| 100% | FINALLAP | 8 | What the waving of a white flag can indicate |
| 49% | AGE | 3 | What the rings of a tree indicate |
| 49% | RIPENESS | 8 | What the thunk of a watermelon indicates |
| 48% | FLAVOR | 6 | What the color of a Starburst wrapper indicates |
| 44% | YES | 3 | What a nod of the head might indicate |
| 43% | ILOSE | 5 | What waving the white flag means |
| 41% | ENDGAME | 7 | Chess match climax, and what the last word of each answer to a starred clue can have |
| 40% | RHYME | 5 | What the lines of a limerick do |
| 40% | SKY | 3 | What the lens of a telescope faces |
| 40% | AGE | 3 | What the rings of a tree suggest? |
| 40% | SEPALS | 6 | What the merosity of a flower measures |
| 40% | PHOTOFINISH | 11 | End of a close race ... and what the last part of the answers to starred clues can literally be |
| 40% | SHAZAM | 6 | It may be said with the wave of a hand |
| 39% | POT | 3 | What the winner of a poker hand wins |
| 39% | WILDFLOWERS | 11 | Colorful elements of a meadow, and what can be found at the starts of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 39% | EATALLCOSTS | 11 | What the backer of a failing business may do? |
| 39% | ALLEY | 5 | What the back of a store might open onto |
| 39% | BIOMARKER | 9 | Something that can indicate the presence of a disease in the body |
| 38% | ROPE | 4 | What the sides of a wrestling ring are made from |
| 38% | OLES | 4 | Shouts made with the waving of white hankies |
| 38% | BACKTRACK | 9 | Reverse a position, and a hint to what can follow the first words of the starred answers |
| 38% | INGOD | 5 | Words to the left of the White House flag on a $20 bill |
| 38% | COMPUTERCRASH | 13 | What the "spinning beach ball of death" might indicate |
| 38% | COCA | 4 | Part of a white script on a red can |
| 38% | DOUBLETAKE | 10 | Surprised reaction ... or a hint to what can precede both halves of the answers to the starred clues |
| 38% | FIRESIDES | 9 | Warm, cozy places ... and a hint to what can precede both parts of the answers to starred clues |
| 38% | LASTLAP | 7 | What a white flag signifies in NASCAR |
| 38% | IRIS | 4 | What the white of an eye surrounds |
| 38% | AGE | 3 | What the number of birthday candles indicates |
| 37% | TURNRED | 7 | What the focus of a 125-Across will do at its climax |