| 100% | FOOTBRIDGE | 10 | Stream crossing for pedestrians ... and what is literally provided by the interior letters in the answers to starred clues |
| 52% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | "Not quite!," and what can be said about a letter string in the answer to each starred clue |
| 52% | BINGO | 5 | Winning exclamation aptly arranged and spelled by the standalone letters in the answers to starred clues |
| 51% | RUNAROUND | 9 | Evasive maneuvering, and what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | CHANGEPURSE | 11 | *Spot for coins, and what five letters do in the answer to each starred clue? |
| 49% | THEVIBESAREOFF | 14 | "This doesn't feel right," and what can be said about some letters in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 49% | FILLONESSHOES | 13 | Step in for another, and what the answers to the starred clues literally do |
| 49% | CENTERPIECE | 11 | Pivotal element, and what each word in quotes in the starred clues literally is to its answer? |
| 47% | WILDOATS | 8 | What young people may sow ... and what's literally hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | SHIPSHAPE | 9 | In perfect order ... or, as two words, what's formed by applying the answers for the five starred clues to the circled letters |
| 46% | WHEREITSAT | 10 | Best place to be, slangily ... and, when divided in four parts, what the answers to starred clues are? |
| 46% | SEALEDWITHAKISS | 15 | Love letter message often accompanied by a lipstick mark, and what the answers to the starred clues are, thanks to their circled letters |
| 46% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 46% | ABANDON | 7 | Leave high and dry ... or, when divided into three parts, what the answers to starred clues are encompassed by |
| 45% | CHANGECOLOR | 11 | What autumn leaves do, and what five letters do in the answer to each starred clue |
| 45% | CHANGEAGENT | 11 | Modern innovator, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | CHOPPYWATERS | 12 | Rough sailing, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | INGRAINED | 9 | Deep-rooted ... and what the uncircled letters of the answers to starred clues are? |
| 45% | BODYLANGUAGE | 12 | Nonverbal communication, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 45% | SAMESEXCOUPLES | 14 | Some partners, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 45% | HIGHCHAIRS | 10 | Perches for tots, and what the answers to starred clues literally contain |
| 45% | HOMEOPENER | 10 | Game one for season ticket holders ... or, literally, what each word in the answers to starred clues can have |
| 45% | PALINDROMES | 11 | What the answers to the starred clues all are when their first and last letters are removed |
| 44% | TURNINGPALE | 11 | Losing color, or what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | CHANGEOFFORTUNE | 15 | Reversal in luck, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | WRAPPARTIES | 11 | Postshow cast celebrations, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | MIXINGBOWL | 10 | Kitchen prep essential, and what can be found in the answer to each starred clue |
| 44% | PAIROFPANTS | 11 | Trousers, and what the answer to each starred clue literally is |
| 44% | RELIGIOUSLEADERS | 16 | Keepers of the faith, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKES | 15 | Desserts flipped after baking, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues |