| 100% | SUN | 3 | (7/7) Let's finish the painting with some light. Take the yellow to 16a to paint the ___ |
| 41% | SKY | 3 | (1/7) Let's paint a beautiful landscape, start with the blue, to paint the ___ |
| 41% | CLOUDS | 6 | (2/7) Let's paint some white cottony ___ for the birds to fly around |
| 35% | THREE | 5 | With 7-Across, like the Godhead, to some believers |
| 33% | GRASS | 5 | (3/7) Let's start painting the ground. Pick up the green to paint the ___ |
| 33% | TRUNK | 5 | (4/7) Let's focus on more details. Pick up the brown to paint the ___ of the tree |
| 33% | LOOSEN | 6 | *(3/6) "Start with some warm-up exercises like light stretches to ___ up (ease up) the muscles!" |
| 32% | WEEK | 4 | Time to make some friends! Let's meet some alumni at the Homecoming ___ (7-day period)! |
| 31% | CANDY | 5 | (3/7) "Before we head to the rides, let's get some cotton ___ for a sugar rush!" |
| 30% | PEACH | 5 | With 7-Across, Heart of Dixie's neighbor to the east |
| 30% | PARASKI | 7 | Take to the slopes with a chute |
| 29% | SHED | 4 | What you can do with some light, to some subjects |
| 29% | MAX | 3 | Take to the limit, with "out" |
| 28% | SCRAPING | 8 | Taking off the top layer of paint with a tool |
| 28% | STENCIL | 7 | Paper template with cut-out pattern to paint |
| 28% | THOMAS | 6 | With 65 Across, the first to see his name ''up in lights'' (1881) |
| 28% | TRUCK | 5 | *Transport for 16a that's driven with care, and with sirens ringing it arrives to fight the flare!" |
| 28% | FIFTH | 5 | What's taken in some court proceedings, and also (in two ways) from the answers to starred clues |
| 28% | BERRA | 5 | Yankee Yogi who's credited with saying "When you come to a fork in the road, take it" |
| 28% | MIST | 4 | (2/5) To grow your own microgreens, spray or ___ the seeds with some water |
| 28% | WRONG | 5 | With 7-Across, what might cause the GPS to say "calculating route" |
| 27% | ONANEMPTY | 9 | With 52-Across, how to take some medications |
| 27% | SANDALS | 7 | Light shoes with straps attached to the sole |
| 27% | OWNUP | 5 | Take the blame for, with "to" |
| 27% | ROAD | 4 | (5/7) Dip the brush in black to paint the tarred ___ |
| 27% | PEOPLE | 6 | You may take them to the hospital for some surgical repairs |
| 27% | ACETONE | 7 | Liquid used to take off nail polish, thin paint |
| 27% | DRAWING | 7 | The art of making an image, not with paint |
| 27% | YARD | 4 | (6/10) "Let's decorate the front ___ with reindeers, presents, lights, and a snowman!" |
| 27% | IBM | 3 | Company with the slogan "Let's put smart to work" |