| 100% | SUPERBOWL | 9 | With 26 Across, memorable spots created by the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | IMNOTADOCTOR | 12 | With 40- and 48-Across, much-mocked ad phrase that could have been said by the answers to the four starred clues |
| 57% | OPTIMIST | 8 | One who identifies with the answers to the starred Across clues |
| 56% | INITIAL | 7 | With 36-Across, first encounter, or what the answers to the starred clues make? |
| 56% | TRIPLE | 6 | With 39-Across, impressive basketball feat ... or a feature shared by the answers to the six starred clues |
| 55% | WORDSPRONOUNCED | 15 | With 36- and 58-Across, what the answers to the starred clues are |
| 54% | SPLIT | 5 | With 41- and 45-Across, go Dutch, or what the answers to the starred clues do? |
| 54% | ASHOTIN | 7 | With 52-Across, wild guess ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
| 53% | ONE | 3 | With 32-Across, what the answers to the starred clues each have |
| 53% | EVERYTHINGBAGEL | 15 | Breakfast order suggested by the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | MIGHTYDUCKS | 11 | NHL team who played their first game in 1993 (and the team featured in the Disney films with cameos by the answers to the starred clues) (2 wds.) |
| 53% | SWISSARMY | 9 | With 60-Across, contraption that usually includes the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | MOUSTACHES | 10 | Archetypically villainous features possessed by the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | ALOHASTATE | 10 | With "The," one of 50 since 8/21/1959, as hinted at by the answers to starred clues |
| 52% | YMCA | 4 | Hit song literally hinted at by the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | DOG | 3 | ___ days (time of summer suggested by the answers to the starred clues) |
| 52% | CANADA | 6 | Place associated with the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | STRINGSATTACHED | 15 | What the answers to the starred clues come with |
| 52% | HAVEASEAT | 9 | Encouragement to join the table, as exemplified by the answers to the starred clues? |
| 52% | GODOWNIN | 8 | With 47-Down, fail spectacularly ... or what the answers to the starred clues do? |
| 52% | SCRAMBLED | 9 | With 105-Across, what the answer to each starred clue starts with |
| 51% | ANAGRAMSOFNATIONNAMES | 21 | What the answers to the starred clues all start with |
| 51% | SANDWICHBAR | 11 | Spot to assemble the first parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | ENDIN | 5 | Conclude with, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | INNER | 5 | With 60-Down, what the answer to each starred clue has |
| 51% | STATE | 5 | With 59-Across, necessary substitutions, phonetically, for understanding the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | BRITA | 5 | With 73-Across, insert for some water pitchers, or what has been used row-by-row on the answers to the starred clues? |
| 51% | MAKEENDSMEET | 12 | Get by ... or what the answers to the starred clues literally do |
| 51% | OOHANDAAH | 9 | Gush (over) ... or sounds shared by the answer to each starred clue |
| 50% | KEEPMEPOSTED | 12 | "I want to stay informed!," or what might be said by the answers to the starred clues? |