| 100% | TIMESHARE | 9 | Vacation lodging purchase ... or an arrangement between the two halves of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 56% | KEEP | 4 | Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 55% | WHITEMATTER | 11 | Certain brain tissue, or what each half of the answers to the starred clues can be |
| 55% | HOME | 4 | There's no place like it ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 52% | ALAMODE | 7 | Fashionable, or an apt description of the ends of the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | MANBABY | 7 | Certain immature adult … with a hint to both halves of the answers to each starred clue |
| 51% | CHEWTOY | 7 | Puppy amuser ... or the end of the answer to each starred clue |
| 51% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Morning person, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 51% | HALFMEASURE | 11 | Paltry effort, or a literal description of the answer to each starred clue |
| 51% | GARDENVARIETY | 13 | Ordinary ... or what the beginning of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 50% | CLOSECALL | 9 | Narrow escape ... or what the end of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 50% | CATCHPHRASE | 11 | Popular expression ... or what the opposite of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 50% | HEADFIRST | 9 | Impetuously ... or what can go on each part of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 50% | DEADEND | 7 | Cul-de-sac ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue is? |
| 50% | FAILURETOLAUNCH | 15 | Rocket mishap, or what can be found at the start of the answer to each starred clue |
| 49% | HITIT | 5 | "Start the music!" ... or what one could do to the finish of the answer to each starred clue |
| 49% | STUFFIT | 7 | "Shut up already!" ... or what you can do to the start of the answer to each starred clue |
| 49% | DOUBLETAKE | 10 | Surprised reaction ... or a hint to what can precede both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| 49% | NONSTARTER | 10 | Plan that has no chance of working ___ or the answer to each starred clue? |
| 49% | NONSTARTER | 10 | Plan that has no chance of working ... or the answer to each starred clue? |
| 49% | TAKETHEWRONGWAY | 15 | Misinterpret, or what is hidden in each of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 49% | 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 |
| 49% | FEMALELEAD | 10 | Feature of "Alien," "Mulan" or "Clueless" … or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 49% | STARTSWITHABANG | 15 | Has an exciting opening number, say ... or what the answer to each starred clue does? |
| 49% | ROUGHPATCH | 10 | Difficult time, or what is hidden in each of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 49% | PICK | 4 | With 39-Across, "Move faster!," or what one can do with the end of the answer to each starred clue |
| 49% | FISHTAIL | 8 | Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| 49% | GOONAHEAD | 9 | "Don't wait for me to proceed" ... or what either part of the answer to each starred clue can do? |
| 48% | AIR | 3 | Word that can precede each half of the answers to each of the eight starred clues |
| 48% | DEADHEAD | 8 | Jerry Garcia fan ... or what each part of the answers to the starred clues can take |