| 100% | GRIOT | 5 | Word that can refer to a West African oral historian or a Haitian pork dish |
| 96% | TUMBLER | 7 | Word that can mean a type of drinking glass or an acrobat |
| 94% | TOWN | 4 | Word that can follow Hades or Urine to make the title of a musical |
| 93% | DAS | 3 | Word that can precede EFX or Racist to create the name of a hip-hop group |
| 87% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 85% | DDR | 3 | Abbreviation that can refer to East Germany or a Konami game |
| 84% | PEASOUP | 7 | Phrase that can refer to a vegetable dish or a thick fog |
| 82% | THONGS | 6 | Word that might refer to pairs of underwear or pairs of shoes |
| 82% | CRICKET | 7 | Word that can mean either an insect or a sport |
| 82% | NAN | 3 | Word that can be a type of flatbread or a woman's nickname |
| 80% | KEEP | 4 | Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 79% | SATE | 4 | Word that can fill in the blanks in _ _ T I A _ _ to form a synonym of itself |
| 78% | WHEEL | 5 | Word before "house" to refer to a part of a boat or ship, and something that's not actually a house |
| 78% | ATTEND | 6 | Go to an event... or a word that ends in "end" |
| 76% | IGOR | 4 | Man's name that can follow "v" or "r" to form an English word |
| 76% | LED | 3 | Word that could mean both, "went first" or "a type of bulb" |
| 76% | NOODLE | 6 | Ramen or pasta piece ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 75% | MINUTE | 6 | Word that's either a unit of time or an adjective, depending on which syllable you stress |
| 75% | LOSTWAGES | 9 | Compensation that can be claimed if unable to work because of an accident or injury |
| 75% | ELEMENTAL | 9 | A word that means simple and basic, or pertaining to forces of nature |
| 75% | SPEED | 5 | *Runner's stat ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a radar trap |
| 74% | BASS | 4 | Word that could mean both, "a type of guitar" or "a popular game fish" |
| 74% | POT | 3 | Word that, when affixed to the first word of each starred answer, refers to a type of person |
| 74% | EMPTY | 5 | Containing nothing, or a word that sounds like the initials of the answers to the starred clues |
| 74% | COMIC | 5 | Word that can come before book or strip, or a nickname of WWI's Sopwith Camel biplane, or one who will merely stand-up |
| 73% | SAND | 4 | *Hourglass filler ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a bunker on a golf course |
| 73% | FLY | 3 | *Buzzing pest ... or a word that goes with "trap" to refer to a snare for the said pest |
| 73% | BIRDS | 5 | *Feathered friends ... or a word used with 22d to refer to a child-friendly explanation of human reproduction |
| 72% | MOLE | 4 | *Beauty mark like that of Marilyn Monroe, or word that could also refer to 19a, 23a, 26a, 45a, and 30d |
| 72% | CRAB | 4 | Type of seafood that can also refer to a cranky person |