| 100% | ELECTRIC | 8 | Defibrillation is an __ shock to the chest or heart |
| 44% | ABET | 4 | Be an accessory to the crime |
| 42% | PACEMAKER | 9 | Device that sends electrical shocks to the heart |
| 40% | SIDE | 4 | To the left or right of an object |
| 40% | AHEADOFTHEGAME | 14 | In an advantageous position, or where both halves of the answers to 20-, 26-, and 44-Across can be placed? |
| 40% | ONEANDDONE | 10 | Never to be repeated ... or an apt pronouncement after following the instructions sequentially in 17-, 25-, 39- and 49-Across? |
| 40% | STI | 3 | An injury to the muscles, ligaments or tendons: Abbr |
| 40% | CHAMBER | 7 | An atrium is a __ of the heart |
| 39% | SASS | 4 | What "Talk to the hand!" is an example of |
| 39% | PULMONARY | 9 | Relating to the lungs, like an embolism or artery |
| 38% | MATCH | 5 | To be similar or the same as |
| 38% | IRA | 3 | Glass who is an editorial advisor to the podcast "Serial" |
| 38% | INJURY | 6 | A concussion is an __ to the brain from a blow |
| 38% | EYEOPENER | 9 | Shock to the system, and what the start of each answer to a starred clue can be |
| 38% | ATTEND | 6 | To be present at an activity or event |
| 38% | ATTEND | 6 | To be present at an event or function |
| 38% | VACANT | 6 | To be deserted; an empty home or lot |
| 38% | UPPERHAND | 9 | To have the __, be in an advantageous position |
| 38% | NORM | 4 | To be expected, or par for the course |
| 38% | ICON | 4 | Pictorial image that is often used to represent the theme or meaning of an application |
| 37% | REBUT | 5 | To claim that an accusation or evidence is false |
| 37% | CANTUNSEE | 9 | Is shocked or horrified by the image of, jocularly |
| 37% | SLEEPING | 8 | The beauty who was cursed to an eternal slumber |
| 37% | CLARITY | 7 | The quality of being easy to see or hear |
| 37% | HOME | 4 | Where the heart is, in an expression |
| 37% | AVER | 4 | State or assert to be the case |
| 37% | BRUSSELS | 8 | ___, Belgium, home to the NATO headquarters that is an intergovernmental military alliance |
| 37% | CIRCULATE | 9 | The heart's job is to __ blood throughout the body |
| 37% | EMOJI | 5 | An example is the crying face, peach or side eyes |
| 37% | LIFESPAN | 8 | The length of time an animal is expected to live |