| 100% | STORAGE | 7 | Use for an attic or the cloud |
| 46% | GRAY | 4 | Crayon color used for an elephant or hippo |
| 46% | LARGEST | 7 | Adjective used for Jupiter or the Blue whale |
| 44% | PAREN | 5 | The smile or frown of an emoticon, for short |
| 42% | GAMEFOWL | 8 | Fighting birds, or an apt description for the starred answers |
| 42% | GALA | 4 | Fancy event for the A-list, or an apple variety |
| 41% | DEARJOHNLETTERS | 15 | Things used for dumping ... or a literal hint to the answers to the starred clues? |
| 41% | HUMPDAY | 7 | Middle of the week ... or an appropriate title for this puzzle |
| 41% | RAG | 3 | Use for an old towel |
| 41% | MAYICUTIN | 9 | Question on the dance floor, or an apt title for this puzzle |
| 40% | RAG | 3 | Use for an old T-shirt |
| 40% | ELF | 3 | Cosmetics brand whose name is an acronym for the places it’s used |
| 39% | OXTAILS | 7 | Animal parts used for stews, or what the answers to the starred clues all have |
| 39% | CENTERLINE | 10 | Marking in the middle of the road ... or an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 39% | DOJO | 4 | Room or hall used for the practice of martial arts |
| 39% | NOMINEES | 8 | The people or movies competing for an award |
| 39% | THETA | 5 | Greek letter used for an angle |
| 39% | ITUNES | 6 | Where to find the songs in this grid ... or an appropriate title for this puzzle? |
| 39% | ICON | 4 | Pictorial image that is often used to represent the theme or meaning of an application |
| 39% | REP | 3 | Single curl or crunch in the gym, also used to informally refer to an agent |
| 39% | ACURA | 5 | Car company that used Motörhead's cover of "Sympathy for the Devil" in an ad |
| 39% | METONYM | 7 | Example or attribute of something used to represent the whole, as "sword" for "military power" |
| 38% | LIFTGATE | 8 | Rear device for an SUV, or what the answers to 3-, 9-, 17- and 27-Down all have |
| 38% | RAG | 3 | New use for an old T-shirt |
| 38% | RAG | 3 | Possible use for an old T-shirt |
| 38% | DEGREE | 6 | Unit of measurement used for an angle |
| 38% | PING | 4 | Signal used for an Internet-speed test |
| 38% | DOE | 3 | Last name used for an unknown person |
| 38% | INSTAGRAM | 9 | Social networking service ... or an apt portmanteau for the starts of 17-, 27- and 45-Across |
| 38% | IUS | 3 | Word for law as used in the Catholic Church, often preceding canonicum, sacrum, ecclesiasticum or divinum |