| 100% | POLEINTOFIRST | 13 | "The race has just begun, and it looks like the car from Warsaw will ___!" |
| 42% | DRAGGAL | 7 | ... Looking back on it, the driver was a ___. You'd think she'd have moved faster since she loves car racing!
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| 37% | BEHINDBLUEEYES | 14 | 1971 hit from the Who that begins "No one knows what it's like to be the bad man" |
| 36% | FLED | 4 | (1/5) "You get another call from G.R.I.D. It looks like you have your suspect! Hugh Jackpot has ___ (run away from) the country..." |
| 36% | BUMBLEBEE | 9 | A car from the "Transformers" franchise, is sometimes a VW Beetle and gets its name from the yellow and black honey-loving insect |
| 35% | CANOE | 5 | "The water races look so interesting. What is that kayak-like craft called? It's going to have a new extreme slalom!" |
| 33% | NBC | 3 | Its musical ID is just the notes G, E and C |
| 33% | ALOT | 4 | "It's Beginning to Look ___ Like Christmas," a hit song by Perry Como and the Fontane Sisters: 2 wds. |
| 33% | TARS | 4 | Street car co. in Manhattan, the Bronx and lower Westchester County from 1852 until it was bought by the NYC Omnibus Corp. in '56 (abbr.) |
| 33% | STANDBYME | 9 | King classic that begins, "When the night has come / And the land is dark" |
| 32% | GLADYOUEXIST | 12 | Dan + Shay song with the lyrics "Hey, look what a hello from a stranger turned into / Caught up in a moment like it's just us in this room" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | PERU | 4 | Its northernmost extreme is just 2.1 miles from the equator |
| 32% | HEARTOFGLASS | 12 | 1979 Blondie #1 song with the lyrics "Once I had a love and it was a gas" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | SIRRON | 6 | ... Looking back on it, it was actually the director ___ Howard. He was just knighted.
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| 31% | MERCEDESBENZ | 12 | Car manufacturer with models like the S-Class, E-Class and GLC SUV, operating from Sandy Springs: Hyph. |
| 31% | WALTERCHRYSLER | 14 | American industrialist who founded the company that made cars like the PT Cruiser, and is now a partner of Fiat |
| 31% | EDISON | 6 | Who said "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work" |
| 31% | CORVETTE | 8 | One of the most iconic American sports cars from Chevrolet, that has been in production for seven generations |
| 31% | EMPTY | 5 | Like the calories from candy and soda |
| 30% | CATTRALL | 8 | Actress in “Sex and the City,” but not its reboot, “And Just Like That . . .” |
| 30% | ENTRANTRANT | 11 | "I should've won! I was robbed! It's all rigged!" and the like? |
| 30% | LOUISCHEVROLET | 14 | Swiss-American racing driver who founded the company that makes cars like the Silverado and the Equinox: 2 wds. |
| 30% | HOLISTICDIET | 12 | Component of balanced health ... and what each answer to a starred clue looks like it should be part of? |
| 30% | IHOP | 4 | Popular breakfast chain in the USA that is known for flapjacks and has a smile on its logo: Abbr. |
| 30% | STARTINGGATES | 13 | Where horse races begin ... and where the beginning of 19-, 30- and 40-Across might be seen |
| 30% | NEITHERRHYMENORREASON | 21 | What a theme answer from this puzzle would have if it included the word "month"? |
| 30% | EAST | 4 | "It is the ___, and Juliet is the sun" (line from Romeo) |
| 30% | HAUL | 4 | (6/6) ... With 6d, the car will undergo a full repair and renovation. You can take it for a spin soon! |
| 29% | TRUST | 5 | "After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just ___ who you are," iconic quote from "Shrek" |
| 29% | TELESCOPE | 9 | Notable invention from the 17th century, that is an assembly of lenses and allows us to look into space |