| 100% | DVD | 3 | Storage device that started to lose dominance about 2017 due to the popularity of digital streaming serivces (abbr.) |
| 29% | FLASHFORWARD | 12 | Narrative device that peeks at the future ... and a hint to the start of 20-, 31-, and 48-Across |
| 28% | PRIMEREALESTATE | 15 | Asset that's all about "location, location, location" ... with a hint to the starts of 21-, 26- and 49-Across |
| 27% | ZOETROPE | 8 | Device that spins to create the illusion of motion |
| 26% | ATL | 3 | City that's home to the World of Coca-Cola museum: Abbr. |
| 26% | CDROM | 5 | Circular optical storage device that gained popularity in the 90s: Hyph. |
| 25% | THROTTLE | 8 | Device that controls the flow of fuel to an engine |
| 25% | LUTE | 4 | Instrument that becomes another instrument when "F" is added to the start of its name |
| 25% | EOE | 3 | Company that adheres to the guidelines of 2d: Abbr. |
| 25% | ALA | 3 | State that elected Doug Jones to the Senate in December 2017: Abbr. |
| 25% | ATM | 3 | Device that allows you to skip the line for a teller: Abbr. |
| 25% | CIA | 3 | Group that reports to the Director of National Intelligence: Abbr. |
| 24% | NOTHINGDOING | 12 | "Forget about it!" ... or a clue to the starts of 20-, 27- and 47-Across |
| 24% | CPR | 3 | Medical technique that can be performed to the beat of the song "Stayin' Alive": Abbr. |
| 24% | CAST | 4 | Action that can be done to the starts of 20-, 35-, 44- and 56-Across |
| 24% | PDA | 3 | Handheld device that was largely phased out due to smartphones: Abbr. |
| 24% | WWI | 3 | Conflict that started after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: Abbr. |
| 24% | ATM | 3 | Device that might allow you to skip standing in line at the bank: Abbr. |
| 24% | TUNER | 5 | Device that Elton John might use to adjust the musical pitch of a piano |
| 24% | FYI | 3 | Abbr. that's at the start of many forwarded emails |
| 24% | TAKEITTOTHEBANK | 15 | "You can count on that!," and a hint to the starts of 16-, 25-, and 43-Across |
| 24% | MOVERS | 6 | Businesses that tend to be busiest at the starts and ends of months |
| 24% | ACLU | 4 | Nonprofit organization that strives to preserve the rights and liberties of Americans: Abbr. |
| 24% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument that becomes a woodwind instrument when an F is added to the start of its name |
| 24% | ABBA | 4 | Band that inspired Lars to start performing, in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga |
| 24% | POWER | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 24% | SHORT | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 24% | OCEAN | 5 | Body that appears at the start of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 24% | BUTTERFLY | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 23% | DISK | 4 | Floppy ___, old-school removable storage device that has been "lost" to time |