| 100% | AGER | 4 | Excessive drinking or exposure to sunlight, e.g. |
| 40% | VICE | 4 | Excessive drinking or gambling |
| 38% | PARTYFOUL | 9 | Knocking over someone's drink, e.g. … or, homophonically, a hint to 17-, 27-, 39- and 54-Across |
| 38% | OPTION | 6 | To be or not to be, e.g. |
| 38% | SOLILOQUY | 9 | "To be or not to be ...," e.g. |
| 37% | SEALANT | 7 | E.g. caulk, or silicone glue to go round a bath |
| 37% | FADE | 4 | Lose vibrancy, as from exposure to sunlight |
| 37% | ABOLITION | 9 | Official end, e.g. to slavery or a monarchy |
| 37% | AGER | 4 | Smoking or drinking, e.g. |
| 37% | PRIMALURGE | 10 | Drive to drink, e.g. |
| 36% | VWS | 3 | Bugs, e.g. ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 36% | EREADER | 7 | Kindle, e.g. ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme? |
| 35% | LAPTOP | 6 | Notebook, e.g. ... or an alternative to a spiral notebook in class |
| 35% | MAIL | 4 | E or G follower |
| 34% | BREAKDOWN | 9 | Stop functioning or fail to start, e.g. a vehicle |
| 34% | CYLINDER | 8 | Lipstick container or drinking straw, e.g. |
| 34% | RUDE | 4 | Failing to say please or thanks, e.g. |
| 34% | SENSATE | 7 | Able to hear or see, e.g. |
| 34% | PAPAL | 5 | Relating to Benedict or Francis, e.g. |
| 34% | INGEST | 6 | To eat or drink something |
| 34% | APPENDAGE | 9 | Wing, e.g. ... or a hint to answering 17-, 23-, 49- and 56-Across |
| 33% | INGEST | 6 | To consume a food or drink |
| 33% | PICKUPLINE | 10 | "Come here often?," e.g. … or a hint to 17-, 30-, 35- and 43-Across |
| 33% | SEMICIRCLES | 11 | First- and third-quarter moons, e.g. … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 33% | RATE | 4 | Give a G or an M to, e.g. |
| 33% | FLATTERY | 8 | Excessive or insincere praise to gain something |
| 33% | SWALLOW | 7 | To gulp and ingest food or drink |
| 33% | STRING | 6 | E, B, G, D, A or E |
| 33% | HYDRATE | 7 | To drink water before exercising, e.g. |
| 33% | AMAZONPAY | 9 | E-commerce alternative to Square or Stripe |