| 100% | SETIN | 5 | With 59-Down, permanent ... or, literally, a feature of the answers to the seven starred clues |
| 65% | SPACETRAVEL | 11 | Voyage by rocket … or a feature of the answers to the 12 starred clues? |
| 63% | FIVERS | 6 | Fins, or when parsed differently, a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 63% | SOUNDMIXING | 11 | Audio technique, or a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 61% | FOLLOWINGTHE | 12 | With 58-Down, a patient process? ... or a hint to two consecutive letters in the answer to each of the seven starred clues |
| 61% | ENTAILS | 7 | Involves, or a phonetic feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 61% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Morning person, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 60% | WISECRACK | 9 | Witticism ... or, literally, a description of the answer to each of the four starred clues? |
| 59% | ENDGAME | 7 | Concluding stage of a chess match ... or a feature of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues |
| 59% | BILATERAL | 9 | With 46-Across, feature of the answers to this puzzle's six starred clues, in a sense |
| 59% | FISHTAIL | 8 | Swerve back and forth, as a car's rear end, or a feature of the answer to each starred clue |
| 58% | OMEN | 4 | Sign ... or a description of the answers to the six starred clues? |
| 58% | BTEAM | 5 | Subs ... or a feature of the answers to the 17 asterisked clues? |
| 58% | GREENEGGSANDHAM | 15 | Dr. Seuss book ... or a description of the answers to the three starred clues |
| 57% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Diamond in the rough ... or a literal feature of each answer to a starred clue |
| 57% | GROUP | 5 | With 28-Down, multisubject photos ... or a hint to the answers to the four starred clues |
| 57% | HIDDENFEES | 10 | Unexpected charges, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues |
| 57% | ALITTLE | 7 | With 108-Across, instruction given to a barber, or how the answers to the starred clues were literally formed |
| 56% | BOTTOMSHEET | 11 | Bed cover ... or, literally, what the end of each answer to a starred clue is |
| 56% | SURROUNDSOUND | 13 | Home theater feature, and a feature of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 56% | POCKETS | 7 | Keeps for oneself ... or features of the answers to all the starred clues |
| 56% | SIDELINES | 9 | Where to find coaches at football games ... or a description of the answers to the 16 starred clues? |
| 56% | DEADENDS | 8 | Unfruitful paths ... or a description of both words in the answers to the seven starred clues? |
| 55% | SPECIALK | 8 | Total alternative ... and a feature of the answers to starred clues? |
| 55% | BOOKEND | 7 | Shelf prop ... or a hint to both parts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 55% | 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 |
| 55% | RNS | 3 | Hosp. staffers, or an initial feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | EPICENTER | 9 | Quake's origin, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | LASTDANCE | 9 | Wedding reception finale, and a feature of the answers to starred clues |
| 55% | TRIPLETIME | 10 | Minuet meter ... or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |