| 100% | BINGO | 5 | Winning exclamation aptly arranged and spelled by the standalone letters in the answers to starred clues |
| 56% | FOOTBRIDGE | 10 | Stream crossing for pedestrians ... and what is literally provided by the interior letters in the answers to starred clues |
| 47% | CHRISTMASEVE | 12 | Apt phrase spelled out by the first letters of the answers to the starred clues |
| 46% | ICECREAM | 8 | *Foundation ingredient of a treat built upward in the answers to starred clues and spelled downward in the circles |
| 45% | RECYCLEDMATERIALS | 17 | Parts used over and over again, such as the letters in the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | RIDESHARING | 11 | Service offered by 18-Down, and what's happening in the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | CHANGEPURSE | 11 | *Spot for coins, and what five letters do in the answer to each starred clue? |
| 44% | AWRINKLEINTIME | 14 | Classic young adult novel ... or hint to the path taken by four letters in the answers to the starred clues |
| 44% | THEVIBESAREOFF | 14 | "This doesn't feel right," and what can be said about some letters in the answers to the starred clues? |
| 44% | CHANGECOLOR | 11 | What autumn leaves do, and what five letters do in the answer to each starred clue |
| 44% | CLOSEBUTNOCIGAR | 15 | "Not quite!," and what can be said about a letter string in the answer to each starred clue |
| 43% | INGRAINED | 9 | Deep-rooted ... and what the uncircled letters of the answers to starred clues are? |
| 43% | STACKED | 7 | Arranged like the 68-Acrosses in the answers to starred clues are designed to be |
| 42% | TOPHATS | 7 | Partners of tails ... and what's found in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | CRAZYEIGHTS | 11 | Simple card game, and what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | ONTHELINE | 9 | In jeopardy ... and where the first words of the answers to starred clues can be found |
| 42% | OUTOF | 5 | Lacking, and what can go with each word in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | BANKOPENING | 11 | 9:00 AM weekday event, typically ... and what the first word in the answers to starred clues can be |
| 42% | DOWNWARDDOG | 11 | Common yoga pose ... and a hint to hidden names in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | BUMAROUND | 9 | Wander aimlessly ... and a hint to a divided word in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | SWAPMEET | 8 | Collectors' event, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | CHOPPEDLIVER | 12 | Metaphor for one feeling slighted ... and what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | STUCKINARUT | 11 | Trapped by mundanity ... and hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | DAILYJUMBLE | 11 | Popular newspaper puzzle, and a hint to what's hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | BUGS | 4 | Software glitches ... and, in a broad sense, small things hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 42% | CHANGEOFHEART | 13 | Attitude shift, and the shift found in five letters in the answer to each starred clue |
| 42% | WILDOATS | 8 | What young people may sow ... and what's literally hidden in the answers to starred clues |
| 41% | KETO | 4 | Diet that's high in fats and low in carbs, as illustrated by parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 41% | FOREIGNLANGUAGE | 15 | What's left when you remove the first and last letters of the answers to starred clues |
| 41% | POWERPLAY | 9 | Takeover endeavor ... and a hint to what can precede each word in the answers to starred clues |