| 100% | DIETTIPS | 8 | Do not skip breakfast, drink plenty of water and use a smaller plate are three |
| 29% | FILLINGUPWITHGAS | 16 | Pre-road trip detail ... and a hint to what certain parts of three long answers were doing as you solved them |
| 28% | NAYA | 4 | A brand of drinking water that is rival to Aquafina |
| 27% | AREA | 4 | ___ of a circle is calculated using its radius and pi |
| 27% | ICECUBE | 7 | Block of frozen water used to keep a drink cold |
| 26% | CMS | 3 | Small measurements that are used both north and south of the US borders, for short |
| 26% | ROLLERSKATEKEYS | 15 | Small wrenches used to adjust some retro footwear (one was the subject of a Melanie song) |
| 26% | FLUIDS | 6 | Drink plenty of them in a heat wave |
| 26% | BOIL | 4 | What a heated pot of water will do |
| 26% | DRABBER | 7 | Using a smaller fraction of the color spectrum |
| 25% | BED | 3 | "Love is not a ___ of roses," phrase that describes the ups and downs of love |
| 25% | ERIC | 4 | ___ Clapton who is a three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 25% | HAY | 3 | Kind of "fever" that's not actually a fever, and is typically caused by pollen |
| 25% | NIP | 3 | A small drink of liquor |
| 25% | LENDINGOUT | 10 | Allowing use of, as a library does ... or, in three parts, a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 25% | LITTLEHELPHERE | 14 | "I could use some assistance" ... and a hint to the contents of three squares in this puzzle |
| 25% | PIANO | 5 | Instrument described by Will Hunting as “a bunch of keys, three pedals, and a box of wood” |
| 25% | MIGRATORY | 9 | *37a was a type of ___ (nomadic) bird that traveled long distances and was used to send messages. |
| 25% | BISTORT | 7 | Plant with a spike of small pink flowers whose root is used in medicine as an astringent |
| 25% | STREAM | 6 | A small, shallow stretch of water |
| 25% | NOTPASS | 7 | "Do ___ Go. Do not collect $200," phrase used in "Monopoly" that has become a part of pop culture: 2 wds. |
| 24% | HAT | 3 | "Home is where you lay your ___," idiom conveying a sense of home based on comfort and not upbringing |
| 24% | INP | 3 | Formula for a compound of elements number 15 and 49 that is used in making high speed transistors |
| 24% | SIP | 3 | Take a small drink of |
| 24% | SIPS | 4 | Takes a small drink of |
| 24% | LEVEN | 5 | Loch —, body of water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland housing a castle that was a place of imprisonment of Mary, Queen of Scots |
| 24% | ACRE | 4 | House comes with three quarters of an ____ and is situated near a river. |
| 24% | GLOCKENSPIEL | 12 | Musical instrument consisting of a set of tuned metal plates that are played with a pair of small hammers |
| 24% | STAGNANT | 8 | Of water that does not flow, often smelly |
| 24% | BYO | 3 | First three letters of "drinks not provided" on a party invite |