Possible Clues:

• Half percentage
• Half a term for ''evenly''
• Curtis Jackson aka ___ Cent
• Flag's star tally
• Variant of 'Tie a dry fly' first appearing in 1958
• The golden age?
• Number of stars on Old Glory
• Life's beginning for Romans — or nearer the end?
• This by itself indicates equality
• Total number of words used in 41-Across (all of which appear in this and last week's puzzles in the answers to the starred clues)