| 100% | TWINKLE | 7 | When repeated, what little stars do |
| 58% | ALIGN | 5 | What the stars do when something is meant to be |
| 47% | IGNORE | 6 | What pompous stars do to fans |
| 47% | SHINE | 5 | What stars and bootblacks both do |
| 46% | GLISTEN | 7 | What stars do |
| 46% | TWINKLE | 7 | What stars do |
| 45% | NUDGE | 5 | When repeated, "If ya know what I mean ..." |
| 45% | WINK | 4 | When repeated, "If ya know what I mean ..." |
| 45% | WORKSWITHOUTANET | 16 | Has no plan B … or, when parsed differently, what each of the starred clues does vis-à-vis its answer? |
| 44% | TWINKLE | 7 | __, __, little star, how I wonder what you are |
| 44% | TWINKLE | 7 | __, __, little star. How I wonder what you are |
| 44% | PLAYDEAD | 8 | What possums do when threatened |
| 44% | ALIGN | 5 | The stars do it when circumstances combine fortuitously |
| 43% | DRAW | 4 | What you do when playing Pictionary |
| 43% | FAT | 3 | What you burn when doing cardio |
| 43% | MOVEDOVER | 9 | Change a map of southern England? … or, when parsed differently, what you need to do to the answers to the starred clues |
| 43% | STOP | 4 | What to do when you see red |
| 43% | STANDPAT | 8 | What to do when dealt a flush |
| 43% | SINK | 4 | What hearts do when things look bad |
| 43% | TURNTOGOLD | 10 | What things do when touched by Midas |
| 43% | SEW | 3 | What to do when following a pattern |
| 43% | HYDRATE | 7 | What you do when you drink water |
| 43% | OBJECT | 6 | What lawyers do when protesting in court |
| 43% | DROOL | 5 | What dogs do when they're hungry |
| 43% | BOUNCE | 6 | What checks do when funds run out |
| 43% | SIGHTSEE | 8 | What tourists do when they look around |
| 43% | PANT | 4 | What dogs do when it’s hot |
| 43% | ERUPT | 5 | What volcanoes do when they're angry |
| 43% | COO | 3 | What a baby might do when happy |
| 43% | IMPLODE | 7 | What stars do to form black holes |