| 100% | DENT | 4 | Bump on a car that is hidden in "al dente" |
| 47% | LEMONS | 6 | Cars that are in the shop a lot |
| 45% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 45% | TROPE | 5 | A car that won't start is a common one in horror films |
| 45% | SUNROOF | 7 | The top of a car that can be opened in summer |
| 44% | TESLA | 5 | Car that can be plugged in at a Supercharger station |
| 44% | UBERS | 5 | Rides in a car that was called via an app |
| 42% | DENT | 4 | Bump on a car door |
| 42% | EGO | 3 | Word hidden in this clue that might be a detriment to negotiations |
| 42% | AIDA | 4 | Opera that was adapted into a musical that opened on Broadway in 2000 |
| 42% | DESTINATION | 11 | *Final place on a road trip that needs to be decided in advance |
| 41% | SPARROW | 7 | Bird that "His eye is on," in a hymn |
| 41% | LADAS | 5 | New cars that will save you 20 to 50 thousand rubles in June, if you have a trade in |
| 41% | ANT | 3 | Insect that is hidden in "cantaloupe" |
| 40% | TAB | 3 | Bar bill that is hidden in "Tabasco" |
| 40% | AMP | 3 | Sound booster that is hidden in "Campari" |
| 40% | SERGE | 5 | Twilled fabric that is hidden in "sergeant" |
| 40% | DICE | 4 | Cubes that may be blown on for good luck in a casino |
| 40% | TAN | 3 | Sun-kissed shade that is hidden in "tangerine" |
| 40% | PER | 3 | "P" of MPH that is hidden in "caper" |
| 40% | TAR | 3 | Road-paving goo that is hidden in "tartare" |
| 40% | KONA | 4 | Hawaiian coastal area that is hidden in "konami" |
| 39% | OLD | 3 | Word for vintage items that is hidden in "gold" |
| 39% | PAPERCARRIERS | 13 | Morning news deliverers ... or based on a hidden word in each, what 20-, 27- and 43-Across are? |
| 39% | SAABS | 5 | Cars that were once made in Sweden |
| 39% | THEXFACTOR | 10 | Reality singing show that Zayn Malik was a contestant on in 2010: 3 wds. |
| 39% | IDO | 3 | Marriage ceremony words that are hidden in each starred answer |
| 39% | GOOGLE | 6 | Word meaning "look up on a search engine" that was first used on TV in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" |
| 39% | CABS | 4 | Cars that are flagged down on city streets |
| 38% | SSW | 3 | One of the half winds on a compass rose that was named "Ostro-Libeccio" in the 14th and 15th centuries |