| 100% | SEASHELL | 8 | Beach item you can hold close and listen for the sound of waves |
| 32% | MET | 3 | Where you can see "The Death of Socrates" and "The Denial of Saint Peter", for short |
| 31% | SERVINGSUGGESTION | 17 | "Waiter, you can hold off bringing the coffee till the end of the meal" |
| 31% | ZEUGMA | 6 | Figure of speech exemplified by "You held your breath and the door for me" |
| 31% | COMA | 4 | You can be in it and out of it at the same time |
| 31% | SPINNINGTOPS | 12 | You can make them take turns, and a description of the circled letters |
| 30% | SITONIT | 7 | Hold in abeyance, and what you can do to the ends of 17-, 27-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 30% | AAA | 3 | Sound of the letter "A" that stands for "affectionate" and "attentive" (qualities of a dad) |
| 30% | WINTEROLYMPICS | 14 | Where you can see the beginnings of 20-, 28-, 38-, and 44-Across |
| 30% | FASHIONDESIGNERS | 16 | What you can do by rearranging the letters of 17- and 26-Across |
| 30% | HANDSET | 7 | The part of a phone that you hold and speak into |
| 30% | CRAIGSLIST | 10 | Website where you can do the first parts of 17-, 26- and 44-Across |
| 29% | DRAW | 4 | Something you can do to the starts of 17-, 21-, 37-, 53- and 60-Across |
| 29% | LUNCHBOXES | 10 | Backpack containers where you can find the ends of 17-, 23-, 38- and 47-Across |
| 29% | BUILDABEAR | 10 | What you can do by combining the last words of 17-, 30- and 44-Across |
| 29% | INTHEBANK | 9 | Guaranteed ... or where you can find the ends of 17-, 23-, 37- and 50-Across |
| 29% | JUGJUG | 6 | Poetic onomatopoeia for the sound of a nightingale |
| 28% | BREAK | 5 | Intermission ... or what you can do to the starts of 17-, 24-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 28% | MAKEASCENE | 10 | Be disruptive, or what you can do with the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 51-Across |
| 28% | HERA | 4 | Listen for the wife of Zeus |
| 28% | EMMY | 4 | Award for sitcoms and soaps that may remind you of the "idiot box" |
| 28% | SAY | 3 | What you can do to the first parts of 17- and 53-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 28% | WISE | 4 | Robert —, Best Director Oscar winner for The Sound of Music |
| 28% | POW | 3 | "Wham!" alternative for the sound of a punch in comics |
| 28% | BEATBOXING | 10 | Percussive activity you can imitate by reading the starts of 17-, 23-, 37-, and 49-Across in a loop |
| 27% | TAN | 3 | You can get a spray ___ instead of going to the beach to achieve the same result |
| 27% | ROLLTHETAPE | 11 | "I can prove you're lying!," and an instruction for reading each set of circled letters |
| 27% | MARIAVONTRAPP | 13 | "The Sound of Music" role that earned Mary Martin a Best Actress Tony for playing the governess and stepmother to seven children: 3 wds. |
| 27% | SHAQ | 4 | "You Can't Stop the Reign" singer and athlete, for short |
| 27% | SEMINARS | 8 | Items you can sign up for at many conventions, usually |