| 100% | JULIUSCAESAR | 12 | Speaker of the Latin quote hidden in the answers to the starred clues ... and the English-language quote hidden in the answers to the double-starred clues |
| 54% | SECRETHANDSHAKE | 15 | Greeting between members of an exclusive club, and what's hiding in the answer to the starred clues? |
| 50% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 50% | SEEDCAPITAL | 11 | Startup funds ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| 47% | RISEANDFALL | 11 | Move like tides and stock prices, or what the hidden words do in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 46% | CRAZYEIGHTS | 11 | Simple card game, and what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | YOURATTENTIONPLEASE | 19 | Start of an announcement ... or a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the six starred clues |
| 46% | SWAPMEET | 8 | Collectors' event, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | CHOPPEDLIVER | 12 | Metaphor for one feeling slighted ... and what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | DAILYJUMBLE | 11 | Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | BUGS | 4 | Software glitches ... and, in a broad sense, small things hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 46% | WILDOATS | 8 | What young people may sow ... and what's literally hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | TOPHATS | 7 | Partners of tails ... and what's found in the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | ICECREAM | 8 | *Foundation ingredient of a treat built upward in the answers to starred clues and spelled downward in the circles |
| 45% | DOWNWARDDOG | 11 | Common yoga pose ... and a hint to hidden names in the answers to starred clues |
| 44% | MODUSOPERANDI | 13 | Plan of action, as "initially" found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 44% | ICKFACTOR | 9 | Measure of grossness avoided in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 44% | GEM | 3 | There's one hidden in the answer to each starred clue |
| 44% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | Louisa May Alcott classic whose main characters are hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | TERRIERMIX | 10 | Hybrid dog breed, literal examples of which can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | EASTEREGG | 9 | Hidden DVD feature ... which can be found, literally, in the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | ECHOLOCATION | 12 | Nature's sonar, and what varies in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 43% | CHANGEAGENT | 11 | Modern innovator, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | CHOPPYWATERS | 12 | Rough sailing, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | BODYLANGUAGE | 12 | Nonverbal communication, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 43% | SAMESEXCOUPLES | 14 | Some partners, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 43% | BRINGUPTOSPEED | 14 | Loop in, and a hint to the progression found at the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | CHANGEOFFORTUNE | 15 | Reversal in luck, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | WRAPPARTIES | 11 | Postshow cast celebrations, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | RELIGIOUSLEADERS | 16 | Keepers of the faith, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |