| 100% | DONUT | 5 | (3/6) Stop Homer Simpson from devouring this favorite sweet treat of his, or he'll get distracted and goof up again! |
| 23% | JOKES | 5 | (6/6) Stop Michael Scott from telling more inappropriate ones of these, or HR will be on alert yet again! |
| 22% | 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! |
| 20% | IRONMIKEDITKA | 13 | 1982-'92 coach of 44-Across, who got his nickname because he is from a Pennsylvania steel town (3 wds.) |
| 20% | ONES | 4 | He paid with a five-dollar bill and got 3 ___ back from his two-dollar purchase |
| 18% | STEP | 4 | (5/6) Stop Phil Dunphy from setting foot on this part of a broken staircase to spare him another classic fall! |
| 18% | HITCHINGARIDE | 13 | Getting picked up by the side of the road ... or what 20-, 30- and 39-Across are literally doing? |
| 18% | FELONY | 6 | For a class E one of these you could get up to 5 years and a $250,000 fine |
| 18% | PRALINE | 7 | Sweet treat made from nuts, sugar and maybe cream |
| 17% | UNCOLA | 6 | Geoffrey Holder described the lemon and lime he held in the 1970's 7 Up ads as these kind of "nuts" |
| 17% | TOFFEE | 6 | Sweet, chewy treat from heating sugar or molasses |
| 17% | TAILOR | 6 | Get measurements and a suit from this person |
| 17% | WILLIEMAYS | 10 | He slugged 660 homers from 1951 to 1973, started his career with the New York Giants, and ended it with the New York Mets: 2 wds. |
| 16% | MOE | 3 | He runs Homer Simpson's favorite bar |
| 16% | GOONAHEAD | 9 | "I'll catch up!" ... or what the ends of 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across do? |
| 16% | ORU | 3 | Ned Flanders got his diploma from this inst. |
| 16% | SPINACH | 7 | Popeye gets his strength from this green vegetable |
| 16% | NED | 3 | Neighbor of Homer and Marge, on "The Simpsons" |
| 16% | COMMUTE | 7 | Drive from home to work and back again |
| 16% | OXYGEN | 6 | Water, or H20, consists of hydrogen and this |
| 16% | BABE | 4 | With 46-Across, he slugged 714 homers from 1914 to 1935, started his career with the Boston Red Sox, and ended it with the Boston Braves |
| 16% | THEDEVIL | 8 | Speak of him and he might just show up |
| 16% | PALMTREE | 8 | Dates and coconuts come from this type of plant |
| 16% | HITTER | 6 | One getting lots of doubles and home runs, say |
| 16% | LAYLA | 5 | 1970 song by Eric Clapton featuring the titular character who's got him "on his knees," and is just the kind of girl they sing songs about |
| 16% | INSPECTOR | 9 | He or she checks homes to ensure all is up to code |
| 16% | TRUMBO | 6 | Dalton —, author of novels Eclipse and Johnny Got His Gun |
| 15% | GARNET | 6 | Spessartine or pyrope and examples of this general type of gemstone |
| 15% | EMPTYNEST | 9 | A home when kids, or birds, have grown up and left |
| 15% | NOS | 3 | 3, 19, 607 and 44,497 are all perfect examples of these, in brief |