| 100% | TAPIR | 5 | Ungulate with four toes on the front feet and three toes on the hind feet |
| 73% | TAPIR | 5 | Mammal with four toes on the front feet and three on the back |
| 71% | TAPIR | 5 | Animal with four toes on its front feet and three toes on its back feet |
| 36% | EURO | 4 | Coin with 12 stars on both the front and back |
| 34% | SHIRT | 5 | Western ___, piece of men's clothing with a stylized yoke on the front and back |
| 33% | LAOS | 4 | One of the three landlocked countries with four-letter names, aside from Chad and Mali |
| 33% | TOM | 3 | ___ Dempsey, former NFL placekicker who was born without toes on his left foot and who held the record for the longest field goal |
| 32% | COMMA | 5 | Orange and brown European butterfly with a white mark on the underside of each hind wing |
| 32% | ACE | 3 | Playing card with one pip on the front |
| 31% | INDIA | 5 | Country with a wedding tradition where the bride gets intricate henna designs on both her hands and feet |
| 31% | POPPING | 7 | & 9A Line parallel to and four feet in front of the bowling crease in cricket |
| 30% | SERGEANT | 8 | Soldier with three stripes on the arm |
| 30% | TOED | 4 | Kicked with a finger on the foot |
| 30% | CARDIGAN | 8 | Sweater with long sleeves & buttons on the front |
| 30% | BYEBYEBIRDIE | 12 | Musical with the song "Put On a Happy Face," and a hint to making four answers match their starred clues |
| 30% | EDDY | 4 | Nelson ___, with three stars on the Walk of Fame |
| 30% | HEATHERS | 8 | Winona Ryder and three girls with the same name |
| 29% | IOMOTH | 6 | North American insect, the male of which is bright yellow in colour with a blue and pink eyelike spot on each hind wing |
| 29% | HARDYBOYSSERIES | 15 | Mysteries starting with "The Tower Treasure" and "The House on the Cliff" |
| 29% | OREOS | 5 | Snack items with their name on the top and bottom |
| 29% | FIDDLER | 7 | __ on the Roof with Tevye and Yentle |
| 29% | PUTTINGONAIRS | 13 | Acting affectedly ... and, based on what can go with the three parts of 20-, 32- and 43-Across, this puzzle's title |
| 29% | RARED | 5 | Rose on the hind legs, with "up" |
| 29% | RARED | 5 | Stood on the hind legs, with "up" |
| 29% | TOED | 4 | Poked with the digits on the foot |
| 29% | COMMA | 5 | Orange-and-brown European butterfly with a white mark on the underside of each hind wing |
| 29% | PRESSURE | 8 | 24-Down single with the lyrics "But here you are in the ninth / Two men out and three men on / Nowhere to look but inside" |
| 28% | SHIRTS | 6 | Formal garments with collars ... and something with many buttons down the front |
| 28% | BIGTOE | 6 | On the Statue of Liberty, this digit is over four feet long |
| 28% | RONCO | 5 | Brand with a trademark on the phrase "Set it and forget it" |