| 100% | HEAD | 4 | What's common to a nail and a whale |
| 59% | HEAD | 4 | What a nail and whale both have |
| 58% | SHELL | 5 | It's common to a crab and a tortoise |
| 54% | PARTWO | 6 | Common miniature golf goal ... or a hint to what's found in 17-, 39- and 60-Across |
| 52% | EYE | 3 | Part common to a potato and a needle |
| 51% | NECK | 4 | Long part common to a guitar and a giraffe |
| 51% | MANE | 4 | "Main" feature common to a lion and a horse |
| 49% | CHANGEOFSEASONS | 15 | What happens tomorrow ... and a hint to this grid's circled letters |
| 48% | TIANOMORE | 9 | Star of "Earth Mama" ... or a summary of what's happened to 3 Down and 6 Down? |
| 47% | ROUGHHOUSE | 10 | Rowdy play, and what's hidden in each answer to a starred clue |
| 47% | EYE | 3 | What a potato and a needle have in common |
| 47% | HAND | 4 | What's used in a high five ... and a word used with 38a to signify 50a |
| 47% | DINNERANDAMOVIE | 15 | Common pairing for an evening out, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 47% | ADDTOGETHER | 11 | Combine ... and a hint to what's hidden in eight long answers |
| 45% | ZEN | 3 | "Your Moment of ___," and a hint to what's added to the starred answers |
| 45% | ZIP | 3 | Nothing ... or a hint to what's hidden in 20-, 35- and 52-Across |
| 45% | INONESENSE | 10 | Description of this puzzle's circled letters, and a clue to what they spell |
| 45% | TIME | 4 | What's seen on a clock ... and an invisible ingredient for farmers to grow the crops you see in the puzzle |
| 45% | SNAG | 4 | What a nail might do to a sweater |
| 45% | EYE | 3 | What a needle and potato have in common |
| 45% | AIRINESS | 8 | Common to an open room and a snob |
| 45% | SPICE | 5 | What chili and ginger add to a dish |
| 45% | ACID | 4 | What lemon and vinegar add to a dish |
| 45% | ALLEYESONME | 11 | "Pay close attention to what I'm doing," and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | COLLEGE | 7 | What's helpful to a degree? |
| 45% | RENT | 4 | What's paid to a landlord |
| 45% | EASYDOESIT | 10 | "Careful now" ... and a hint to what's hidden in 17-, 27- and 46-Across |
| 45% | AVERAGE | 7 | Garden-variety, and a hint to what's hidden in 18-, 43- and 65-Across |
| 45% | SWAPMEET | 8 | Collectors' event, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 45% | CANIGETANAMEN | 13 | "Anyone agree with me?" and a hint to what's hidden in the starred answers |