| 100% | RAINBOW | 7 | What the starts of the answers to the seven starred clues constitute |
| 79% | SEATINGPLAN | 11 | Wedding reception headache ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues constitute? |
| 79% | MAGAZINES | 9 | What the starts of the answers to the eight starred clues are |
| 71% | HANDSDOWN | 9 | Without a doubt ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues are? |
| 71% | MIXEDSALAD | 10 | Green course ... and what the start of each answer to the starred clues is? |
| 71% | TWOTRUTHSANDALIE | 16 | Ice-breaker activity involving three claims, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues literally are |
| 71% | CHECKLIST | 9 | To-do items to tick off ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues comprise |
| 71% | GRANDOPENING | 12 | Ribbon-cutting event, or what the starts of the answers to starred clues can have |
| 70% | LEADINGLADY | 11 | Female box office star, and what the starts of the answers to starred clues can have |
| 70% | SANS | 4 | Without ... or, as a plural, what the starts of the answers to starred clues are without? |
| 70% | BARMENU | 7 | List including nachos, sliders, wings, etc. ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues comprise? |
| 70% | JUSTDESSERTS | 12 | Appropriate reward, as often misspelled ... and what the starts of the answers to starred clues might be |
| 70% | LEADINGQUESTION | 15 | Reason for a courtroom objection, and what the start of the answer to each starred clue has |
| 69% | FATHERFIGURES | 13 | Some male role models, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | SINKORSWIM | 10 | Success-versus-failure metaphor, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | FOURQUARTERS | 12 | Change for a dollar, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 69% | FOLLOWINGORDERS | 15 | Doing as told, in the military ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues can literally have? |
| 69% | ITSADEAL | 8 | "Agreed!" ... and what can be said about the start of the answers to starred clues |
| 69% | TRAILHEADS | 10 | Hikers' starting points ... or what the ends of the answers to starred clues can be? |
| 69% | GREEN | 5 | Like the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 69% | WILDFLOWERS | 11 | Colorful elements of a meadow, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 68% | SAYUNCLE | 8 | Give up, or what you might do before the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 68% | FAILURETOLAUNCH | 15 | Rocket mishap, or what can be found at the start of the answer to each starred clue |
| 68% | MACOPERATINGSYSTEMS | 19 | Things found at the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 68% | SEESAWS | 7 | Vacillates ... or what you can do when you look at the starts of the answers to starred clues? |
| 68% | DEADEND | 7 | Like jobs with no future ... and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be? |
| 67% | POWER | 5 | Word that can follow the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 67% | SHORT | 5 | Word that can precede the starts of the answers to the eight starred clues |
| 67% | BUTTERFLY | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 67% | OCEAN | 5 | Body that appears at the start of the answers to the five starred clues |