| 100% | FITS | 4 | ___ and starts |
| 89% | PIECEMEAL | 9 | In fits and starts |
| 89% | JERKY | 5 | In fits and starts |
| 87% | ROTS | 4 | Goes bad and starts smelling |
| 87% | STREAKILY | 9 | Occurring in fits and starts |
| 87% | REBOOT | 6 | Shut down and start computer |
| 85% | KEYS | 4 | They open locks and start cars |
| 83% | HADAT | 5 | Rolled up one's sleeves and started |
| 81% | CARKEYS | 7 | Used to unlock vehicle doors and start engines |
| 81% | RESET | 5 | Clear all progress and start a game again |
| 80% | GETONAROLL | 10 | Start winning and winning |
| 78% | SILENTLETTERS | 13 | Starts of gnat and knife |
| 78% | ESSES | 5 | Starts to slip and slide? |
| 78% | SOFTCS | 6 | Starts to celebrate and ceases? |
| 78% | RUB | 3 | Start with down and out |
| 78% | CAUGHTACOLD | 11 | Started sneezing and sniffling, say |
| 78% | APPLE | 5 | Jobs and Wozniak start-up |
| 76% | ELS | 3 | Starts to live, laugh, and love |
| 76% | REDRAW | 6 | Start over with pen and pad |
| 76% | FLAGGED | 7 | Started to tire and slow down |
| 76% | EASED | 5 | Relaxed and stopped, not having started |
| 76% | GOCOED | 6 | Start admitting both men and women |
| 76% | EFS | 3 | Start and end of a faceoff? |
| 74% | PHASESOFTHEMOON | 15 | Starts of 17-, 27- and 49-Across |
| 74% | ERIE | 4 | New York and ___ Railroad, started in 1832 |
| 74% | SCHWAS | 6 | Start and end of 3-Down, phonetically |
| 74% | RUSHHOUR | 8 | Start and finish of the work day |
| 74% | NEST | 4 | Start and end of many a flight |
| 74% | PATSY | 5 | She helped Loretta and Dottie get started |
| 74% | LONGO | 5 | Start and end of ''O Sole Mio'' |