| 100% | SAILS | 5 | Travels over what's hidden in the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 70% | YOURATTENTIONPLEASE | 19 | Start of an announcement ... or a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the six starred clues |
| 68% | CRAZYEIGHTS | 11 | Simple card game, and what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 67% | SEEDCAPITAL | 11 | Startup funds ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to the starred clues |
| 67% | COUNTRIES | 9 | Sovereign lands ... or what are hidden in the answers to the six starred clues |
| 67% | SECRETHANDSHAKE | 15 | Greeting between members of an exclusive club, and what's hiding in the answer to the starred clues? |
| 66% | SWAPMEET | 8 | Collectors' event, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | CHOPPEDLIVER | 12 | Metaphor for one feeling slighted ... and what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 66% | DAILYJUMBLE | 11 | Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 64% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Shortened version of a pop song ... and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 63% | UNCOUPLES | 9 | Disconnects … or what's found in the answers to the four starred clues? |
| 62% | SHREDDEDWHEAT | 13 | Breakfast cereal ... or a hint to what's found in the answers to the four starred clues? |
| 61% | WILDOATS | 8 | What young people may sow ... and what's literally hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 61% | FALLAPART | 9 | Go to pieces, or what's literally hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 59% | TOPHATS | 7 | Partners of tails ... and what's found in the answers to starred clues |
| 59% | RIDESHARING | 11 | Service offered by 18-Down, and what's happening in the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | IRISHCOUNTIES | 13 | What the answers to the seven starred clues all are or contain |
| 58% | RISEANDFALL | 11 | Move like tides and stock prices, or what the hidden words do in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 58% | ECHOLOCATION | 12 | Nature's sonar, and what varies in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 58% | ROUGHHOUSE | 10 | Rowdy play, and what's hidden in each answer to a starred clue |
| 58% | GEM | 3 | There's one hidden in the answer to each starred clue |
| 58% | DEADENDS | 8 | Unfruitful paths ... or a description of both words in the answers to the seven starred clues? |
| 57% | BIRDS | 5 | Things hidden in the answers to this puzzle's six starred clues |
| 57% | OPENHOUSE | 9 | Realtor's big day ... or what each word in the answers to the starred clues can do |
| 57% | TAKETHEWRONGWAY | 15 | Misinterpret, or what is hidden in each of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 56% | ROUGHPATCH | 10 | Difficult time, or what is hidden in each of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 55% | CANIGETANAMEN | 13 | "Anyone agree with me?" and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |
| 55% | METWO | 5 | Hint to what the answers to the four starred clues have in common |
| 55% | BROKENBONES | 11 | *Orthopedist's concerns ... and what you'll find in two parts in the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | LITTLEWOMEN | 11 | Louisa May Alcott classic whose main characters are hidden in the answers to the starred clues |