| 100% | PUNCHING | 8 | __ bag, for hitting at the gym or in boxing |
| 48% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 42% | SAUNA | 5 | Box at the gym? |
| 42% | LOCKER | 6 | Box at the gym? |
| 41% | ABS | 3 | Six-pack at the gym, for short |
| 40% | ABS | 3 | "Stomach" muscles shown off at the gym, for short |
| 39% | SKIPSROPE | 9 | Works out at the boxing gym |
| 39% | UPPERCUT | 8 | In boxing, blow aimed at the chin from underneath |
| 39% | AHEAD | 5 | At or in the front |
| 38% | TEA | 3 | It may be iced or in the bag |
| 38% | FLOP | 4 | Movie that tanks at the box office, for example |
| 38% | ICE | 3 | Bag filler, or have in the bag |
| 37% | EXERCISE | 8 | Hit the gym ... or a word that means "repetitive training" |
| 37% | EDS | 3 | Employees at the Times or Post, for short |
| 37% | FILE | 4 | Box or folder for sorting papers in an office |
| 37% | SPOT | 4 | Watch out for at the gym, maybe |
| 36% | DEEP | 4 | #1 hit for Adele, "Rolling in the ___" |
| 36% | HRS | 3 | Big hits in the ballpark, for short |
| 36% | INN | 3 | No room at the ___ (problem for Mary and Joseph in the Bible) |
| 36% | SHOES | 5 | Clothing items sold in boxes, as hinted at by the shaded letters |
| 36% | INDIEMOVIE | 10 | Margot at the Wedding or Rachel Getting Married, for example |
| 36% | DIGITAL | 7 | The D in DRM, or __ rights management, for e-books |
| 36% | PRITHVI | 7 | The earth, in Sanskrit, or a name for Bhumi |
| 36% | ARE | 3 | The Boys __ Back in Town, hit for Thin Lizzy |
| 36% | TONEDUP | 7 | Got in shape at the gym (2 wds.) |
| 36% | CATTOY | 6 | Mechanical mouse . . . or the box it came in |
| 36% | METRO | 5 | Name for the subway in Paris or Shanghai |
| 36% | SORT | 4 | Put mail in the appropriate boxes, for example |
| 36% | GROSSES | 7 | Takes in at the box office |
| 36% | MELBA | 5 | Dame Nellie, who sang at the Met for the first time in 1893 |