| 100% | SATURDAYNIGHTFOREVER | 20 | Cry from a reveler who wants the weekend party to keep going? |
| 35% | STOPTHECAR | 10 | Request from a passenger who wants to get out |
| 34% | SIA | 3 | Singer who wants to swing from the chandelier |
| 33% | STIR | 4 | Keep a risotto from sticking to the pan, say |
| 32% | YOUREFIRED | 10 | Dreaded cry from a boss ... or a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across |
| 32% | DOH | 3 | Cry from Homer … or a phonetic hint to the ends of 18-, 27-, 48- and 62- Across |
| 32% | STAMINA | 7 | The ability to keep on going for a very long time |
| 32% | JEMELEHILL | 10 | Award-winning sports journalist who went from ESPN to The Atlantic |
| 31% | YOULLPAYFORTHIS | 15 | Cry from someone seeking revenge … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 22-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 31% | OUT | 3 | Where a dog wants to go when it scratches the door, perhaps |
| 31% | ROTTEN | 6 | Robbie ___, character from the series "LazyTown" who qualifies to be a couch potato |
| 31% | JOEY | 4 | ___ Tribbiani, character from the series "Friends" who qualifies to be a couch potato |
| 31% | BOO | 3 | Cry from a nonfan in the crowd |
| 30% | STAR | 4 | Patrick ___, character from the series "SpongeBob SquarePants" who qualifies to be a couch potato |
| 30% | PETER | 5 | ___ Griffin, character from the series "Family Guy" who qualifies to be a couch potato |
| 30% | IGOTNEXT | 8 | Words from someone who wants to play the winner, maybe |
| 30% | ALUM | 4 | Member belonging to a group of people who all went to the same school : Abbr. |
| 30% | SOFTIE | 6 | One who's liable to cry at the end of a romantic comedy, e.g. |
| 30% | MAX | 3 | Horse from the royal army who becomes a reluctant sidekick to Flynn Rider in "Tangled" |
| 30% | PEG | 3 | ___ Bundy, character from the series "Married... with Children" who qualifies to be a couch potato |
| 30% | HEARTBROKEN | 11 | ... the fraternity guy who wants to be a cardiologist |
| 30% | BACKTOSQUAREONE | 15 | Exasperated cry when trashing a draft, and where to go to answer the clues with slashes |
| 30% | XXXXXXXX | 8 | Like a poker player who keeps getting everyone to fold before the first bet is made? |
| 30% | GRIZZLYBEAR | 11 | Who Wants To Fight A ___? |
| 30% | FRIGIDAIRE | 10 | Who Wants To Move A ___? |
| 30% | LOCKEDINACELLO | 14 | How a guy who stole from the NY Symphony was forced to do time? |
| 29% | CHAPERONE | 9 | Adult who attends a party to watch over the kids |
| 29% | JAKE | 4 | ___ Harper, character from the series "Two and a Half Men" who qualifies to be a couch potato |
| 29% | VASCODAGAMA | 11 | Portuguese explorer who found a sea route from Europe to India in the late 1400s: 3 wds. |
| 29% | OOPSICECREAM | 12 | Cry from a toddler who’s dropped a Dairy Queen cone? |