| 100% | ICANSHOW | 8 | With 39- and 44-Across, promise that Aladdin sings to Jasmine (and a hint to the answers to the starred clues) |
| 58% | NATO | 4 | With 115-Across, communication system that's a hint to the answer to each starred clue |
| 57% | LEAD | 4 | With 69-Across, Iditarod front-runner ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 54% | PRIME | 5 | With 66-Across, peak evening hours ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | PAPERCUTTER | 11 | Stationery supply with a blade ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 54% | LOSTCITIES | 10 | Places to discover, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 54% | ADDUP | 5 | Make sense, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | THETIMES | 8 | With 38- and 52-Across, 1964 Bob Dylan song ... or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 53% | BARBERSHOP | 10 | With 63-Across, singing group ... or a hint to the ends of the answers to the four starred clues |
| 53% | RIGHTYTIGHTY | 12 | With 36-Across, mnemonic device for turning 54-Across … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | CRACKTHECASE | 12 | Solve a mystery, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | FLIPACOIN | 9 | Decide by chance ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | COLDFRONTS | 10 | Harbingers of lower temperatures, and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | MONEY | 5 | With 11-Down and 58-Across, aphorism about the effect of sudden wealth … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | DROPIT | 6 | "That'll be enough of that subject" ... and a hint to solving the answers to starred clues |
| 52% | HANGINTHERE | 11 | "Stick with it!" … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 52% | WHERETHE | 8 | With 43-Across, an exciting place, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 52% | WHATARETHEODDS | 14 | "How lucky was that?" ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | DOUBLEDAY | 9 | Big name in American book publishing for 120+ years ... and a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 51% | THERES | 6 | With 36-Across, "This has strings attached," and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 51% | CUTITOUT | 8 | "Stop that!" ... and a hint to the answers to 17-, 23-, 39- and 52-Across |
| 51% | SEVENCS | 7 | Punny title for this puzzle that's a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | DOCTOREDUP | 10 | Altered, in a way ... and a hint to the org. that helped create the answers to starred clues |
| 50% | UPPERCASE | 9 | Caps, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 50% | THIS | 4 | With 64-Across, NBC drama ... or, in four parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 50% | INITIALREACTION | 15 | Off-the-cuff response … and a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 50% | LEAVEME | 7 | With 42-Down, "I don't want anything to do with this!" … or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 50% | TURNOFPHRASE | 12 | "Nice" expression ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 50% | STOPIN | 6 | Visit briefly ... and a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 50% | LASTLAUGH | 9 | Ultimate satisfaction, and a hint to the answers to starred clues |