| 100% | LES | 3 | Article applied to the Canadiens |
| 56% | OTIC | 4 | Applying to the ears |
| 55% | RUBIN | 5 | Apply to the skin, say |
| 54% | EYELINER | 8 | Makeup applied to the lids |
| 53% | TOPICAL | 7 | Applied to the body externally, as an anesthetic |
| 53% | POMADE | 6 | Scented ointment applied to the hair |
| 53% | LIPSTICK | 8 | Make-up applied to the mouth |
| 53% | MONTREAL | 8 | Quebec city home to the Canadiens |
| 52% | MOISTURISER | 11 | Cream or lotion applied to the skin |
| 52% | NEAREAST | 8 | Term originally applied to the Balkan States |
| 52% | SLAP | 4 | Mild punishment, when applied to the wrist |
| 52% | COMPRESS | 8 | Therapeutic damp cloth applied to the body |
| 52% | GLACE | 5 | Ice, to the Montreal Canadiens |
| 52% | USEON | 5 | Apply to, as the skin |
| 51% | LIPSTICK | 8 | Matte or glossy makeup applied to the mouth |
| 50% | POULTICE | 8 | Soft mass applied to the body to relieve soreness |
| 49% | MESO | 4 | Prefix meaning "middle", frequently applied to the America the Olmecs dominated |
| 49% | WAINSCOT | 8 | Lining of wood panelling applied to the walls of a room |
| 48% | RUBIN | 5 | Apply to the skin, as on a mixed-up U.C.L.A. athlete? |
| 47% | MONTREAL | 8 | City that's home to the NHL's Canadiens |
| 46% | NEAR | 4 | ___ East; term that was applied to the maximum extent of the old Ottoman Empire |
| 46% | ADD | 3 | Apply the "+" function to two numbers, say |
| 46% | ROYAL | 5 | Adjective applied to the U.K.'s Air Force and Navy, but not Army |
| 45% | PERFUME | 7 | Fragrance to apply to the wrists and neck |
| 44% | HORSES | 6 | Animals to which the term "dressage" applies |
| 44% | HEEEEERESJOHNNY | 15 | Classic TV intro which can be applied to the starts of the four other longest puzzle answers |
| 44% | CASTSON | 7 | Applies the first row of loops to a knitting needle |
| 43% | ALAMO | 5 | Battle to get article by the French doctor |
| 43% | OPPOSITESATTRACT | 16 | Maxim that applies to pairs hiding together in the answers to starred clues |
| 43% | FURNITUREASSEMBLY | 17 | Ikea task, and a task that can be applied to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |