| 100% | SIS | 3 | Sue Heck to Brick and Axl, on "The Middle" |
| 43% | EDEN | 4 | ___ Sher, actress who played Sue Heck on ABC's "The Middle" |
| 43% | EDEN | 4 | Actress Sher who played Sue Heck on "The Middle" |
| 40% | ROLL | 4 | With 44- and 76-Across, way to put legislators on record ... or the start, middle and end of a word ladder |
| 37% | SIDESWIPE | 9 | Glancing blow on the road, and a hint to the puzzle's circles |
| 37% | PROMENADE | 9 | To walk, and the seaside strip on which to do it |
| 37% | JOYRIDE | 7 | Roxette invited you to come on and join the __ |
| 37% | DOURO | 5 | River on the border between Spain and Portugal before flowing west to the Atlantic |
| 37% | MIDDLEC | 7 | First note learned on the piano, and a homophonic hint to the starred answers |
| 37% | FINISHINGTOUCH | 14 | Icing on the cake ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 35- and 43-Across |
| 36% | AGREE | 5 | "I ___ to the terms and conditions" ("I am on board") |
| 36% | TEAMMATES | 9 | They're on the same side ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 36% | FIRSTPLACE | 10 | Top spot on the podium, and what the answers to the starred clues all have? |
| 36% | PH/FONETICALLY | 14 | Middle of the quip ... and a hint to eight squares in this puzzle |
| 36% | AIDAN | 5 | Furniture designer who proposes to Carrie on Sex and the City |
| 36% | ASIA | 4 | Home to the highest and lowest points on earth's surface |
| 36% | FASHIONFORWARD | 14 | On the cutting edge of style, or what 20-, 33-, and 40-Across can be said to be? |
| 35% | UPSDELIVERY | 11 | Package on the porch ... or what's been brought to 18-, 24-, 41- and 51-Across |
| 35% | ONION | 5 | Greeks hang this vegetable on the front door during New Year to bring growth and luck |
| 35% | NONOS | 5 | Putting one’s elbows on the table and wearing white after Labor Day, according to some |
| 35% | THISTOOSHALLPASS | 16 | Adage on the impermanence of suffering ... or a hint to 18-, 29-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 35% | EVANSVILLE | 10 | City in Indiana, US on the Ohio River home to Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden |
| 35% | SUNTAN | 6 | The kind of lotion you put on to avoid sunburn and get a 25a |
| 35% | ITSADEAL | 8 | "You're on!" … and a hint to answering the seven starred clues |
| 35% | OPTIN | 5 | Click on an "I agree to the terms and conditions" box, say |
| 35% | THEFIXISIN | 10 | Outburst on discovering a rigged game, and how to "correct" the circled letters |
| 35% | ENE | 3 | Dir. that's to the right and a little up on a map |
| 35% | BACKUPCAMERAS | 13 | Standard equipment on some new vehicles, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 35% | ORDER | 5 | (3/6) "___ some popcorn and drinks to munch on during the cinematic experience." |
| 34% | RANCH | 5 | Dressing that gets top place on the most popular list according to the Association for Dressings and Sauces |