| 100% | SEDENTARY | 9 | A life of little movement, akin to office workers |
| 45% | NOMAD | 5 | Person who lives a life of little pleasures, wandering about from place to place |
| 38% | DOWNLOADS | 9 | Movements of data to a personal computer |
| 37% | RETIRED | 7 | Turned to a life of leisure, ended work life |
| 36% | FATELINE | 8 | Indicator of success in life, to a palmist |
| 36% | OVERHAUL | 8 | Revamp, give a new lease of life to |
| 36% | VARIETY | 7 | The spice of life, according to a saying |
| 35% | UPCYCLING | 9 | Giving a new lease of life to old items |
| 35% | EEL | 3 | A type of this aqua life generates electricity to shock other animals |
| 35% | DOWNSHIFT | 9 | Change to a lower gear or simpler way of life |
| 35% | CURRIERANDDIVES | 15 | Story of a leather worker who goes to seedy bars? |
| 34% | ELIXIR | 6 | The ___ of life, a potion said to prolong one's life |
| 34% | ELECTABILITY | 12 | Concept of a person being able to be chosen for office |
| 34% | FEZ | 3 | Article of apparel akin to a tarboosh |
| 34% | WATERSKI | 8 | Article of equipment akin to a wakeboard |
| 34% | FEZ | 3 | Article of attire akin to a tarboosh |
| 34% | ELIXIR | 6 | "The ___ of Life," a drink that is said to cure all ills |
| 34% | MIDDLEAGE | 9 | Time of life … and a hint to 17-, 28- and 45-Across |
| 33% | ADAGIETTO | 9 | Movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5, said to be a love letter to Alma |
| 33% | MIND | 4 | “The Life of the ___,” Christine Smallwood novel about lost opportunities to become a mother and professor (March, 2021) |
| 33% | EASE | 4 | Living a life of ___ (coasting) |
| 32% | RATTAIL | 7 | *Out-of-vogue hairstyle akin to a mullet |
| 32% | SIDEB | 5 | Less-listened-to half of a record, typically |
| 32% | MEMO | 4 | Short note sent to office workers |
| 32% | MEMOS | 5 | Short notes sent to office workers |
| 32% | MEMO | 4 | Brief note sent to office workers |
| 32% | GOSTRAIGHT | 10 | Leave a life of crime behind |
| 32% | MONK | 4 | One living a life of prayer |
| 32% | VNECK | 5 | Kind of shirt that might allow a man to show a little chest hair: Hyph. |
| 32% | BOVINE | 6 | Akin to a cow |