| 100% | USEIT | 5 | "It's in the Way That You" do this, to Clapton |
| 73% | USE | 3 | "It's in the Way That You ___ It" (Eric Clapton song) |
| 70% | USE | 3 | "It's in the Way That You ___ It" (Eric Clapton song in "The Color of Money") |
| 66% | USE | 3 | "It's in the Way That You ___ It" (Clapton song in "The Color of Money") |
| 63% | USE | 3 | "It's in the Way That You ___ It" (song in "The Color of Money") |
| 52% | CAPS | 4 | YOU PUT WRITING IN THESE WHEN YOU WANT TO DRAW THE READER'S ATTENTION TO IT |
| 51% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 50% | GETCRACKING | 11 | Hop to it ... or what to do to the various eggs in this puzzle's shaded squares? |
| 49% | HARRIET | 7 | Did you know that the world's largest 1a was believed to have been lain by the British hen ___ in 2010? |
| 49% | OVERCHARGE | 10 | Virginia's Dominion Energy Inc. did this to its customers in 2017 and 2018 to the tune of more than $300 million |
| 47% | TELEPORT | 8 | You do this to "beam out" in some sci-fi films |
| 47% | ASIS | 4 | In the condition that you found it |
| 47% | OLDSTYLE | 8 | In the way it used to be |
| 47% | JUSTICEGINSBURG | 15 | Subject of this puzzle, who once said "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you" |
| 47% | AIR | 3 | Song that becomes the musical it's in if you add an "H" to the front |
| 46% | BOX | 3 | Container (and, in a way, what you will find outlined by this year's clues related to the mega-meta) |
| 46% | BACKUPTHETRUCK | 14 | "Wait, what did you just say?," or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 45% | SPECULATE | 9 | It can be risky to do this in the stock market |
| 45% | YAWN | 4 | Observing one is said to be contagious ... and you might do it seconds after filling in this answer |
| 45% | ROADATLAS | 9 | It's bound to show you the way |
| 45% | TOOLSOFTHETRADE | 15 | You need these to do the job |
| 45% | TAKEITDOWNANOTCH | 16 | Reduce one’s excitement slightly ... or what you have to do to the final letter of five long answers in this puzzle? |
| 45% | RECLINE | 7 | To lie back, in a chair that does it for you |
| 45% | STARE | 5 | It's not good to do this at the sun |
| 45% | ENTER | 5 | Key that, if you press it right now, will focus the cursor on the next entry in this puzzle |
| 45% | ALARM | 5 | It's set to wake you in the morning |
| 44% | WRESTLE | 7 | If you do this, you might get pinned to the mat |
| 44% | CIRCULATE | 9 | Veins do this to blood to get it through the body |
| 44% | ASK | 3 | "I sort of hate to ___ it, but do you have a basket?" (rhyming question from Little Red in "Into the Woods") |
| 44% | MAKEAUTURN | 10 | Change direction on the road 180 degrees ... and what you must literally do in each starred clue to understand its answer |