| 100% | DRY | 3 | (4/5) To build your own bonfire, add some ___ leaves and twigs in the designated area |
| 61% | WOOD | 4 | (3/5) To build your own bonfire, stack some ___ as fuel within the designated area |
| 56% | BRICKS | 6 | (2/5) To build your own bonfire, surround the designated area with these building blocks |
| 39% | PIT | 3 | (1/5) To build your own bonfire, dig a shallow ___ |
| 34% | VARIABLE | 8 | In the answers to 17-, 34- and 57-Across, it was replaced in turn by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ... |
| 33% | SMALL | 5 | To build your own snow globe terrarium, you will need some ___ plants like succulents |
| 32% | SOW | 3 | (1/5) To grow your own microgreens, ___ the seeds in a scattered manner |
| 32% | FISHORCUTBAIT | 13 | Line to the indecisive, and what you'll need to add in order to complete some lines in this puzzle |
| 32% | SELFIE | 6 | A self-portrait photo you take on your phone, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2014 |
| 31% | SECRET | 6 | With 46-Across, some areas in Clue … or a hint to the first, fourth, twelfth and fifteenth rows of this puzzle |
| 29% | MIST | 4 | (2/5) To grow your own microgreens, spray or ___ the seeds with some water |
| 29% | URBANAREA | 9 | Home to about 4 in 5 Americans, per the census |
| 29% | SALT | 4 | I come from the ocean and add taste to your food |
| 28% | GINGER | 6 | (3/5) Then you'll need some spice from a root that adds a zesty kick and warmth to the filling |
| 28% | LCM | 3 | 20, in relation to 4, 5, and 10: abbr. |
| 28% | SUGAR | 5 | *Mismatched Pairs* Add some ___ (common sweetener) to your pepper for a sweet and spicy kick to your food |
| 28% | PAGE | 4 | (4/5) Flip to the first ___ and start your journey into the world created by the author |
| 28% | DAB | 3 | "___ a wine spill on a carpet quickly and add salt to the area afterwards" |
| 27% | BITCOIN | 7 | Most popular cryptocurrency, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2016 |
| 27% | SPLITSCREEN | 11 | Feature of some news reports ... and a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 27% | REVERSE | 7 | What the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 are in |
| 27% | SAAR | 4 | Area governed by the League of Nations for 15 years and returned to Germany in a 1935 plebiscite |
| 27% | METAVERSE | 9 | Facebook's 3D virtual environment, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2022 |
| 27% | BEACHES | 7 | Places to build sand castles and sit in the sun |
| 27% | DOUBLEPARK | 10 | Leave one's vehicle in a traffic lane, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 27% | MARGE | 5 | "The Simpsons" character who counsels, "You should listen to your heart, and not the voices in your head" |
| 26% | GUS | 3 | Fellow told to "hop on the bus" in Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" |
| 26% | JOINTVENTURE | 12 | "My colleagues and I will do some exploratory work on your knee, in a ___," said the rheumatologist |
| 26% | EMOJI | 5 | Smiley you send in text messages, and a word added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2015 |
| 26% | ANOTHERROUND | 12 | Best International Feature Oscar winner in 2021 ... and what's been added to the starred clues' answers |