| 100% | WORK | 4 | "All ___ and no play makes Jack a dull boy" |
| 85% | ALLWORK | 7 | This, and no play, make Jack a dull boy |
| 75% | MAKES | 5 | All work and no play ____ Jack a dull boy |
| 74% | PLAY | 4 | "All work and no ___ makes Jack a dull boy" |
| 74% | PLAY | 4 | "All work and no___ makes Jack a dull boy" |
| 64% | ADULLBOY | 8 | All work and no play makes Jack __ |
| 57% | ALLWORK | 7 | What makes Jack a dull boy |
| 44% | NICHOLSON | 9 | Jack __ was all work and no play in The Shining |
| 41% | DULL | 4 | All work and no play |
| 41% | WORK | 4 | "All ___ and no play ... " |
| 40% | WORK | 4 | "All ___ and no play" (toil continuously) |
| 38% | QUEEN | 5 | Playing card ranking between a king and jack |
| 38% | DREWTHELINE | 11 | Made a stand and would go no further |
| 37% | TEN | 3 | Playing card between a nine and jack |
| 36% | RUNSINCIRCLES | 13 | Makes no progress, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 36% | TOIL | 4 | It's all work and no play |
| 35% | PRIMETHEPUMPKIN | 15 | Remove all its seeds, in preparation for making a jack-o'-lantern? |
| 34% | AIRGUITAR | 9 | Instrument that doesn’t make a sound, no matter how enthusiastically you play it |
| 32% | KATE | 4 | Singer and actress whose 2007 debut solo album, Made of Bricks, was a UK no 1 |
| 32% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Pitcher who had a record seven no-hitters and played to age 46, in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LAURENCEOLIVIER | 15 | He played a Nazi in "Marathon Man" and a Nazi hunter in "The Boys From Brazil" [Connecticut] |
| 32% | ODDBALL | 7 | Eccentric sort … or a "sport" where one might make the plays at 19-, 27- and 44-Across? |
| 32% | SETH | 4 | & 9D Actor-comedian who played the male lead in 2008 romcom Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
| 31% | MAINE | 5 | Submarine that played a major part of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novel "The Sum of All Fears" |
| 31% | TAPE | 4 | ___ deck, old-timey music player where you could slide in a cassette and play tunes all day long |
| 31% | TALK | 4 | All ___ and no action |
| 31% | HAT | 3 | All ___ and no cattle |
| 31% | ACT | 3 | Make a play..... |