| 100% | ENOL | 4 | Type of hydrocarbon with a hydroxyl group attached to one end of a double bonded carbon pair |
| 32% | THERES | 6 | With 36-Across, "This has strings attached," and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 31% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | With 63-Across, singing group ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 31% | BAYONET | 7 | Blade attached to the end of a firearm |
| 31% | BAYONET | 7 | Knife attached to the end of a rifle |
| 30% | ALKENE | 6 | Hydrocarbon with a double bond |
| 30% | ANODE | 5 | Where to connect one end of a jumper cable |
| 29% | ALKENE | 6 | Unsaturated hydrocarbon with a double bond |
| 29% | TETEBECHE | 9 | In philately, a joined pair of stamps printed with one inverted in relation to the other |
| 28% | TETEBECHE | 9 | In philately, a joined pair of stamps printed with one inverted in relation to the other (4-5) |
| 28% | REIN | 4 | One of a pair used to control a horse |
| 28% | MATE | 4 | One of a pair of gloves, to the other |
| 28% | REIN | 4 | Either of two long narrow straps attached to each end of the bit of a bridle |
| 27% | NOUN | 4 | A type of one ends 17-, 37- and 62-Across |
| 27% | AIRPOD | 6 | One of a pair connected by Bluetooth to an iPhone |
| 27% | SOFTIE | 6 | One who's liable to cry at the end of a romantic comedy, e.g. |
| 27% | WOOD | 4 | With 68-Across, a hint to the ends of 21-, 25-, 45- and 52-Across |
| 27% | PENDANT | 7 | One of two pictures designed to be hung as a pair |
| 27% | ESTHER | 6 | One of a pair of Old Testament books with female names |
| 27% | STRADDLE | 8 | To sit with one leg on either side of a horse |
| 27% | HEADBOARD | 9 | Furniture attached to the top end of a bed |
| 27% | TOP | 3 | Word with "crop" to mean a type of tee |
| 27% | PAIN | 4 | Prefix with "killer" to mean a type of pill |
| 27% | ORCHESTRA | 9 | Musical group, or a hint to the ends of 20-, 37- and 52-Across |
| 27% | CRAMPON | 7 | One of a pair of spiked frames strapped to boots for climbing |
| 27% | AND | 3 | + ... with a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle |
| 27% | WURST | 5 | Suffix with "Brat" to mean a type of German sausage |
| 27% | ARK | 3 | One place to find a pair of parrots |
| 27% | LATEBLOOMER | 11 | One who catches up eventually ... or a hint to the ends of 17-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 27% | HIVE | 4 | With 58-Across, collective consciousness ... or a hint to the ends of 19-, 35- and 52-Across |