| 100% | GLASSJAW | 8 | A boxer's soft spot made to shatter |
| 44% | ATM | 3 | Spot to make a deposit |
| 44% | PUDDLE | 6 | Spot to make a splash |
| 41% | EIDERDOWN | 9 | Soft feathers from a sea duck used to make bedding |
| 40% | TALC | 4 | A soft mineral used to make baby powder |
| 38% | PASSENGERSEAT | 13 | Spot next to a car's driver |
| 38% | THINKONONESFEET | 15 | Make spot decisions in a crisis ... or a hint to 17-, 29-, 34-, and 42-Across? |
| 37% | WATERBALLOON | 12 | A prankster's tool to make a splash |
| 37% | EARTHWORMS | 10 | A prankster's tools to make you squirm |
| 37% | HEADBACK | 8 | Make one's way to a previous location |
| 37% | PSST | 4 | Sound made to get someone's attention in a quiet room |
| 37% | TIN | 3 | Soft metal that's used to make police badges |
| 37% | PISA | 4 | Spot with a landmark that's inclined to impress |
| 37% | FEE | 3 | Finder's ___ (payment made to a middleman) |
| 36% | SUEDED | 6 | Made to resemble soft leather |
| 36% | SOD | 3 | It's unrolled to make a lawn |
| 36% | RECIPE | 6 | It's followed to make a dish |
| 36% | HAND | 4 | It's closed to make a fist |
| 36% | ROPE | 4 | What's looped to make a lasso |
| 36% | FONDUE | 6 | Electric ___ Set, vintage appliance to make melted cheese that could be spotted in a '70s kitchen |
| 36% | FINED | 5 | Made to pay a penalty |
| 36% | ROCKTHEBOAT | 11 | Make waves, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 36% | LOG | 3 | It's carved to make a totem pole |
| 36% | TIMESSIGN | 9 | It's commonly used to make a product |
| 36% | PLUM | 4 | Fruit that's dried to make a prune |
| 36% | OAR | 3 | It's used to make a lifeboat move |
| 36% | HOT | 3 | Presto ___ Dogger, vintage appliance to make a stadium snack that could be spotted in a '70s kitchen |
| 36% | ESPARTO | 7 | Grass of S Europe and N Africa that yields a fibre used to make rope and mats |
| 36% | TAILORED | 8 | Made to order, as a suit |
| 36% | FINED | 5 | Made to pay a cash penalty |