| 100% | BUS | 3 | (2/6) Stop this school transport vehicle before it hits Kenny, else he'll meet his tragic fate again like in every episode! |
| 22% | DONUT | 5 | (3/6) Stop Homer Simpson from devouring this favorite sweet treat of his, or he'll get distracted and goof up again! |
| 21% | SEETO | 5 | "I'll ___ it that you never work in this town again!": 2 wds. |
| 19% | ACOLD | 5 | "It'll be ___ day in hell before I make this deal...": 2 wds. |
| 19% | ONELOOK | 7 | It just took this before "I fell so hard in love with you," in a 1960s hit |
| 18% | GROWINGPAINS | 12 | 1985-1992 sitcom that featured Leonardo DiCaprio in its final season, before he was famous: 2 wds. |
| 18% | PETEALONSO | 10 | Met who broke 18-Across's record by hitting 53 home runs in his 24-/35-Across in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 17% | CAPITAL | 7 | LIKE EVERY LETTER IN THIS CLUE |
| 17% | TURNSOUT | 8 | "His popularity had taken a hit, but, as it ___ he may eventually win this election."(unexpected outcome): 2 wds. |
| 17% | IDDO | 4 | "... before, and ___ it again!": 2 wds. |
| 17% | DEANMARTIN | 10 | His 1959 song "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" hit the top 10 for the first time ever in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 17% | SOSA | 4 | He hit his 600th home run in 2007 |
| 16% | GEORGEMICHAEL | 13 | Known for his 1987 hit album "Faith", this English singer rose to fame as a member of music duo "Wham!" before going solo: 2 wds. |
| 16% | ZACEFRON | 8 | He played Troy Bolton in "High School Musical": 2 wds. |
| 16% | IDID | 4 | "Oops! ... ___ It Again" (Britney Spears hit): 2 wds. |
| 16% | ILET | 4 | It was raining so ___ him in": 2 wds. |
| 16% | BLANK | 5 | Like the squares in this crossword before you fill them in |
| 16% | OUTA | 4 | "... He put in his thumb, and pulled ___ plum": 2 wds. |
| 16% | YODA | 4 | Talks like this in "Star Wars" films he does |
| 16% | BUS | 3 | School transport vehicle |
| 16% | SNOOPDOGG | 9 | He had a 2004 #1 hit "Drop It Like It's Hot" |
| 16% | SENATOR | 7 | Every state in America has two of these representing it in DC |
| 16% | YODA | 4 | Talks like this in "The Empire Strikes Back," he does |
| 16% | IGOTYOU | 7 | James Brown feels like sugar and spice in this hit |
| 15% | RUSTED | 6 | Like the Tin Man when we meet him in "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 15% | USERID | 6 | It's typed before a password when you're logging in: 2 wds. |
| 15% | RUSTED | 6 | Like the Tin Man, when Dorothy meets him in "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 15% | ALBERTPUJOLS | 12 | Slugger who hit his 600th home run in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 15% | ALEXRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Slugger who hit his 600th home run in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 15% | DAN | 3 | Steely ___, a Jazz-Rock band known for hits like "Do It Again" |