100% | CHOU | 4 | With 52-Down, 39-Across leader from 1949 to 1976 |
47% | MAO | 3 | Chinese chairman from 1949 to 1976 |
46% | MAO | 3 | China's chairman from 1949 to 1976 |
45% | CHANGE | 6 | With 36- and 39-Across, go from 1- to 61-Across |
45% | STATE | 5 | With 39 Across and 33 Down, what each syllable of the answer to each starred clue is |
41% | START | 5 | With 39-Across, advice from 29-Across on how to win a lifetime achievement award |
40% | MAO | 3 | ___ Zedong (Chinese leader from 1945 to 1976) |
40% | REVENUE | 7 | With 39 Across, income distribution to partners |
40% | ONE | 3 | With 52- and 39-Across, gradually |
39% | VENA | 4 | With 52-Down, passage to the heart |
39% | MARJORIE | 8 | Hit single from 52-Across with the lyrics "I should've asked you how to be" |
38% | HEADSOFSTATE | 12 | Country leaders, and along with names in parentheses, a hint to 18-, 24-, 39- and 49-Across |
38% | SIR | 3 | With 39-Across and 58-Down, response to a military command |
38% | MAO | 3 | Zedong who was Chinese leader from 1945 to 1976 |
38% | MAO | 3 | ___ Zedong (Chinese political leader from 1943 to 1976) |
38% | ASMALL | 6 | With 52-Across, answer to the riddle |
37% | VIDEOOF | 7 | With 39-Across, 2012 honor given to 11-Down: 2 wds. |
37% | ONANEMPTY | 9 | With 52-Across, how to take some medications |
36% | RIB | 3 | With 52 Down, beef dinner |
36% | ONA | 3 | With 39-Across, way to stop |
35% | ROYAL | 5 | With 39-Down, defenders over London, or an apt description of 19-, 29-, and 52-Across? |
35% | HOS | 3 | Sounds from Santa (and what's been added to 17, 39, and 63 Across) |
35% | STAN | 4 | With 39-Across, "The Girl From Ipanema" saxophonist |
34% | BUT | 3 | With 57-Down, possible response to 20-, 31- or 39-Across |
34% | TAN | 3 | M&M color from 1949 to 1995 |
34% | ASHOTIN | 7 | With 52-Across, wild guess ... or what the answer to each starred clue has? |
33% | GOLDENPARACHUTE | 15 | Way to get from 39- to 63-Across |
33% | ALL | 3 | With 32-Down, from dawn to dusk |
33% | KEY | 3 | With 52 Across, a Florida attraction |
33% | IKNEWTHATWOULD | 14 | With 52 Across, ''Told you so'' |