| 100% | MCKINSEY | 8 | Consulting firm that advised ICE to cut spending on food and medical care for detainees, per the Times and ProPublica |
| 25% | EDEN | 4 | Site of "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food" |
| 25% | EDEN | 4 | It contained "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food" |
| 24% | RESAW | 5 | To cut for the third time |
| 23% | TRIAGE | 6 | Sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food |
| 23% | TRUCK | 5 | *Transport for 16a that's driven with care, and with sirens ringing it arrives to fight the flare!" |
| 23% | RANCH | 5 | Dressing that gets top place on the most popular list according to the Association for Dressings and Sauces |
| 23% | TIL | 3 | Up to the time that, for short |
| 23% | SWORD | 5 | Weapon used for duels and adventures on the high seas that would be a great addition to your "Pirate" Halloween costume |
| 23% | TIMEX | 5 | Company that cares for the face and hands |
| 22% | STAMINA | 7 | The ability to keep on going for a very long time |
| 22% | EMT | 3 | Medical professional who cares for people en route to the ER: Abbr. |
| 22% | LORD | 4 | "The ___ of the Rings," fantasy film series that you will get to experience on the big screen if you spend some time in the 2000s |
| 22% | EDGE | 4 | "The Cutting ___," 1992 sports rom-com about an ice hockey player and a figure skater who are forced to team up for the 1992 Winter Olympics |
| 21% | AHCA | 4 | Bill that promises to overhaul the medical system, for short |
| 21% | MAC | 3 | ___ and cheese, a casserole baked in oven that is considered to be a comfort food in the US |
| 21% | AQUA | 4 | Band that collaborated with Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj for the Barbie soundtrack |
| 21% | ENE | 3 | Dir. that's to the right and a little up on a map |
| 21% | TANS | 4 | Spends time on the beach to change color of the skin |
| 21% | POI | 3 | Food that tourists in Hawaii often try for the first time |
| 21% | POI | 3 | Food that many Hawaii visitors try there for the first time |
| 21% | DRPEPPER | 8 | Soda that, according to the Food and Drug Administration, is not technically a cola |
| 21% | TENANTS | 7 | People who live on land and pay rent to the owner of that land. |
| 21% | PALEO | 5 | Diet that excludes processed food and is also known as the "caveman diet," for short |
| 21% | PARKINSONSLAW | 13 | Business concept that "work expands to fill the time available for its completion" (2 words) |
| 21% | OAHU | 4 | Hawaiian island that is home to Honolulu and was the setting for "50 First Dates" |
| 21% | MUTUALAID | 9 | "The radical act of caring for each other while working to change the world," per Dean Spade |
| 21% | HOTH | 4 | Fictional ice planet in the "Star Wars" universe that is home to the Wampa and Tauntauns |
| 21% | HARD | 4 | ___ pass, term for a firm rejection that was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2021 |
| 20% | FINISHINGTOUCH | 14 | Icing on the cake ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 35- and 43-Across |