| 100% | NOONE | 5 | "___ knows what it's like, to be a bad man": 2 wds |
| 75% | NOONE | 5 | Who "knows what it's like to be the bad man," according to a 1971 hit by the Who |
| 65% | BEHINDBLUEEYES | 14 | 1971 hit from the Who that begins "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man" |
| 44% | GETBACK | 7 | Song from 47-Across with the lyrics "Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner / But he knew it couldn't last" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ONEI | 4 | REM's 1987 hit "The ___ Love" (commonly thought to be a love song though it's about using people): 2 wds. |
| 44% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready to be served, like beer at a bar: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RENAME | 6 | It's said to be bad luck if you do this to a boat |
| 42% | HOTSEAT | 7 | Contestant's place on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire": 2 wds. |
| 42% | HOLISTICDIET | 12 | Component of balanced health ... and what each answer to a starred clue looks like it should be part of? |
| 41% | GROSSYAP | 8 | What it takes to swear like a sailor? |
| 41% | PRO | 3 | It's a plus, and what must be added to 14-, 20- and 29-Across |
| 41% | AMIND | 5 | "___ is a terrible thing to waste": 2 wds. |
| 41% | NEVERMIND | 9 | "You know what? Forget it": 2 wds. |
| 41% | OBEY | 4 | What a well-trained dog will do in response to its owner's commands |
| 41% | TEALEAF | 7 | It's brewed to make a relaxing drink (2 wds) |
| 40% | CHRISHARRISON | 13 | Host of the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ONTAP | 5 | Like beer that's ready to be served: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ABATH | 5 | "I like to enjoy ___ in a tub": 2 wds. |
| 40% | CLOSEONE | 8 | "Whew, that was a ___!" ("Just made it!"): 2 wds. |
| 40% | REHAB | 5 | It's supposed to be a sobering experience |
| 40% | SIN | 3 | What it is to kill a mockingbird, in "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
| 40% | ORA | 3 | "I don't know if it's a blessing ___ curse": 2 wds. |
| 40% | NIGELLALAWSON | 13 | TV chef who wrote "How to Be a Domestic Goddess": 2 wds. |
| 40% | DOMEPATROL | 10 | 15a was a part of this four-man linebacking corps known as the best in NFL history: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TWOLEFTFEET | 11 | What a bad dancer is said to have |
| 39% | EATA | 4 | "Would you like to ___ hamburger?" (offer as a snack): 2 wds. |
| 39% | DRYOFF | 6 | What a bath towel is needed to do: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ORNO | 4 | "Yes ___?" ("What's it going to be?"): 2 wds. |
| 39% | HABIT | 5 | It's good to break a bad one |
| 39% | ONESELF | 7 | What it's usually best to be |