| 100% | YEN | 3 | What can be bought by the dozen for about a dime |
| 49% | USD | 3 | What can be bought for about 1 EUR |
| 42% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | "Not quite!," and what can be said about a letter string in the answer to each starred clue |
| 39% | CHEAPER | 7 | "___ by the Dozen" (Steve Martin comedy about a large family) |
| 38% | TONGUETIED | 10 | At a loss for words, and what the starts of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across can literally be? |
| 38% | SOD | 3 | Something bought by the foot for a yard |
| 37% | THATSALL | 8 | With 63-Across, "The end" ... or what can be said about the novels in the clues for 25-, 38- and 52-Across |
| 37% | BACK | 4 | "If I Could Turn ___ Time," song by Cher which is a powerful ballad about wishing for a way to undo mistakes |
| 37% | OBJ | 3 | Anything that can be perceived by the senses, for short |
| 36% | ITSADEAL | 8 | "Agreed!" ... and what can be said about the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 36% | THATSANORDER | 12 | "Do it now!," and what can be said about the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | SILENTSPRING | 12 | 44-Across book about the environmental harm done by pesticides that was a finalist for the 1963 National Book Award for Nonfiction (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DOT | 3 | Mark that could be made by the tip of a pencil |
| 36% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | REGENT | 6 | About fellow being a stand-in for the king |
| 36% | MEAT | 4 | What tempeh can be a substitute for |
| 36% | MEAT | 4 | What seitan can be a substitute for |
| 35% | INDIA | 5 | What the Americas were mistaken for by early European explorers |
| 35% | THATSRICH | 9 | "You're one to talk!," or what can be said about the answers to the starred clues |
| 35% | WORKSLIKEACHARM | 15 | Functions perfectly, and what can be said about the starts of 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-Across |
| 35% | HAILSTONE | 9 | What each of the four longest answers is a term for |
| 35% | LETSUNPACKTHAT | 14 | Therapist's statement, or what can be said about the first parts of 20-, 28-, and 46-Across? |
| 35% | DUSTINDIAMOND | 13 | "Saved by the Bell" actor whose surname is a place for baseball: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ETHANOL | 7 | What about 40% of the U.S. corn crop is used for |
| 35% | BACKBURNER | 10 | Place for a nonurgent issue, and what can be found at the end of 16-, 24-, 37-, or 53- Across? |
| 35% | THATSTHESPIRIT | 14 | "Now you're talking!," and what can be said about the starts of 19-, 25-, 52-, and 63-Across |
| 35% | THISISNOTADRILL | 15 | "Remember your training, people!," and what can be said about the starts of 17-, 24-, 51-, and 63-Across |
| 34% | EUROS | 5 | You can buy them for about a buck |
| 34% | EGGS | 4 | They're bought by the dozen |
| 34% | EGGS | 4 | Grocery items bought by the dozen |