| 100% | LAYLA | 5 | 1972 hit that begins "What'll you do when you get lonely ...?" |
| 46% | ONE | 3 | 1991 U2 hit song that begins, "Is it getting better / Or do you feel the same?" |
| 46% | LEANONME | 8 | What to do "when you're not strong," in a 1972 hit |
| 45% | REPOT | 5 | What you do when plants get to big for their containers |
| 43% | ADIA | 4 | 1998 hit that begins "___, I do believe I failed you" |
| 41% | SMOG | 4 | What do you get when you mix smoke and fog? |
| 41% | WHITEWEDDING | 12 | Billy Idol hit that starts "Hey little sister, what have you done?" |
| 40% | WONTGETFUELEDAGAIN | 18 | "Hey, what did you think when you missed that last pit stop?" [The Who, 1971] |
| 40% | AREA | 4 | What do you get when you multiply length and breadth of a square? |
| 40% | LIGHTNINGSPEED | 14 | What do you get when you cross 114-Across with a 93-Down? |
| 40% | ELECTRICCHARGES | 15 | What do you get when you cross 77-Across with a 40-Down? |
| 40% | EXTRADRUMSTICKS | 15 | What do you get when you cross 63-Across with a 45-Down? |
| 40% | SWIMMINGTRUNKS | 14 | What do you get when you cross 26-Across with a 5-Down? |
| 40% | DINO | 4 | What do you get when you cross a tyrannosaurus rex with explosives? "___-mite" |
| 40% | ICRIED | 6 | 1954 Patti Page hit that begins "It was winter when you told me you were leaving" |
| 39% | HYDRATE | 7 | What you do when you drink water |
| 39% | REVEAL | 6 | What most magicians choose not to do when asked "How the heck did you do that?" |
| 39% | ONE | 3 | U2 hit that opens, “Is it getting better? / Or do you feel the same?” |
| 38% | ANALYSIS | 8 | What you do when you go to therapy |
| 37% | BORROW | 6 | What you do when you sign your mortgage agreement, basically |
| 37% | GETTHEMEMO | 10 | What you do when you discover this puzzle’s theme? |
| 37% | REACTS | 6 | What baking soda does when you sprinkle it with vinegar |
| 37% | DRAW | 4 | What you do when playing Pictionary |
| 37% | SUN | 3 | *Pun day at the beach! "What do you do when you get hungry after a day of tanning?" "Have a ___-day brunch!" |
| 37% | UNDO | 4 | What you do when you make a mistake on the computer |
| 37% | STOP | 4 | What to do when you see red |
| 36% | FEELNOPANE | 10 | What you do when you put your hand through a broken window? |
| 36% | NAP | 3 | What you may do when you're beat |
| 36% | HYDRATING | 9 | What you are doing when you drink water |
| 36% | SAG | 3 | What hammocks do when people get in them |