| 100% | SCAPEGOAT | 9 | A space got ruined, and he's to blame |
| 49% | SCAPEGOAT | 9 | He takes the fall when a space got ruined |
| 43% | BRUCEALMIGHTY | 13 | Jim Carrey's fantasy comedy film which broke the Memorial Day opening weekend record and in which he gets a chance to be God: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DOOM | 4 | 1993 video game about a space marine's quest to find and kill demons from hell |
| 41% | SIRMIXALOT | 10 | "Baby Got Back" rapper, and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 41% | ALT | 3 | Key to both the left and right of a PC's space bar |
| 40% | SUNBATHE | 8 | To lay out and get a tan |
| 40% | INURE | 5 | Get used to terrible ruin, to a point |
| 39% | SALON | 5 | Place to get a cut and color |
| 39% | SPA | 3 | Place to relax and get a massage |
| 39% | SPA | 3 | Place to get a massage and facial |
| 39% | NIGHTINGALE | 11 | "Ode to a ___", John Keats's poem on a bird, as he explored transience and mortality |
| 39% | WHILE | 5 | "It took him a ___ to get here." |
| 38% | SPA | 3 | A place that people go to relax and get massages |
| 38% | SPA | 3 | Where to get a massage and a mudbath |
| 38% | SPA | 3 | Where to get a massage and a facial |
| 38% | STICKAPININIT | 13 | "Let's get back to that later..." and a literal hint to 20-, 34- and 42-Across |
| 38% | SALON | 5 | Hair ___ (place to get a cut and color) |
| 38% | SPA | 3 | Place to get a little rest and relaxation |
| 38% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument Ogden Nash referred to when he said, "... reeds are a pain / And the fingering's insane" |
| 38% | NEBULAR | 7 | Relating to a cloud of space gas and dust |
| 38% | SPA | 3 | Place to take a soak and get a massage |
| 38% | DAYSPA | 6 | Where to get a massage, facial, and mani-pedi |
| 38% | COP | 3 | He's got a beat |
| 37% | CHUMP | 5 | “When you get down to it, he’s a sucker. A ___”: Terry McMillan |
| 37% | JUDE | 4 | He was told to "take a sad song and make it better" |
| 37% | NIXON | 5 | He placed a call to Armstrong and Aldrin minutes after their landing |
| 37% | SHAPESUP | 8 | Gets fit, and a literal hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 37% | CAFE | 4 | Place to work on a laptop and get a latte |
| 37% | CATCAFES | 8 | Places to get a mocha and pet a Manx, perhaps |