| 100% | CHRISM | 6 | The mixture of oil and balsam used at a baptism |
| 42% | ETCETERA | 8 | Latin phrase often used at the end of a list to mean "and so on" |
| 41% | SPOOL | 5 | Emoji used at the beginning of a thread |
| 40% | LURE | 4 | Fishing decoy used at the end of a line |
| 40% | POUNDSIGN | 9 | Symbol used at the start of a hashtag: 2 wds. |
| 40% | INSIDEVOICE | 11 | What you may use at a library, and what each row of circled letters reveals |
| 40% | ROUX | 4 | Mixture of butter and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces |
| 39% | BITUMEN | 7 | Impure mixture of hydrocarbons used as a road surfacing and roofing material |
| 39% | {SNOW}SCULPTURES | 16 | The Statue of Liberty and the Sphinx, perhaps, at a winter carnival |
| 38% | ROUX | 4 | A mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces |
| 38% | KNEECAP | 7 | Protective bone at the front and center of a leg |
| 38% | SIDEOFFRIES | 11 | Order at a fast-food restaurant, and a hint to parts of the starred answers |
| 37% | RINGSIDE | 8 | Choice seating at a boxing match, and a hint to making sense of the peripheral answers |
| 37% | MICHENER | 8 | James A —, author of novel Chesapeake and The Bridges at Toko-Ri |
| 37% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 36% | BEARLEFT | 8 | One option at a fork in the road, and an apt description of 18-, 24-, 40-, and 52-Across |
| 36% | BALL | 4 | ___ of snow, rolled object used to build the head and body of a snowman |
| 35% | HANA | 4 | Destination at the end of a long and winding Maui road |
| 35% | SECRETSANTA | 11 | Gift-giver at a certain office party ... and what's hidden inside the answers of 17-, 27-, and 43-Across |
| 35% | ORDE | 4 | Kittrie, Fellow at the FDD and author of "Lawfare: Law as a Weapon of War" (2016) |
| 35% | VIEW | 4 | The apartment was at a great price and had a great ___ of the city |
| 35% | BOOTSTRAP | 9 | Loop at the back of a shoe, used to pull it on |
| 35% | OLIVE | 5 | Source of oil and also a martini garnish |
| 35% | SIMONE | 6 | I was a part of the "Final Five" at the 2016 Olympics and won four gold medals |
| 35% | FINISHLINE | 10 | End of a race … or a hint to the conversation closers at 18-, 26- and 42-Across |
| 34% | FRAY | 4 | Show sign of wear and tear at the edge of a fabric, say |
| 34% | CUBANO | 6 | Sandwich at the center of a long-running rivalry between Miami and Tampa |
| 34% | SNOWJOBS | 8 | Persuasive efforts using insincere flattery ... and a hint to the last words of the answers to starred clues |
| 34% | COLLOID | 7 | Mixture of a liquid and tiny particles |
| 34% | LARD | 4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig rendered and clarified for use in cooking |