| 100% | LETUPON | 7 | Become more lenient with: 3 wds. |
| 62% | GOESSOFT | 8 | Becomes more lenient: 2 wds. |
| 53% | COZYUPTO | 8 | Become really friendly with (3 wds.) |
| 51% | SOFTEN | 6 | Become more lenient |
| 49% | LUDWIGVAN | 9 | With 49-Across, classical composer who wrote many works after becoming deaf: 2 wds. |
| 47% | CLAMPDOWNON | 11 | Become more strict with |
| 46% | PERK | 4 | Become more attentive, with "up" |
| 44% | NIGHT | 5 | With 3-Down, unpopular work hours, for many |
| 43% | FOUR | 4 | With 3-Down, like most bachelor's degree programs |
| 41% | ADV | 3 | Many a wd. with the suffix -ly |
| 41% | GOTAJOB | 7 | Became employed: 3 wds. |
| 40% | WEAROUT | 7 | Become useless after too much use (2 wds.) |
| 40% | WOREON | 6 | "He became more delusional, as the month ___." (passed slowly): 2 wds. |
| 39% | MIGUELCABRERA | 13 | Detroit Tigers first baseman who became the 33rd (and most recent) player to join the 3,000-hit club on 4/23/2022: 2 wds. |
| 39% | TODO | 4 | "I want nothing more ___ with you!": 2 wds. |
| 39% | GAP | 3 | Chain with more than 3,500 stores worldwide |
| 39% | ISTOO | 5 | "The world ___ much with us" (Wordsworth) (2 wds.) |
| 39% | JAZZITUP | 8 | Make something more interesting: 3 wds. |
| 39% | NBA | 3 | Org. with athletes who take many 3's |
| 38% | ALAMODE | 7 | With ice cream: 3 wds. |
| 38% | SAYSHI | 6 | Greets someone with more than a nod (2 wds.) |
| 38% | BLAKESHELTON | 12 | "The Voice" judge with the most wins (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ROBERTGRIFFIN | 13 | With "III," he became the Redskins' starting quarterback in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 37% | FRENCHQUARTER | 13 | New Orleans neighborhood with many Mardi Gras parades (2 wds.) |
| 37% | METEORSHOWER | 12 | Dramatic celestial event with many a 41-Across (2 wds.) |
| 37% | BEA | 3 | "You can ___ bit much to deal with sometimes": 2 wds. |
| 37% | EASEINTO | 8 | Slowly become comfortable with (2 wds.) |
| 36% | DENVERBRONCOS | 13 | NFL team with the most Super Bowl losses (five) (2 wds.) |
| 36% | EPICNOVEL | 9 | Work of fiction with many characters and story lines: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SITONIT | 7 | Delay dealing with something: 3 wds. |