| 100% | QUARTER | 7 | 25-cent coin that you can toss and start 2025 with a win! |
| 38% | TAKEITTOTHEBANK | 15 | "You can count on that!," and a hint to the starts of 16-, 25-, and 43-Across |
| 38% | ABC | 3 | Start of a kids' song that ends "Next time won't you sing with me?" |
| 37% | GROSZ | 5 | Small Polish coin that's one hundredth of a zloty and won't buy you much of anything these days |
| 34% | HOOP | 4 | Hula ___, toy that you can enjoy playing with on a chilly fall day |
| 34% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 34% | FIRE | 4 | What you can start with a book of matches |
| 34% | DIME | 4 | Ten-cent coin with Roosevelt's face on it, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 33% | BALL | 4 | Soccer sphere that you can play with as a fun recreational activity on an island |
| 33% | RING | 4 | ___ toss, fun game that one can enjoy with friends and family at a picnic |
| 33% | DUST | 4 | Fairy ___, magical substance that you can sprinkle for a touch of enchantment with your "Fairy" Halloween costume |
| 32% | DINGHY | 6 | Open boat with a mast and sails that can be used for racing |
| 32% | WELL | 4 | You might toss a coin into it and make a wish |
| 32% | DAY | 3 | "Beautiful ___," uplifting track from U2's "All That You Can't Leave Behind" that celebrates 25 years in 2025 |
| 32% | NAIL | 4 | Item you can hit with a hammer and it either hurts or it doesn't |
| 32% | SMULE | 5 | Music app where you can sing duets with strangers and feel like a pop star |
| 31% | RAMEN | 5 | Soup that can be made with instant noodles and a flavor packet |
| 31% | MAKEASCENE | 10 | Be disruptive, or what you can do with the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 31% | ANTEATER | 8 | Toothless termite hunter with a long nose and a tongue that can be up to 2-feet long |
| 30% | LIME | 4 | Fruit you might squeeze into a margarita, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 30% | ABCS | 4 | Subject of a song that ends "Next time won't you sing with me?" |
| 30% | WORLDSERIES | 11 | Championship that 17-Across won twice, with the A's and Yankees: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SOS | 3 | ABBA song with a chorus that begins "So when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me ..." |
| 30% | BEATBOXING | 10 | Percussive activity you can imitate by reading the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 49-Across in a loop |
| 30% | PUTINAGOODWORD | 14 | Recommend, with "for," and a hint to the start of 20-, 25- and 44-Across |
| 30% | HAUNTED | 7 | With 66-Across, spooky property that might include a 20-Across and a 7-, 25- and 28-Down |
| 30% | KEYBOARD | 8 | Device that allows you to type your input into a computer ... and something with many buttons |
| 29% | OBJECT | 6 | Item that you can physically see and touch |
| 29% | RING | 4 | ___ pop, nostalgic candy that you can propose with? |
| 29% | HANGINTHERE | 11 | "Don't give up," and a suggestion that can apply to 17-, 25-, 49-, and 59-Across? |