| 100% | LIFESPAN | 8 | 20 to 30 days, for a fly |
| 56% | SLEEP | 5 | Koalas do this for up to 20 hours a day |
| 52% | WINDY | 5 | Like a good day for someone to say "Go fly a kite!" |
| 46% | MOVIE | 5 | ___ tickets, something you could gift your mom on Mother's Day for a trip to the cinema |
| 45% | MAKEITADOUBLE | 13 | Request to a bartender, and what must be done to the last words of 20-, 30-, 36-, and 47-Across for the answers to match their clues |
| 45% | DEC | 3 | Mo. for Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day |
| 45% | FINGERPAINTS | 12 | Materials for a preschool artist … or a hint to 20-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 44% | KOALA | 5 | Australian animal that sleeps up to 20 hours a day |
| 44% | FEB | 3 | Month to buy a Valentine's Day card, for short |
| 43% | SPA | 3 | Place to go for a "me day" |
| 43% | CLOUDSTORAGE | 12 | Where to save for a rainy day? |
| 43% | MAST | 4 | At half-___ (how to fly a flag on a day of mourning) |
| 43% | SPLITPEAS | 9 | Soup vegetables … and a hint to 20-, 30-, 45- and 52-Across |
| 43% | WINDY | 5 | Like a good day for flying a kite |
| 43% | SPA | 3 | Place to go for a day of relaxation |
| 43% | SPA | 3 | Place to go for a day of pampering |
| 43% | AAA | 3 | Org. to call for a 30 Across |
| 42% | NYE | 3 | Day for a ball drop (Abbr.) |
| 42% | SWAT | 4 | Try for a fly |
| 42% | WEB | 3 | Danger for a fly |
| 42% | WEB | 3 | Trap for a fly |
| 42% | SWATTED | 7 | Tried for a fly |
| 42% | SWATS | 5 | Tries for a fly |
| 42% | SNARE | 5 | Web, for a fly |
| 42% | XXXX | 4 | Try for a fly |
| 42% | ADASTRA | 7 | Movie for which Brad Pitt learned how to fly a spaceship (September, 2019) |
| 42% | THELASTHURRAH | 13 | 1958 Spencer Tracy film ... and a hint to 20-, 30- and 39-Across |
| 42% | METALBAND | 9 | Wedding ring, for example ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, and 49-Across? |
| 42% | EYE | 3 | "Compound" part for a fly |
| 42% | ABRA | 4 | Pokémon said to sleep for 18 hours a day to maintain its telekinetic power |