| 100% | LAPS | 4 | ___ up (drinks water the way a dog does) |
| 62% | LAPS | 4 | ___ up (drinks the way a cat does) |
| 45% | AVATAR | 6 | "___: The Way of Water" (sequel to a 2009 James Cameron blockbuster) |
| 44% | PATS | 4 | Praises the dog, in a way |
| 44% | RAKELEAVES | 10 | Tidy up the lawn, in a way |
| 44% | OPENS | 5 | Warms up the crowd, in a way |
| 44% | XXXXXXXX | 8 | Break up the soil, in a way |
| 43% | WADE | 4 | Go in the water just a little way |
| 43% | WRINGS | 6 | Gets the water out of, in a way |
| 42% | FOAM | 4 | ___ at the mouth (what a rabid dog might do) |
| 42% | WADES | 5 | Tests the waters, in a way |
| 42% | FIN | 3 | Part of a shark that sticks up from the water |
| 42% | BAR | 3 | Belly up to the ___ (order a drink) |
| 41% | PAIL | 4 | "Jack & Jill went up the hill to fetch a ___ of water..." |
| 41% | RAISEMONEY | 10 | Get support, in a way ... and what the puzzle circles do |
| 41% | LIFESTYLE | 9 | The way a person lives |
| 41% | PAIL | 4 | "Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a ___ of water" |
| 41% | HIGHDIVE | 8 | Jump headfirst into the water from a platform 70 feet up: Hyph. |
| 40% | SHEDS | 5 | What a hairy dog does in the spring |
| 40% | OVERFLOWS | 9 | What a bathtub does if the water isn't turned off |
| 39% | CROSSPARTYLINES | 15 | Act in a bipartisan way, and what the circled letters do Across and Down |
| 39% | FETCH | 5 | What a dog may do to the last parts of 17- and 51-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 39% | STAIR | 5 | The way up, maybe |
| 38% | STANCE | 6 | The way a martial artist stands, ready to fight |
| 38% | DRAPE | 5 | The way a designer shapes fabric to style garments |
| 38% | GNAW | 4 | Chew, like a dog does a bone |
| 38% | WAG | 3 | What a dog does with its tail |
| 38% | EVIAN | 5 | "Water the way nature intended" water |
| 38% | ANGELOU | 7 | Author of the poetry collection “Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’fore I Diiie” |
| 38% | LAP | 3 | ___ up (drink like a dog) |