relatives ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 85% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack bet ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 85% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Wimbledon category, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 84% | BBB | 3 | Consumer protection org., and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 84% | RANDB | 5 | Ray Charles' genre, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 84% | DOUBLETEAM | 10 | Pass coverage tactic ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 84% | FIRSTSTRING | 11 | Like the starting team, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 84% | TURNINGPRO | 10 | Leaving the amateur ranks, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 84% | PRBLITZ | 7 | Intensive goodwill campaign, briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 84% | SIDEHUSTLE | 10 | Freelance for extra income ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 84% | COLDFRONT | 9 | Harbinger of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 83% | FLIPBOOK | 8 | Paperback designed to simulate animation ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 83% | PAPERCUTTER | 11 | Stationery supply with a blade ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 83% | KEYWEST | 7 | Hemingway's 1930s Florida home, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 83% | TWOPARTY | 8 | Like the U.S. political system, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 83% | TEAMMATES | 9 | They're on the same side ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 83% | LEAD | 4 | With 69-Across, Iditarod front-runner ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 81% | WHEREWITHAL | 11 | Money ... and, in three parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 81% | DOWNINFRONT | 11 | Cry to one blocking your view at a concert ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 80% | ADDUP | 5 | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 79% | LOSTCITIES | 10 | Places to discover, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 79% | CRACKTHECASE | 12 | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 79% | FLIPACOIN | 9 | Decide by chance ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |