| 100% | KINESIS | 7 | Activity of an organism in response to light, e.g. |
| 61% | PHOTOKINESIS | 12 | Movement made by an organism in response to light |
| 39% | SIN | 3 | Consumption of an apple, in Genesis, e.g. |
| 38% | AMI | 3 | Question in response to an insult, maybe |
| 38% | NEWPHONEWHODIS | 14 | Snarky text in response to an unwanted question |
| 37% | LOL | 3 | Response to an e-mailed joke, maybe |
| 37% | LOL | 3 | Response to an e-mail wisecrack: Abbr. |
| 37% | LAPTOP | 6 | Notebook, e.g. ... or an alternative to a spiral notebook in class |
| 36% | LOL | 3 | Response to a joke in an I.M. |
| 36% | ETTU | 4 | Response to an attack by a group of senators |
| 35% | INSULATE | 8 | To put batts of fiberglass, e.g., in the walls |
| 35% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of (as an alternative to) |
| 35% | BEFORE | 6 | In advance of, prior to an event |
| 35% | BORED | 5 | In need of an activity |
| 34% | HARVARD | 7 | Granter of an honorary degree to George Washington in 1776 |
| 34% | ALTITUDE | 8 | Height of an object in relation to sea or ground |
| 34% | GREENBACK | 9 | Dollar bill, e.g. ... and what the ends of the answers to starred clues have in common |
| 34% | SLEEP | 5 | Activity that seems to pass in the blink of an eye |
| 34% | OMIT | 4 | Choose to ignore an item in a list, e.g. |
| 34% | INCLUDE | 7 | Allow someone to participate in an activity |
| 34% | ALLCAPS | 7 | Indication of excitement in an e-mail |
| 34% | IVBAG | 5 | Pouch of fluid in an E.R. |
| 34% | WHATSSOFUNNY | 12 | Question asked in response to the starts of both words in 20-, 28- and 48-Across |
| 33% | EGO | 3 | An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others |
| 33% | BAILIFF | 7 | An officer stationed in a court of law to oversee |
| 33% | MEAT | 4 | *(3/4) Now layer the cured ___ (salami, e.g.) in folds next to 17a to create an appealing pattern ... |
| 33% | UNDERAGE | 8 | Too young to legally engage in an activity |
| 33% | DIFFUSER | 8 | Device to soften brightness of light in camerawork |
| 33% | HYPERTEXT | 9 | Linking process of words in an e-book |
| 33% | ECOSYSTEM | 9 | Community of organisms in an environment |