| 100% | VEGA | 4 | The Summer Triangle is formed by the bright stars Altair, Deneb and this star |
| 46% | VEGA | 4 | With Deneb and Altair, Summer Triangle star |
| 41% | ORION | 5 | Constellation whose belt is formed by the stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka |
| 41% | DENEB | 5 | With Altair and Vega, it forms the Summer Triangle |
| 35% | LEO | 3 | Constellation where Regulus is the brightest star |
| 34% | SHELLCOMPANIES | 14 | Corporations with little business activity, and what are formed by the circled letters |
| 33% | DENEB | 5 | Brightest star of The Summer Triangle in the sky |
| 32% | AQUILA | 6 | Constellation in the Milky Way whose brightest star is Altair |
| 32% | URSAMINOR | 9 | Constellation whose brightest star is pointed to by the "pointer stars" |
| 31% | CODENAME | 8 | 65-Across ID employed by the Secret Service, and what each starred answer is |
| 31% | ATOMICPILE | 10 | The first one of these was built by Fermi and his team in 1942 |
| 31% | CAMPROCK | 8 | Disney's made-for-tv movie that was directed by Matthew Diamond starring Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers: 2 wds. |
| 31% | TACOTUESDAY | 11 | What this puzzle is celebrating, judging by what's been "eaten" by the starred answers |
| 31% | IMOUT | 5 | "Peace!," and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed |
| 30% | FOOTBRIDGE | 10 | Stream crossing for pedestrians ... and what is literally provided by the interior letters in the answers to starred clues |
| 30% | ALTAIR | 6 | Bright star, one corner of "the summer triangle" |
| 30% | VCR | 3 | The first commercial one of these was introduced by Ampex in 1956 and cost roughly $50,000 |
| 30% | HALLOFFAME | 10 | This dedication to US Space Walking astronauts and equipment contractors is by the Indian R. in Titusville, FL. |
| 30% | ALTAIR | 6 | Star in the Summer Triangle |
| 30% | VEGA | 4 | Star in the Summer Triangle |
| 30% | DENEB | 5 | Star in the Summer Triangle |
| 30% | DENEB | 5 | A starting point in the game Stellaris is the planet Unity which orbits this well-known star |
| 29% | IMNOTADOCTOR | 12 | With 40- and 48-Across, much-mocked ad phrase that could have been said by the answers to the four starred clues |
| 29% | CORPORATEMERGER | 15 | Business acquisition ... or a hint to how the answers to the starred clues in this puzzle were formed? |
| 29% | YOURADHERE | 10 | Words on an empty billboard, and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed |
| 29% | LOSTCITYOFGOLD | 14 | "Dora and the ___," American adventure film which stars Isabela Moner and is directed by James Bobin: 4 wds. |
| 29% | SWIMMING | 8 | "___ with Sharks," TV series starring Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger that was inspired by the eponymous 1994 film |
| 29% | ATLANTIC | 8 | The Bermuda Triangle is in this ocean |
| 29% | SOD | 3 | This may be sold by the yard |
| 29% | TOPS | 4 | With the giant letter formed by the black squares immediately above this answer, what the answers to the starred clues all literally have |