| 100% | PAPERCUTTER | 11 | Stationery supply with a blade ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 75% | LEAD | 4 | With 69-Across, Iditarod front-runner ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | TURNOFPHRASE | 12 | "Nice" expression ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | BELLBOTTOMS | 11 | Retro pants, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | CANNEDHAMS | 10 | Spam relatives ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | OPENINGACT | 10 | Show starter ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack bet ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | MIXEDDOUBLES | 12 | Wimbledon category, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | BBB | 3 | Consumer protection org., and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | RANDB | 5 | Ray Charles' genre, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | DOUBLETEAM | 10 | Pass coverage tactic ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | GIS | 3 | USO show audience ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | ICANSHOW | 8 | With 39- and 44-Across, promise that Aladdin sings to Jasmine (and a hint to the answers to the starred clues) |
| 68% | FIRSTSTRING | 11 | Like the starting team, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | TURNINGPRO | 10 | Leaving the amateur ranks, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | PRBLITZ | 7 | Intensive goodwill campaign, briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | SIDEHUSTLE | 10 | Freelance for extra income ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | COLDFRONT | 9 | Harbinger of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | FLIPBOOK | 8 | Paperback designed to simulate animation ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | KEYWEST | 7 | Hemingway's 1930s Florida home, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | THETIMES | 8 | With 38- and 52-Across, 1964 Bob Dylan song ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 67% | TWOPARTY | 8 | Like the U.S. political system, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | TEAMMATES | 9 | They're on the same side ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | DOWNINFRONT | 11 | Cry to one blocking your view at a concert ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | CRACKTHECASE | 12 | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 66% | WHEREWITHAL | 11 | Money ... and, in three parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | THIS | 4 | With 64-Across, NBC drama ... or, in four parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |