| 100% | EACH | 4 | Word that follows "from" and "to" in a well known 1875 Karl Marx slogan |
| 43% | MAGIC | 5 | Word that follows "black" and refers to dark wizardry in folklores |
| 40% | ALCOHOL | 7 | Word that refers to a liquid used in cocktails, which originated from Latin |
| 40% | HOP | 3 | Word that can follow "bunny" and "Lindy" to make dances from the mid-1900s |
| 38% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 37% | WHEREARTTHOU | 12 | Question that follows "O Brother" in film ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 37% | MILE | 4 | Word that follows "Green" and "8" in film titles |
| 37% | MART | 4 | Word that follows "Wal" and "K" in retailer names |
| 37% | MATE | 4 | Word that follows "Paper" and "Eraser" in brand names |
| 37% | STIRUPDRAMA | 11 | Create tension in a group, and a direction that was followed when forming the answer to each starred clue? |
| 37% | AGENT | 5 | Word that follows "secret" to mean a spy |
| 37% | OPS | 3 | Word that follows "Black" and "Spec" in video game titles |
| 37% | MELON | 5 | Word that follows "water" and "musk" in types of fruit |
| 37% | GEORGELOPEZ | 11 | Comedian who starred in a self-titled sitcom from 2002 to 2007, and another that started in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 37% | SLAM | 4 | Word that follows "grand" in baseball and tennis circles |
| 37% | PEN | 3 | Word that follows "fountain" to mean a desk item |
| 37% | HOLE | 4 | Word that follows "black" to mean a space phenomenon |
| 36% | SOX | 3 | Word that follows "White" and "Red" in two baseball team names |
| 36% | TECH | 4 | Word that follows Cal, Georgia, and Texas in university names |
| 36% | MAN | 3 | Word that follows each starred answer to complete a film title |
| 36% | LIST | 4 | Word that follows "black" to mean a record of banned items |
| 36% | KEEPER | 6 | Word that follows "horse" to refers to a stable caretaker |
| 36% | MARKET | 6 | Word that follows "black" to refer to a shadow economy |
| 36% | OPT | 3 | Word that can come before in or out and comes from the Latin for "to select" |
| 35% | MAN | 3 | Word that follows “Rain,” “Iron,” and “I Love You,” in film titles |
| 35% | RADISH | 6 | Word that follows "horse" to refer to a zesty root vegetable |
| 35% | FISHLADDER | 10 | Structure that creates a path for upstream migration, and a hint to hidden words in four long Down answers |
| 35% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 35% | BOARD | 5 | Word that follows "surf" to mean a platform used to ride a wave |
| 35% | GIGOLO | 6 | Word that follows “American,” “Deuce Bigalow: Male,” and “Deuce Bigalow: European,” in movie titles |