| 100% | NNW | 3 | Up and a little to the left, for short |
| 55% | PINKOS | 6 | Types a little to the left |
| 52% | SSE | 3 | Direction that's down and a little to the right: Abbr. |
| 49% | BTOB | 4 | Like intercompany trade, for short, and a hint to the starred answers |
| 48% | GAS | 3 | (Check) Station to fill up your RV or car and get a few snacks for the road trip |
| 47% | ENE | 3 | Dir. that's to the right and a little up on a map |
| 47% | BOWLSOVER | 9 | Leaves flabbergasted, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 46% | TIL | 3 | Up to the time that, for short |
| 46% | TIL | 3 | Up to the point that, for short |
| 46% | TEAPOT | 6 | I'm a little __, short and stout, said the rhyme |
| 45% | TIL | 3 | Short word for up to a certain time |
| 44% | CHI | 3 | Home to the Cubbies and the Sox, for short |
| 44% | AROACE | 6 | Like someone who experiences little to no sexual and romantic attraction, for short |
| 44% | TEASEOUT | 8 | Untangle carefully, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues? |
| 44% | ENDIN | 5 | Conclude with, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | LESS | 4 | "Stand a little ___ between me and the sun" (reputed words from Diogenes to Alexander) |
| 44% | ISEE | 4 | Words of comprehension, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | STEPS | 5 | Courthouse ___, entrance to the courthouse that is often a site for protests and rallies |
| 43% | FAMILYTREAT | 11 | Trip to a restaurant for the parents and the kids? |
| 43% | CHIMNEY | 7 | Channel for hot air and smoke to leave a fireplace |
| 43% | AMP | 3 | To pump up the sound, for short |
| 42% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | "Stand up!" ... and a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | TURNINGPRO | 10 | Leaving the amateur ranks, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | ESSAY | 5 | Short article, and a hint to completing the titles in the theme answers |
| 42% | TIL | 3 | Rare form of a short word for up to a certain time |
| 42% | PAIL | 4 | "Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a ___ of water" |
| 42% | BOOKENDS | 8 | Supports for some volumes, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 42% | TAPIRS | 6 | Large animals that look a little pig-like, are related to rhinos and live in the Amazon |
| 42% | APORT | 5 | To the left, to a sailor |
| 42% | APORT | 5 | To the left, to a mariner |