| 100% | FIRSTPLACE | 10 | Top spot on the podium, and what the answers to the starred clues all have? |
| 73% | SECONDLOOK | 10 | Reappraisal, and what the answers to the starred clues all have? |
| 72% | ENDTABLES | 9 | Living-room lamp holders, and what the answers to the starred clues all have? |
| 64% | UPSTARTS | 8 | Social climbers, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 64% | BEARHUGS | 8 | Tight embraces, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 64% | CHEESEFILLING | 13 | Ravioli option, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 64% | DRESSINGDOWN | 12 | Severe scolding, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 64% | ANIMALRIGHTS | 12 | Anti-cruelty movement, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 64% | LETTEROPENERS | 13 | Envelope-slicing tools, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 63% | OXTAILS | 7 | Animal parts used for stews, or what the answers to the starred clues all have |
| 63% | SIDEOFFRIES | 11 | Combo meal component, and what the answers to the starred clues have |
| 62% | HUMBLEBEGINNINGS | 16 | Part of a rags-to-riches story, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 62% | UPPERATMOSPHERE | 15 | Layer in which space stations orbit Earth, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 62% | SHOWSTOPPER | 11 | Dazzling theater performance, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 62% | FIRESTARTER | 11 | 1980 Stephen King novel, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has? |
| 62% | COPYRIGHT | 9 | Protection of intellectual property, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 62% | PALINDROMES | 11 | What the answers to the starred clues all are when their first and last letters are removed |
| 61% | WORKOUTINTHEEND | 15 | Come to a satisfying conclusion, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has |
| 61% | GLOWUP | 6 | Positive personal transformation, in slang, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has? |
| 61% | CREATUREFEATURE | 15 | Monster movie, and what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 59% | 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 |
| 58% | BOTTOMLINE | 10 | Net profit, and what the answers to starred clues have |
| 58% | NORTHERNLIGHTS | 14 | Arctic spectacle ... and what the answers to starred clues have? |
| 58% | TIGHTENDS | 9 | Some football linemen ... and what the answers to starred clues have? |
| 58% | ANAGRAMSOFNATIONNAMES | 21 | What the answers to the starred clues all start with |
| 57% | BRIDGES | 7 | Hollywood family name ... and what the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 57% | COLDFRONT | 9 | It ushers in lower temperatures ... and what the answers to starred clues can have |
| 56% | THEDEEPEND | 10 | *Where to dive in a pool ... and what the answers to starred clues all share? |
| 56% | TWOSUITER | 9 | Piece of carry-on luggage, and what the answer to each starred clue literally is |
| 56% | WATERFRONT | 10 | Like oceanside resort property ... and what the starts to the answers to starred clues can have? |