| 100% | ELM | 3 | What the first London Bridge was made of |
| 62% | STRAW | 5 | What the first of the Three Little Pigs' houses was made of |
| 57% | CORAL | 5 | What the Great Barrier Reef is made of |
| 54% | TIRES | 5 | What the Michelin Man is made out of |
| 52% | GOREVIDALNOVELS | 15 | What the first words of eight long answers in this puzzle are |
| 51% | GAOL | 4 | What the Tower of London was for over 850 years |
| 51% | ROPE | 4 | What the sides of a wrestling ring are made from |
| 50% | RINGLEADERS | 11 | Crime bosses, or what the first words of the starred answers can be |
| 50% | NUTSANDBOLTS | 12 | Essentials, or what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are |
| 49% | TIN | 3 | What the woodman in "The Wizard of Oz" is made out of |
| 49% | SAND | 4 | What castles on the beach are made of |
| 49% | JOHNGRISHAMNOVEL | 16 | What the first word of each of seven answers in this puzzle is, when preceded by “The” |
| 49% | COMETOTERMS | 11 | Reach an agreement ... and what the first words of 17, 32, and 45 Across are? |
| 49% | RINGLEADER | 10 | Mastermind, and what the first word of 16-, 23-, 35-, or 45-Across can be |
| 49% | STTERESA | 8 | First woman to be made doctor of the Roman Catholic Church |
| 49% | COAL | 4 | What Frosty the Snowman's eyes are made of |
| 48% | IRON | 4 | What the Eiffel Tower is made of |
| 48% | EAU | 3 | What the 22 Across is made of |
| 48% | FLATFINISH | 10 | Paint choice ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 48% | JUMPSTART | 9 | Battery boost ... and what the first part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 48% | RUNNINGMATE | 11 | Vice presidential hopeful, and what the first part of the answer to each starred clue can be |
| 47% | ILHAN | 5 | First name of the This Is What America Looks Like memoirist |
| 47% | COMINGINHOT | 11 | Arriving with great speed, and what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are doing? |
| 46% | OPEN | 4 | Make the first bid in a game of bridge |
| 45% | STATE | 5 | With 70-Across, what the first word of each long Across answer is vis-à-vis the bracketed place in its clue |
| 45% | TET | 3 | ___ris was one of the first video games made |
| 45% | TIN | 3 | What the metal man in Oz was made of |
| 45% | SAND | 4 | What some castles on the beach are made of |
| 45% | WAX | 3 | What the statues at Madame Tussauds are made of |
| 45% | HORNS | 5 | What the instruments erkencho and shofar are made of |