| 100% | EVS | 3 | Cars that need to be plugged in (Abbr.) |
| 70% | OIL | 3 | Liquid that needs to be changed regularly in a car |
| 65% | ELECTRIC | 8 | Needing to be plugged in to work |
| 56% | MARIA | 5 | She's a problem that needs to be solved, in song |
| 55% | EGO | 3 | Self related feeling that needs to be kept in check |
| 54% | EMTS | 4 | They may need to be experts in airway management: abbr. |
| 54% | TMI | 3 | "I didn't need to know that," in textspeak: Abbr. |
| 54% | TMI | 3 | "I didn't need to know that!" in text: Abbr. |
| 53% | TMI | 3 | "Yeah, I didn't need to know that ...," in texts: Abbr. |
| 53% | THELONG | 7 | With 63-Across, all that needs to be said, or a hint to what's found in each starred answer |
| 52% | TESLA | 5 | Car that can be plugged in at a Supercharger station |
| 51% | DEAD | 4 | Needing to be plugged into the charger |
| 51% | LOCK | 4 | Item in an escape room that needs to be opened |
| 51% | ODESSA | 6 | City that was home to the first car in Russia |
| 51% | CODES | 5 | Messages that need to be cracked |
| 51% | LAUNDRY | 7 | Clothes that need to be washed |
| 51% | DEBTS | 5 | Amounts that need to be repaid |
| 51% | CHECKS | 6 | Payments that need to be endorsed |
| 51% | DEBT | 4 | Money that needs to be repaid |
| 51% | LACEUP | 6 | Shoe that needs to be tied |
| 51% | OBSTACLE | 8 | Hindrance that needs to be overcome |
| 51% | DEBT | 4 | Amount that needs to be repaid |
| 51% | LOAN | 4 | Money that needs to be repaid |
| 51% | CHIA | 4 | "Pet" that needs to be watered |
| 51% | CANOE | 5 | Boat that needs to be paddled |
| 51% | MESS | 4 | Place that needs to be cleaned |
| 51% | LOAN | 4 | Something that needs to be repaid |
| 51% | TASK | 4 | Something that needs to be done |
| 51% | TENT | 4 | Shelter that needs to be pitched |
| 51% | ITCH | 4 | Annoyance that needs to be scratched |