| 100% | DEADENDS | 8 | Unfruitful paths ... or a description of both words in the answers to the seven starred clues? |
| 64% | TEAMPLAYERS | 11 | Ones unconcerned with individual achievements ... or what both words in the answers to the starred clues are examples of |
| 62% | BOOKEND | 7 | Shelf prop ... or a hint to both parts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 60% | ALLABOARD | 9 | Train conductor's cry … or a hint to each word in the answers to the starred clues |
| 58% | HORSEPLAY | 9 | Roughhousing, or a hint to both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 58% | SELFREFLECTION | 14 | Activity on Lent or Yom Kippur ... or a quality of every letter in the answer to each starred clue |
| 57% | OMEN | 4 | Sign ... or a description of the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 57% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 57% | CARBOLOADED | 11 | Fueled up before a big race, or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 57% | GREENEGGSANDHAM | 15 | Dr. Seuss book ... or a description of the answers to the three starred clues |
| 57% | SOANDSO | 7 | Name better left unsaid, or a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Blackjack player's option ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 56% | DOVETAILS | 9 | Fits together nicely . . . or a description of the last words of the starred clues’ answers, when read in order? |
| 55% | SIDELINES | 9 | Where to find coaches at football games ... or a description of the answers to the 16 starred clues? |
| 55% | HALFPIPE | 8 | Ramp for a skate- or snowboarder, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 55% | FOLLOWINGTHE | 12 | With 58-Down, a patient process? ... or a hint to two consecutive letters in the answer to each of the seven starred clues |
| 55% | BACKTOBACK | 10 | How TV episodes are binge-watched ... or how to turn each word in the answers to the starred clues into a new phrase |
| 55% | SAYCHEESE | 9 | "Smile!" ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 55% | TIES | 4 | Binds ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 55% | AGES | 4 | A very long time ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 54% | ITSATRAP | 8 | Warning cry ... or a hint to the beginnings of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 54% | BUTTONDOWN | 10 | Very conventional ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 54% | GOFETCH | 7 | Dog command … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 54% | CROSSREFERENCES | 15 | Things to "see" in a dictionary, and what both parts of the answers to the starred clues are? |
| 54% | SETIN | 5 | With 59-Down, permanent ... or, literally, a feature of the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 54% | IMDOWN | 6 | "Count me in!," or an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | BUGSOUT | 7 | Leaves in a hurry, or a hint to the cluing of the starred answers |
| 53% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | With 63-Across, singing group ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 53% | SISI | 4 | "Oui! Oui!" in Oaxaca, and a phonetic description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | WISECRACK | 9 | Witticism ... or, literally, a description of the answer to each of the four starred clues? |