| 100% | EXPANSIONTEAM | 13 | The NHL's North Stars in 1967, for one? |
| 51% | CHOPPEDLIVER | 12 | Metaphor for one feeling slighted ... and what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 43% | HEIGL | 5 | Katherine —, actress who starred as Stephanie Plum in 2012 action-comedy film One for the Money |
| 42% | ENT | 3 | One who's often looking down in the mouth, for short? |
| 42% | BRAVE | 5 | Willing to stand up for one's beliefs in the face of adversity, say |
| 42% | HOMEOPENER | 10 | Game one for season ticket holders ... or, literally, what each word in the answers to starred clues can have |
| 41% | LETITRIDE | 9 | Use one's winnings for the next bet, in casino lingo |
| 41% | ISLAND | 6 | Yap, for one, in the western Pacific |
| 41% | SOUNDBATH | 9 | Experience for one soaking in the waves? |
| 41% | SPACESHIP | 9 | One shooting for the stars? |
| 40% | CFO | 3 | One for the books, in brief? |
| 40% | LINA | 4 | Leandersson who starred in Let the Right One In |
| 40% | MILER | 5 | One who's in it for the long run |
| 40% | LIFER | 5 | One who's in it for the long haul |
| 40% | ITSERVICES | 10 | Field for one with their head in the cloud? |
| 40% | EGOBOOSTS | 9 | Lifts for one's self-esteem, and what's been given to the answers to the starred clues |
| 40% | NOMINEE | 7 | One in the running for Oscars, say |
| 40% | SONIC | 5 | One of the S's in SST |
| 40% | IVS | 3 | Ones stuck in the hospital, for short? |
| 40% | HORNED | 6 | “The ___ Moon, with one bright star”: omen in Coleridge’s “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” |
| 40% | PETER | 5 | ___ Stastny, former NHL player who holds the record with Joe Juneau for most assists by a rookie in one season with 70 assists |
| 40% | ORENA | 5 | Fans' affectionate name for the NBA Magic's one-time home, imploded in 2012 |
| 39% | ELK | 3 | One of the largest mammals in North America |
| 39% | ARIA | 4 | One of two for the devil in ''Faust'' |
| 39% | SUITOR | 6 | One of many for Penelope in the "Odyssey" |
| 39% | HEIR | 4 | One in line for the throne |
| 39% | SYS | 3 | The S in GPS, for short |
| 39% | NONET | 5 | Name for one of the 3x3 regions in a Sudoku grid |
| 39% | BLS | 3 | Deg. designation for one well-versed in the Dewey Decimal System |
| 39% | CAPELLA | 7 | Brightest star in Auriga, from the Latin for "little she-goat" |