| 100% | ECHOLOCATION | 12 | Skill shared by bats and dolphins, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 63% | PERFORMER | 9 | Contortionist, e.g., and, read syllable by syllable, a hint to the starred answers |
| 59% | DOWNPLAYS | 9 | De-emphasizes, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 59% | NOMONEYDOWN | 11 | Sales incentive, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 59% | PARTINGSHOT | 11 | Last word, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 59% | IMOUTTAHERE | 11 | "Time to split!" and a hint to the starred answers |
| 59% | COWCATCHERS | 11 | Old locomotive parts, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 59% | FLIPACOIN | 9 | Decide by chance ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | DROPBOX | 7 | Big name in the cloud, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 58% | MORALHIGHGROUND | 15 | What the righteous may claim, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 58% | SUMMERINTHECITY | 15 | Hit for the Lovin' Spoonful, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 58% | FRONTOFFICE | 11 | Management department of a company, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 58% | TWOPARTER | 9 | Story with a cliffhanger, perhaps, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 58% | DOUBLESHIFT | 11 | Back-to-back job stint, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 58% | BTOB | 4 | Like intercompany trade, for short, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 58% | MOVIEELEMENTS | 13 | Plot, character, lighting, e.g., and a hint to the starred answers |
| 58% | COLDOPENS | 9 | Scenes before TV shows' title sequences, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 57% | RAILSPLITTING | 13 | Activity performed by young Abe Lincoln, and a clue to the starred answers |
| 56% | SCREENTIME | 10 | Amount of TV watching limited by parents, and a hint to the last word of the answers to starred clues |
| 56% | BUZZWORDS | 9 | Snazzy jargon, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 56% | THISANDTHAT | 11 | Miscellany, and a hint to the hidden words in the starred answers |
| 56% | SEVENSEAS | 9 | Global group, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 55% | DIVIDERS | 8 | Boundaries, and a hint to the puzzle's starred answers |
| 55% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | INNERCITY | 9 | Densely populated area, and a hint to the capitals in the starred answers |
| 55% | OPENINGBELL | 11 | Exchange ringer, and a hint to the first words of the starred answers |
| 55% | KEYWORD | 7 | Database search option, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 55% | TURNOFPHRASE | 12 | "Nice" expression ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |