| 100% | THAW | 4 | Early spring period when ice on the ground begins to melt |
| 40% | DISCOERA | 8 | Period often said to have begun on Valentine’s Day, 1970, when David Mancuso opened the Loft |
| 33% | FINALTOUCH | 10 | Icing on the cake, so to speak |
| 32% | THAW | 4 | Begin to melt after being taken out of the freezer |
| 31% | DEW | 3 | Drops on the ground when the sun comes up? |
| 31% | OUTAGE | 6 | Period when the power is not on |
| 31% | ROCKS | 5 | On the ___ (with ice, to a bartender) |
| 30% | THAW | 4 | Be warm enough to melt the ice |
| 30% | FINISHINGTOUCH | 14 | Icing on the cake ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 35- and 43-Across |
| 30% | STARTER | 7 | Player on the field when the game begins |
| 30% | ZAMBONI | 7 | Machine seen on the ice between NHL periods |
| 30% | NOON | 4 | When the p.m. period begins |
| 29% | MAR | 3 | When spring begins, in the Northern Hemisphere: Abbr. |
| 29% | AIRSTRIKE | 9 | Alternative to boots on the ground |
| 28% | VANILLA | 7 | "Miami's on the scene" according to __ Ice |
| 28% | STOOLS | 6 | Your legs may not touch the ground when you're on them |
| 28% | BESTBEHAVIOR | 12 | What to be on when meeting the parents |
| 28% | MAR | 3 | Month when spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere: Abbr. |
| 28% | EOLITHIC | 8 | Relating to the earliest period of the Stone Age |
| 28% | SUNDOWN | 7 | Time when the street lights start to come on |
| 28% | DEWPOINT | 8 | Temperature when moisture forms on the ground |
| 28% | THAW | 4 | Melt, as ice in the spring |
| 28% | ATSUNDOWN | 9 | When days begin on the Hebrew calendar |
| 27% | THAWS | 5 | Begins to melt |
| 27% | SOFTENS | 7 | Begins to melt |
| 27% | SOFTENED | 8 | Began to melt |
| 27% | THAW | 4 | Begin to melt |
| 27% | GETSOFT | 7 | Begin to melt |
| 27% | WALKINAPARTMENT | 15 | Where to get in on the ground floor |
| 27% | ALTOGETHER | 10 | On the whole ... or, when read in two parts, what the answer to each starred clue has |