100% | PAREN | 5 | The smile or frown of an emoticon, for short |
47% | PARAS | 5 | Parts of an essay or a letter, for short |
47% | ALT | 3 | Height of an object from the ground, for short |
42% | HUMPDAY | 7 | Middle of the week ... or an appropriate title for this puzzle |
40% | EFFECT | 6 | The result or impact of an action |
40% | AVIATION | 8 | The operating or flying of an aircraft |
40% | EFFECT | 6 | The consequence or result of an action |
40% | OFFSPRING | 9 | The child or children of an animal |
40% | INSTAGRAM | 9 | Social networking service ... or an apt portmanteau for the starts of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
40% | CEO | 3 | Position at the top of an org chart, for short |
39% | YOUCANCALLMEAL | 14 | 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
39% | PAREN | 5 | Start of an aside, for short |
39% | REPO | 4 | Takeback of an automobile, for short |
39% | JIFF | 4 | Blink of an eye, for short |
39% | CEO | 3 | Top of an outfit, for short? |
39% | MIN | 3 | Part of an hour, for short |
39% | GDP | 3 | Measure of an economy, for short |
39% | BUILDUP | 7 | Create high expectations for, or an apt description of the first part of the answer to each starred clue |
39% | EGOCENTRIC | 10 | Like someone who only has I's for you? ... or an apt description of the answers to starred clues |
38% | CENTERLINE | 10 | Marking in the middle of the road ... or an alternate title for this puzzle |
38% | INDY | 4 | Site of an annual 500-mile race, for short |
38% | DUI | 3 | Cause of an insurance increase, for short |
38% | APO | 3 | Part of an embassy address, for short |
38% | REP | 3 | Part of an exercise routine, for short |
38% | ALUM | 4 | Former student of an institution, for short |
38% | MILS | 4 | One thousandths of an inch, for short |
38% | MIL | 3 | One-thousandth of an inch, for short |
38% | MGMT | 4 | Top rung of an organization, for short |
38% | SECS | 4 | 3600 bits of an hour, for short |
38% | IRA | 3 | Part of an investment portfolio, for short |