| 100% | CARE | 4 | Attention and consideration |
| 56% | OBEY | 4 | Pay attention and follow |
| 55% | TLC | 3 | Special attention and pampering: Abbr. |
| 55% | NEEDY | 5 | Wanting others' attention and approval |
| 55% | NOTABLE | 7 | Worthy of attention and study |
| 53% | TRADEOFFS | 9 | Considerations pro and con |
| 52% | KINDNESS | 8 | Consideration and care towards others |
| 52% | HYPNOTIC | 8 | Attention-getting, and much more |
| 51% | JUSTWATCHME | 11 | "Pay attention and see how it's done" |
| 50% | HEAR | 4 | Listen and pay attention |
| 49% | HEED | 4 | Pay attention or give consideration |
| 49% | OYES | 4 | Cry for silence and attention |
| 48% | ALOTTOUNPACK | 12 | Overwhelming and needing time for consideration |
| 47% | SIT | 3 | ___ up and take notice (pay attention) |
| 47% | CATCALL | 7 | Act badly and demand lewd attention |
| 46% | SATUP | 5 | ___ and took notice (turned attention to): 2 wds. |
| 46% | SUBTLE | 6 | To be discreet and avoid drawing attention |
| 46% | NEEDY | 5 | Demanding more time and attention than most |
| 46% | HIGHMAINTENANCE | 15 | Requiring a lot of work and attention |
| 45% | TURNINGHEADS | 12 | Attracting attention, and the key to handling the asterisked clues |
| 45% | WHISTLE | 7 | Used by policemen and referees to get attention |
| 45% | LIMELIGHT | 9 | In the public eye, receiving fame and attention |
| 45% | BASHFUL | 7 | To be timid and shy; not wanting attention |
| 43% | SATUP | 5 | "___ and took notice" (suddenly pay attention to something): 2 wds. |
| 42% | STREAK | 6 | Take your clothes off and run around to get attention |
| 42% | OCD | 3 | Having a tendency toward perfectionism and great attention to detail |
| 41% | SENPAI | 6 | One whose attention is desperately sought, in manga and anime parlance |
| 39% | SHOUT | 5 | Beatles' hit "Twist and ___" ... or an action that may catch your attention |
| 38% | SPIT | 4 | ___ and polish (attention to cleanliness) |
| 38% | CROSSTHETS | 10 | Pay attention to detail ... and, homophonically, what three pairs of puzzle answers do |