| 100% | BIRCH | 5 | With 38-Down, cousin of sarsaparilla |
| 61% | ART | 3 | With 38-Down, style of the Empire State Building |
| 59% | MIXED | 5 | With 38-Down, bar offering found in each set of circles |
| 59% | ANTHONY | 7 | With 38-Across, star of 4-/60-Down |
| 58% | EGGS | 4 | With 38 Down, fancy breakfast |
| 57% | OSCAR | 5 | With 38 Down, Richard Rodgers collaborator |
| 53% | CRUD | 4 | Cousin of "Drat!" (rhymes with "rud") |
| 51% | HIGH | 4 | With 38-Across, subject of this puzzle |
| 51% | ATOMIC | 6 | With 38-Down, property of the first part of the answer to each starred clue (appropriately positioned in the grid) |
| 51% | TORTOISE | 8 | Cousin of the turtle with a more rounded shell |
| 51% | ISSA | 4 | With 38-Across, creator/star of HBO's "Insecure" |
| 51% | BYE | 3 | With 38 and 39 Across, NSYNC hit of 2000 |
| 50% | MILTON | 6 | With 51 Down, source of answer |
| 50% | FRED | 4 | With 25 Down, source of quote |
| 50% | HAT | 3 | With 36 Down, show of gratitude |
| 49% | RADIAL | 6 | With 58 Down, type of auto wheel |
| 49% | DOG | 3 | With 2 Down, bookmark of a sort |
| 49% | ALAN | 4 | With 84 Down, portrayer of Severus Snape |
| 49% | PIANO | 5 | With 5 Down, type of orchestral work |
| 49% | STORM | 5 | With 36- and 53-Down, translation of 38-/40-/41-Across |
| 49% | HIDDEN | 6 | With 38-Across, unpublicized skill found in each set of circles |
| 49% | ERNO | 4 | With 30 Down, inventor of a twistable toy |
| 48% | FEFI | 4 | With 104 Down, a warning of sorts |
| 48% | BEYOND | 6 | With 38-Down, almost positive |
| 48% | SHE | 3 | With 38-Down, pronoun pair |
| 48% | YES | 3 | With 38-Down, emphatic agreement |
| 48% | TRADE | 5 | With 38-Across, what the four key parts of this puzzle are |
| 48% | CAPTAIN | 7 | With 38-Across, Chris Evans's role in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" |
| 48% | GIACOMO | 7 | With 38-Across, Italian composer of the operas "Tosca" and "La Bohème" |
| 48% | OLIVE | 5 | With 5 Down, liquid ingredient of 6 Down |