| 100% | RESEAT | 6 | Usher to a different part of the theater |
| 57% | MOVIECANDY | 10 | Best part of going to the theater...and a hint to the starred clues |
| 55% | LSAT | 4 | Part of the path to a JD |
| 53% | ATWO | 4 | Part of the intro to a piece of "Champagne Music" |
| 52% | HEAD | 4 | Part of the body to support when holding a newborn baby |
| 52% | HIP | 3 | Part of the body that a fanny pack is often next to |
| 51% | STAIRSTEP | 9 | Part of a flight leading to the next floor |
| 50% | SETUP | 5 | Part of a joke that leads to the punch line |
| 50% | TAIL | 4 | Part of a plane that's furthest to the back |
| 50% | STAIRSTEP | 9 | Part of a flight leading to the second floor, say |
| 50% | ZEST | 4 | Part of a lemon used to make the liqueur limoncello |
| 50% | NET | 3 | Part of a basketball hoop that attaches to the rim |
| 50% | BODICE | 6 | Upper part of a dress to the waistline |
| 50% | HEAD | 4 | Part of the body that a cockroach can live without for up to a week |
| 50% | NEARSIDE | 8 | Part of a car closest to the curb, to the British |
| 50% | SNELL | 5 | Part of a fishing line to which the hook is attached |
| 50% | REEL | 4 | Part of a fishing rod used to wind up the line |
| 49% | MINARET | 7 | Part of a mosque from which the call to prayer is made |
| 49% | IGNITION | 8 | Part of a vehicle the key is pushed in to start it |
| 49% | BIGDIPPER | 9 | Part of 17-Across ... and what the circles from A to G depict |
| 48% | WORD | 4 | Part of a sentence, or change a letter in 22a to get the answer |
| 48% | MIDAUGHTS | 9 | Part of the George W. Bush era ... or a hint to part of 18-, 26-, 38- and 46-Across |
| 48% | EAR | 3 | Body part to the side of a cheek |
| 47% | DISAPPEARINGACT | 15 | Part of a magic show, and the key to understanding this puzzle's one-word clues |
| 47% | HEEL | 4 | Back part of a golf club head where it bends to join the shaft |
| 47% | HUMBLEBEGINNINGS | 16 | Part of a rags-to-riches story, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 46% | STUMP | 5 | Any of the three upright wooden sticks used in cricket to form part of a wicket |
| 46% | SPRAT | 5 | Different parts of a swimmer |
| 46% | SPRAT | 5 | Different parts of a fish |
| 45% | KNEE | 4 | Part of the body to slap |