| 100% | WARMS | 5 | Starts to like, with "to" |
| 77% | COTTONS | 7 | Starts liking, with "to" |
| 74% | SLATE | 5 | "I would like to start over with a clean ___" |
| 73% | WARMTO | 6 | Start to like |
| 73% | COTTONTO | 8 | Start to like |
| 73% | TAKETO | 6 | Start to like |
| 71% | DEADEND | 7 | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| 69% | GETOLDER | 8 | Start to deal with gray areas, say |
| 68% | TAKES | 5 | Starts to fly, with "off" |
| 68% | TEARED | 6 | Started to cry, with "up" |
| 68% | BIT | 3 | Started to eat, with "into" |
| 68% | DERAET | 6 | Started to cry, with "up" |
| 68% | NOD | 3 | Start to snooze, with "off" |
| 68% | GAINED | 6 | Started to overtake, with "on" |
| 68% | TEARED | 6 | Started to cry, with “up” |
| 68% | TEAR | 4 | Start to cry, with "up" |
| 67% | VOICE | 5 | With 64-Across, performer who is like the words sounded out at the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 66% | SPOIL | 5 | Start to rot, like fruit |
| 65% | GARLICLOAVES | 12 | "Would you like to start with an appetizer? Our breads are especially popular for their aromatic spice ..." |
| 65% | NODS | 4 | Starts to fall asleep, with "off" |
| 65% | MOIST | 5 | Like eyes starting to tear up |
| 64% | COMEALIVE | 9 | Start to gather energy, like a crowd |
| 64% | FRAY | 4 | Starting to wear out (rhymes with "bray") |
| 62% | CIRCLEOFFRIENDS | 15 | Group one likes to hang with |
| 61% | DEAR | 4 | Common word to start a letter with |
| 61% | MOLDY | 5 | Growing fuzz, like fruit starting to rot |
| 61% | BESPOKE | 7 | Made to order, like with a suit |
| 60% | ASKS | 4 | Starts a sentence with a word like "who" or "where" |
| 60% | ASKS | 4 | Starts a sentence with a word like "What" or "Why" |
| 60% | FRAY | 4 | Start to wear away at the edges, like a cord |