| 100% | GARLIC | 6 | ___ bread, appetizer that might be ordered at the start of a meal |
| 54% | DNA | 3 | Something that might be left at the scene of a crime |
| 50% | EAT | 3 | Urging at the start of a meal |
| 50% | EATUP | 5 | What a cook might say at the start of a meal: 2 wds. |
| 47% | LINT | 4 | Fuzz that might be at the bottom of a jeans pocket |
| 46% | SWEATANDSOURSOUP | 16 | Appetizer that may be a tad on the salty side? |
| 46% | LOIN | 4 | "Sir" might be found at the start of it |
| 46% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 46% | EXAM | 4 | It might be given at the end of a unit |
| 46% | OVATION | 7 | It may be standing at the end of a concert |
| 46% | CLUE | 4 | One may be left at the scene of a crime |
| 45% | LOB | 3 | Shot that may be aimed at the back of the court |
| 45% | MIC | 3 | It may be dropped at the end of a triumphant performance |
| 44% | DEAD | 4 | Adjective that might be used hyperbolically at the end of a long day |
| 44% | ACH | 3 | German cry that can be found at the start of "achoo" |
| 44% | JEWEL | 5 | Stone that might be the target of a heist |
| 44% | WHYS | 4 | Common words at the start of a lot of sentences that my four year old comes out with |
| 44% | ANTE | 4 | Money that's put in at the start of a poker hand |
| 44% | SMILELINES | 10 | Wrinkles that might be the result of a joyful life |
| 44% | SLAYINGSLOW | 11 | What Buffy might be doing at the end of a long, hard night? |
| 43% | HOWDO | 5 | Greeting that might be made with a tip of the hat |
| 43% | KITE | 4 | Flier that might be of a variety in the shaded squares |
| 43% | REM | 3 | Sleep phase that might be the subject of a sleep study: Abbr. |
| 43% | LOVEKNOT | 8 | *Romantic symbol that may be tied in the shape of a heart |
| 43% | TEE | 3 | Item that might be knocked out of the ground with a golf shot |
| 42% | GOLFBALL | 8 | Sports item that can be found at the starts of 17-, 21-, 32-, 42- and 54-Across |
| 42% | COFFEE | 6 | "Put that ___ cup down!" warning you might have heard if you ordered a cup of joe at an Ottoman cafe during the 1600s ban |
| 42% | IDO | 3 | Promise that may be made in front of a justice of the peace (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CAST | 4 | List at the end of a film, that's sometimes ordered by appearance |
| 42% | DONUT | 5 | Treat whose varieties appear at the starts of four long answers and are represented a dozen times in this puzzle |