| 100% | COURTEOUS | 9 | To be polite and well mannered, thoughtful |
| 50% | CIVILIZED | 9 | Polite and well-mannered |
| 42% | LEANIN | 6 | 2013 best seller subtitled "Women, Work and the Will to Lead" |
| 42% | LAWYER | 6 | "Compromise is the best and cheapest ___" (saying attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson) |
| 42% | JUDE | 4 | He was told to "take a sad song and make it better" |
| 42% | COUNTERARGUMENTS | 16 | "Granite is best because it's heat-resistant and easy to clean" |
| 40% | ANOTHERROUND | 12 | Best International Feature Oscar winner in 2021 ... and what's been added to the starred clues' answers |
| 39% | ECHT | 4 | To be authentic and typical |
| 39% | ADAMANT | 7 | To be stubborn and unwavering |
| 39% | WHEREITSAT | 10 | Best place to be, slangily ... and, when divided in four parts, what the answers to starred clues are? |
| 38% | ASKIN | 5 | Be polite to a caller, perhaps |
| 38% | GRACIOUS | 8 | To be welcoming, kind, and compassionate |
| 38% | GENUINE | 7 | To be completely authentic and sincere |
| 38% | PAINT | 5 | I and 38d are an artist's best friends. I add color to their art. Who am I? |
| 38% | COURTEOUS | 9 | Considerate and polite, well-mannered |
| 38% | FAMOUSLY | 8 | To be well-known for something, successfully |
| 38% | SUBTLE | 6 | To be discreet and avoid drawing attention |
| 38% | SHOCKED | 7 | To be extremely surprised and taken aback |
| 38% | FOOLISH | 7 | To be silly and make poor decisions |
| 38% | FLAWLESS | 8 | To be perfect and without any defects |
| 38% | RARE | 4 | Unusual to be well done |
| 37% | SON | 3 | Jaden, to Will and Jada |
| 37% | INDOORS | 7 | Where you should take your hat off to be polite |
| 37% | FEARFUL | 7 | To be wary and timid due to dread |
| 37% | BASHFUL | 7 | To be timid and shy; not wanting attention |
| 37% | LITHE | 5 | To be slender and graceful, like a ballerina |
| 37% | RARE | 4 | Unusual not to be well done |
| 37% | HAS | 3 | "There ___ to be a better way!" |
| 37% | SON | 3 | Jaden Smith, to Will and Jada |
| 37% | CARING | 6 | Being kind and thoughtful |