| 100% | SOLVE | 5 | Crack a puzzle, something 23a may do first to annoy you |
| 59% | SECRET | 6 | Spill your ___ (confidential tidbit), something 23a may do to annoy you |
| 59% | EAT | 3 | ___ your food, something 23a may do to annoy you |
| 57% | REMOTE | 6 | Hide the ___ (TV channel changer), something 23a may do to annoy you |
| 48% | MERGELEFT | 9 | What you might have to do for some highway construction … or a first hint to solving this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | VEIL | 4 | Something a bride might wear, and something you'd do to 5d |
| 39% | TOSS | 4 | You might do it to a coin or a salad |
| 39% | COSTUME | 7 | Something you might go to a party in |
| 39% | LANGUAGE | 8 | Something a parent might tell you to watch |
| 39% | BID | 3 | You might need a paddle to do this |
| 39% | SKI | 3 | You might need a lift to do this |
| 38% | RESERVATION | 11 | Something you may make before going to a restaurant? |
| 38% | TONE | 4 | Something you might tell a sassy person to watch |
| 38% | SIGNIN | 6 | A security guard might ask you to do this |
| 38% | SLEEP | 5 | Something you might do "like a log" |
| 38% | OBEY | 4 | What a hypnotist may tell you to do |
| 38% | SUE | 3 | What you might hire a lawyer to do |
| 37% | HOOPS | 5 | You might have to jump through them to get something done |
| 37% | GASUP | 5 | Something you don't need to do in a Chevy Volt |
| 37% | WIFI | 4 | Something a houseguest might ask you for the password to: Hyph. |
| 37% | REENTER | 7 | What a stamped hand may allow you to do |
| 37% | POP | 3 | What you may do to a pimple? |
| 37% | COLOGNE | 7 | Something you may have to douse yourself with after a close shave |
| 37% | YOUCOMPLETEME | 13 | Something you might say to your darling ... or to the letters D-A-R-L-I-N-G in this puzzle |
| 37% | UNSEE | 5 | What you may wish you could do to something disgusting |
| 37% | ANTE | 4 | What you may need to do to get a hand |
| 37% | NOD | 3 | Something you might do at a long, dry, political speech |
| 37% | VISE | 4 | What you might use to get a grip on something |
| 37% | ANTE | 4 | What you may do to get a hand |
| 37% | FLIRT | 5 | What you might do on a first date |