| 100% | PUNS | 4 | Bits of wordplay that may make you groan... and what 10a, 24a, 27a, 14d, and 23d all are! |
| 36% | PUNS | 4 | Witty wordplays that may make you groan |
| 36% | DAD | 3 | ___ joke (type of joke that may make you groan) |
| 31% | FORT | 4 | Structure that might be made of pillows and blankets |
| 30% | GETCRACKING | 11 | Make a start, and what you might do to the ends of the starred answers |
| 30% | FORT | 4 | Living room structure that may be made of blankets and pillows |
| 30% | PUNS | 4 | "Corny" wordplays that may make you go "Ohhhh!" |
| 30% | CLOAK | 5 | Invisibility ___, garment which makes you disappear and may be a part of your "Harry Potter" Halloween costume |
| 29% | COURTAPPEARANCE | 15 | Proceeding that may follow a subpoena, and what the ends of 16-, 23-, 46-, and 59-Across can make? |
| 29% | CAT | 3 | "The ___ and the Fiddle," nursery rhyme that may be one of the first poems you learned |
| 29% | TRAIL | 5 | ___ mix, snack made of granola, nuts, and dried fruits, that might be enjoyed at a picnic |
| 28% | SCRAP | 5 | Bit of food that might be tossed to a pet dog |
| 28% | ALMOND | 6 | Marzipan ingredient and food that may make you sleepy |
| 28% | RICE | 4 | Sushi grain and food that may make you sleepy |
| 28% | CHAMOMILE | 9 | Soothing tea ingredient and food that may make you sleepy |
| 28% | KIWI | 4 | Fuzzy green fruit and food that may make you feel sleepy |
| 28% | CHERRY | 6 | Bright red sundae topper and food that may make you sleepy |
| 27% | HAUNTEDHOUSE | 12 | Halloween attraction, or what 19-, 27-/32-, and 42-Across all might be a part of? |
| 27% | TSA | 3 | Org. that might make you take your laptop out of your suitcase |
| 27% | MIDDLEMAN | 9 | One who may be cut out, and what must be cut out of five answers to make sense of their clues |
| 27% | LASH | 4 | Bit of hair that someone might make a wish on |
| 27% | SIDESALAD | 9 | Dish that may accompany a main course, and what can be found at the start of 17-, 25-, 38-, or 53-Across? |
| 27% | GEL | 3 | Type of toothpaste that may be blue and translucent |
| 27% | BRADS | 5 | Fasteners ... or, if you change the fourth letter to an S, what the fasteners might be made of |
| 27% | SOCK | 4 | Article of footwear that may be made into a puppet |
| 26% | EPEE | 4 | Bit of sports equipment that may be electrified |
| 26% | FINTECH | 7 | Bit of late-capitalist jargon that you might find in Forbes |
| 26% | LION | 4 | Animal that the phrase "main clause" might make you think of |
| 26% | RUG | 3 | Bit of home décor that may be hand-knotted |
| 26% | TERMITES | 8 | What may eat you out of house and home? |