| 100% | ROPES | 5 | Word after "on the" and "learn the" |
| 76% | WARS | 4 | Word after “Trade” and “Class,” in the title of a 2020 book on how economic inequality threatens international peace |
| 70% | STATE | 5 | Word before and after "of the" |
| 69% | ACTION | 6 | Word after "lights" and "camera" on a film set |
| 66% | SIR | 3 | Word before and after "yes," in the Army |
| 65% | ANDABOTTLEOFRUM | 15 | Words after the starting syllables of 17-, 29- and 43-Across |
| 65% | IDO | 3 | Words exchanged by the bride and groom on their wedding day |
| 65% | HALPH/F | 7 | Word before and after an ampersand, in the grocery |
| 64% | JEDI | 4 | Word after "Return of the" and "The Last" in titles of Star Wars movies |
| 64% | SIR | 3 | Word before and after yes, in the military |
| 62% | OVERLOOK | 8 | Depending on the situation, this word can mean both, "supervise" and "neglect" |
| 62% | OFF | 3 | Depending on the situation, this word can mean both, "activate" and "deactivate" |
| 62% | CLIP | 4 | Depending on the situation, this word can mean both, "fasten" and "cut" |
| 61% | KNIGHT | 6 | Start on the first letter and finish on the last after 23 moves |
| 61% | HEAVEHO | 7 | Words before and after "my lads" in the United States Merchant Marine anthem |
| 61% | ARKRAVINGMAD | 12 | Like the beasts on Noah's boat after 40 days and 40 nights? |
| 61% | XXXXXXXXXXXXX | 13 | Get in on the winnings after "I-24" and "G-55" are called? |
| 61% | WAVE | 4 | Ocean-related word before and after "on" for the title of a Pat Green song, mentioning a surfer's ride |
| 61% | SAME | 4 | Word after "all the" or "just the" |
| 60% | MIDDLEC | 7 | First note learned on the piano, and a homophonic hint to the starred answers |
| 60% | KEEPSANEYEON | 12 | Looks after, as suggested by the last word of 20-, 29- and 46-Across |
| 60% | ADDAMS | 6 | Morticia ___, mom to Wednesday and Pugsley on the TV series named after their family |
| 60% | LESS | 4 | Word after "list" to refer to someone unmotivated and low on energy, also another word for "lazy" |
| 60% | IMOFF | 5 | Words said on the way out the door |
| 60% | THOMAS | 6 | ___ Keller, celebrity chef who did not go to culinary school and learned on the job |
| 59% | IRON | 4 | I'm on the periodic table and my symbol comes from the Latin word "ferrum" |
| 59% | ITSME | 5 | Words before and after "hi, I'm the problem" in Taylor Swift's "Anti-Hero" |
| 59% | INYOU | 5 | Song title words after "The Woman" and "I Believe" |
| 59% | YOURADHERE | 10 | Words on an empty billboard, and a hint to how the answers to the starred clues were formed |
| 59% | NEON | 4 | I'm on the periodic table and my name comes from the Greek word for "new" |