100% | ASSOON | 6 | The "A" and "S" of 1-Across |
75% | BYATT | 5 | A S —, author of the novels Still Life and The Virgin in the Garden |
75% | TEARS | 5 | “The ___ of a Clown” (No. 1 hit for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) |
75% | EIEIO | 5 | "Old MacDonald" refrain, and a feature of the five longest Across answers |
75% | WOOD | 4 | Step 1 of making a birdhouse: Cut ___ panels and fix the walls |
73% | RAISEYOURGLASS | 14 | Pink #1 single, and a hint to the ends of 28- and 47-Across |
72% | HEADLIGHTS | 10 | They're at the front of a car, and the other four longest Across answers |
72% | THANKU | 6 | “___, Next” (20-Across’s first No. 1 single and the title of her 2019 album) |
72% | ANIMALHOUSE | 11 | Raucous frat film, and a hint to the starts of the other four long Across answers |
72% | SEATCHANGE | 10 | Irritated passenger's request, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 27- and 48-Across |
71% | ITSTIMETOROLL | 13 | "Let's go!" ... or a hint for the ends of 20-, 28-, 41- and 52-Across |
71% | DUBROVNIK | 9 | A Croatian city and the set of King's Landing |
71% | CUPID | 5 | The son of 9-Across and the Roman god of desire, a symbol of Valentine's day |
71% | ROYALFLUSH | 10 | Poker player's dream ... and a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 50-Across |
71% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
71% | PENCILMEIN | 10 | Tentative "It's a date" ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 26-, and 48-Across |
70% | OCASIO | 6 | With 13-Across, the "O" and "C" of the political world's A.O.C. |
69% | OAKLAND | 7 | Home of the A's and Raiders |
69% | ROSEPARADE | 10 | Annual New Year's Day spectacle ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 36- and 49-Across |
69% | GEOCENTRISM | 11 | Earthling's bias, and a feature of the starred answers |
69% | SECURITY | 8 | Mall cop's job ... or a word that can precede the starts of 19-, 32-, 43- and 58-Across |
69% | YES | 3 | "That's correct" ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 28-, 45- and 59-Across, in different languages |
68% | NUMBERS | 7 | 5, 3/4, pi, square root of -1 ... or a word that follows the starts of 17-, 27-, 43- and 58-Across |
68% | YOU | 3 | Recipient of the wish at 1-, 8-, 53- and 55-Across |
68% | SECRETSANTA | 11 | Gift-giver at a certain office party ... and what's hidden inside the answers of 17-, 27-, and 43-Across |
68% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
68% | RIB | 3 | Bone that's part of a cage and protects the chest |
68% | SVEVO | 5 | Italo —, author of the novels A Life and Zeno's Conscience |
68% | AMADEUS | 7 | Mozart's middle name, and the title of a 1984 biopic |
68% | PRIMEREALESTATE | 15 | Asset that's all about "location, location, location" ... with a hint to the starts of 21-, 26- and 49-Across |