| 100% | GOD | 3 | What "Allah" literally translates to |
| 85% | SWORDSMAN | 9 | What "gladiator" literally translates to |
| 64% | JIHAD | 5 | Arabic word that literally translates to "striving" |
| 64% | BONJOUR | 7 | French that literally translates to "good day" |
| 63% | SHIATSU | 7 | Massage style that literally translates to "finger pressure" |
| 60% | LAPETITEMORT | 12 | French term for orgasm that literally translates to “the little death” |
| 59% | MSG | 3 | Ingredient whose Chinese name’s characters literally translate to “flavor essence” |
| 59% | IAM | 3 | What "Je suis" translates to |
| 56% | EINE | 4 | "___ extrawurst verlangen" (German idiom for being greedy that literally translates to "Demand another sausage") |
| 52% | MSG | 3 | Its Chinese name translates literally to “flavor essence”: Abbr. |
| 51% | FLIPSIDES | 9 | Opposites, and what the answers to starred clues literally contain |
| 51% | FRIENDSINHIGHPLACES | 19 | Useful people to know … or what 50-Across depicts literally |
| 51% | APIECEOFCAKE | 12 | "Nothing to it!," and what each circled letter literally is? |
| 51% | SPEAKSFLY | 9 | Is able to translate what was heard on the wall? |
| 50% | CHINA | 5 | Country where the word for "lobster" translates literally to "dragon shrimp" |
| 50% | PAIROFPANTS | 11 | Trousers, and what the answer to each starred clue literally is |
| 50% | GETBACKINSHAPE | 14 | Recommit to one's fitness … or what 23-Across depicts literally |
| 49% | WILDCOUNTRY | 11 | Remote region ... and what literally ends each answer to a starred clue |
| 49% | ORDERUP | 7 | Diner call ... and what the answer to each starred clue literally contains |
| 49% | HIGHCHAIRS | 10 | Perches for tots, and what the answers to starred clues literally contain |
| 49% | STUFFEDCLAM | 11 | Seafood appetizer, and what each answer to a starred clue literally is? |
| 49% | MAKEENDSMEET | 12 | Get by ... or what the answers to the starred clues literally do |
| 49% | UPSTARTS | 8 | Social climbers, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have |
| 49% | TREEHUGGERS | 11 | Nature lovers, and what the answers to the starred clues literally are |
| 49% | CUTTHECARBS | 11 | Dieting advice, and what the answers to the starred clues literally do |
| 49% | TIMESLOT | 8 | Schedule component, and what the answers to the starred clues literally contain |
| 49% | UPPERHAND | 9 | Advantageous position, and what each answer to a starred clue literally has |
| 49% | FULLOFBEANS | 11 | Completely wrong, and what the answers to the starred clues literally are? |
| 49% | BEARHUGS | 8 | Tight embraces, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |
| 49% | CHEESEFILLING | 13 | Ravioli option, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have? |