| 100% | SQUIRM | 6 | A wriggling motion or movement |
| 53% | INERTIA | 7 | Inactivity, lack of motion or movement |
| 47% | MOVIE | 5 | A film or motion picture, flick |
| 47% | ROTATION | 8 | Movement of a wheel or Earth |
| 46% | JERK | 4 | A sudden movement, or a quick pull |
| 46% | WAG | 3 | Movement for a finger or a tail |
| 45% | REVIVAL | 7 | A rebirth of a cultural movement or style |
| 45% | DEBATING | 8 | Arguing for or against a motion |
| 45% | WRITHE | 6 | Squirm or wriggle like a snake |
| 44% | ISM | 3 | Suffix for a movement or a philosophy |
| 44% | ADDUCTION | 9 | Movement of a body part toward or over the midline |
| 44% | FOR | 3 | Against or ___ the motion? (in a debate, say) |
| 44% | MOVEMENT | 8 | The act of doing a gesture or motion |
| 44% | COOLDOWN | 8 | Slow movement or stretching to end a workout |
| 42% | AIRFLOW | 7 | The motion of the breeze against a car or plane |
| 42% | SWIPES | 6 | Left or right motions on Tinder to find a mate |
| 41% | STEALTH | 7 | Cautious movement used by a ninja or a lion stalking prey |
| 38% | ANTICAPITALISM | 14 | Political movement against free enterprise, or a way of reading this puzzle's long answers? |
| 37% | SPEARHEAD | 9 | Lead (an attack or movement) |
| 36% | PARTISAN | 8 | A strong supporter of a person or movement |
| 36% | LGBTQ | 5 | Modern movement initialism ... or a hint to the starts of 18-, 24-, 40-, 52- and 61-Across |
| 36% | PORTAMENTO | 10 | In music, a sliding movement from one note to another, especially in singing or playing the violin |
| 35% | MOSSO | 5 | With motion or animation |
| 35% | TREND | 5 | General tendency or movement |
| 35% | DETECTOR | 8 | Word after motion or lie |
| 35% | LOCO | 4 | Prefix with motion or motive |
| 35% | SETIN | 5 | Words with motion or stone |
| 35% | YANK | 4 | Pull with a sudden movement |
| 35% | MAINLINER | 9 | One in a dominant movement |
| 35% | TUG | 3 | Cause of a sleeve movement |