| 100% | ADDTO | 5 | "...and to ___ all our misery, we had a flat tire" (make worse): 2 wds. |
| 42% | NEWNORMAL | 9 | What we have to get used to after a crisis: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Pitcher who had a record seven no-hitters and played to age 46, in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 37% | LUGWRENCH | 9 | Automotive tool used when changing a flat tire: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TOMGLAVINE | 10 | A pitcher who made his name with the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets is a 10-time All-Star: 2 wds |
| 36% | IDO | 3 | "___ not have a problem with that all": 2 wds. |
| 34% | WISHI | 5 | "I ___ had a million dollars!" (request to a genie, perhaps): 2 wds. |
| 34% | INIT | 4 | Has a chance to win (2 wds.) |
| 33% | FOLKSONGS | 9 | "If I Had a Hammer" and "This Land Is Your Land," for two: 2 wds. |
| 33% | OZONELAYER | 10 | Shielding region in the stratosphere, that has a hole thanks to human activities: 2 wds. |
| 33% | LIQUORLICENSE | 13 | A drink was spilled all over her wallet and she had to ___ clean |
| 33% | WEB | 3 | "Step 2: Log in to the ___ and make a souvenir list!" |
| 33% | ITSAWASH | 8 | "Looks like we'll cover our costs but not make a profit" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | EMERALDCITY | 11 | Nickname of Seattle that has a reference to the lush green forest of the area: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ROGERSHORNSBY | 13 | MLB player nicknamed "The Rajah," who has a high batting average second only to Ty Cobbs: 2 wds |
| 32% | CHEWTHEFAT | 10 | To have a long, friendly conversation with someone ("Let's meet for coffee and ___!"): 3 wds. |
| 32% | INKIN | 5 | To make a tattoo more permanent: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AIRLEAK | 7 | Flat tire cause: 2 wds. |
| 32% | FINALTOUCH | 10 | Last detail that makes things perfect ... and what each answer to a starred clue has? |
| 31% | LUMPSUM | 7 | Full payment made all at once to a lottery winner: 2 wds. |
| 31% | KENDRICKLAMAR | 13 | Artist who had a top 10 Billboard hit with "All the Stars": 2 wds. |
| 31% | TINATURNER | 10 | "Private Dancer" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 31% | AGAS | 4 | "Once I had a love and it was ___" (Blondie lyric) (2 wds.) |
| 31% | BRUCEDERN | 9 | Actor who had a 35-year gap between Oscar nominations for 1978's "Coming Home" and 2013's "Nebraska": 2 wds. |
| 31% | OWETO | 5 | Have a loan from: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GOBANANAS | 9 | Have a wild time: 2 wds. |
| 31% | EATSLUNCH | 9 | Has a midday meal: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | "Princess of Pop" who had a guest appearance twice in "HIMYM" in the episodes "Ten Sessions" and "Everything Must Go" : 2 wds. |
| 30% | LOVEISLOVE | 10 | "We all deserve to have our intimate relationships honored," redundantly |
| 30% | HEYSIRI | 7 | Start of a voice command made to an iPhone: 2 wds. |