| 100% | DEADLIFT | 8 | Exercise in which a weight is raised to hip level |
| 43% | ASL | 3 | In which a single raised pinkie is an "i": Abbr. |
| 40% | ASL | 3 | In which four raised fingers and a curved thumb is "B," in brief |
| 39% | FLAMBE | 6 | Cooking procedure in which alcohol is added to a hot pan |
| 39% | SACKRACES | 9 | Contests in which people are rewarded for jumping to a conclusion? |
| 39% | SKEET | 5 | Sport in which a shotgun is used to shoot at clay targets thrown into the air |
| 39% | HORA | 4 | Dance in which the guest of honor is often raised in a chair |
| 38% | WHATSOPERADOC | 13 | Classic cartoon in which "Kill da wabbit" is sung to a Wagner tune |
| 38% | DIABOLO | 7 | Game in which a spinning top is thrown and caught on a cord fastened to two hand-held sticks |
| 38% | APPLIQUE | 8 | Needlework technique in which trimming of one material is sewn on to a larger piece |
| 36% | SAFEHOUSE | 9 | 2012 film in which Denzel Washington plays a former CIA agent thought to be a traitor: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OLDMAID | 7 | Victorian card game in which players collect pairs and try not to be left with a penalty card |
| 36% | ECHELON | 7 | Military formation in which units follow each other but are offset to allow a line of fire ahead |
| 36% | OLD | 3 | & 20D Victorian card game in which players collect pairs and try not to be left with a penalty card |
| 36% | WWI | 3 | Era in which daylight saving was introduced as a way to conserve energy, in brief |
| 36% | RAGNAROK | 8 | Superhero film "Thor: ___," which is a sequel to the "Thor" films, and released in 2017 |
| 35% | HUE | 3 | Quality to which a unique six-character code is assigned, in graphic design |
| 35% | POSTRACIAL | 10 | Like a society in which people are said to be colorblind |
| 35% | THEFARSIDE | 10 | Cartoon in which one cow says to another "Hey, wait a minute! This is grass! We've been eating grass!" |
| 35% | HYBRID | 6 | ___ seed technology, modern farming method in which two dissimilar varieties of plants are cross-bred to create a favorable seed |
| 35% | LSITS | 5 | Exercises in which the body forms a right angle |
| 35% | ADAPTATION | 10 | *2002 movie in which a Susan Orlean work is described as “that sprawling New Yorker shit” . . . or what the answer to each starred clue is |
| 35% | ASL | 3 | In which a raised pinkie represents the letter “I”: Abbr. |
| 35% | SUMO | 4 | Sport in which a grand champion is "yokozuna" |
| 35% | SKAT | 4 | Game in which a player may be schneidered |
| 35% | BALLET | 6 | Dance in which a tutu might be worn |
| 35% | BATHROOM | 8 | Room in which a rainshower might be found |
| 35% | TEE | 3 | Small rubber peg on which a football is placed to raise it off the ground |
| 34% | LSIT | 4 | Exercise in which the body forms the shape of a letter |