| 100% | EFFORTS | 7 | Expenditures of time and energy |
| 71% | LABORIOUS | 9 | Requires a lot of time and energy |
| 70% | OBSESSING | 9 | Spending excessive amounts of time and energy on |
| 56% | BUDGET | 6 | Estimate of income and expenditure for a set time |
| 55% | BANDWIDTH | 9 | Available time and energy |
| 54% | BAYSATTHEMOON | 13 | Wastes time and energy futilely |
| 54% | WEAR | 4 | Effect of time and use |
| 52% | PHYSICS | 7 | Science of matter and energy |
| 50% | VIGOROUS | 8 | Healthy and full of energy |
| 49% | BEFOREHAND | 10 | Ahead of time ... and where it's at |
| 48% | REM | 3 | Band whose albums include "Out of Time" and "Monster" |
| 48% | SUPERHORSE | 10 | Time and Newsweek's cover description of 64-Across |
| 48% | REM | 3 | Band with the albums "Out of Time" and "Green" |
| 48% | TWILIGHT | 8 | Period of time between sunset and sunrise |
| 48% | NYC | 3 | Home of Times Sq. and Columbus Cir. |
| 48% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Location of Times Square and Central Park |
| 48% | REM | 3 | Band with the multiplatinum albums "Out of Time" and "Monster" |
| 47% | STYX | 4 | Band with the hits "The Best of Times" and "Babe" |
| 47% | MORNING | 7 | The period of time between midnight and noon |
| 46% | ROSEPETAL | 9 | Symbol of time elapsed in "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 46% | VIVACIOUS | 9 | Full of life and energy; wildly outgoing |
| 46% | AFTERNOON | 9 | Time of day between morning and evening |
| 46% | EVENING | 7 | Time of day between afternoon and nighttime |
| 46% | SOME | 4 | __ of the time (now and then) |
| 46% | SOME | 4 | ___ of the time (now and then) |
| 46% | ASFRESHASADAISY | 15 | Full of energy and enthusiasm |
| 46% | JAZZAGE | 7 | Time of extravagance and hedonism |
| 46% | THEPILL | 7 | Medical subject of Time magazine covers of 1967 and 2010 |
| 46% | STAMINA | 7 | Energy and strength shown over a long time |
| 45% | PHYSICIST | 9 | Scientist of matter and energy, Einstein was one |