| 100% | RABBITHOLE | 10 | Figurative gateway to a long series of distractions |
| 54% | AINT | 4 | "I ___ reading all that" (meme posted in reaction to a long series of Twitter posts) |
| 46% | DRNO | 4 | First in a long series of movies |
| 42% | PLAYOFFS | 8 | Series of games to determine a championship |
| 42% | PROCESS | 7 | Series of steps taken to achieve a result |
| 42% | WORKFLOW | 8 | Series of steps to get a job done |
| 41% | NTH | 3 | Last of a long series |
| 41% | BAYONET | 7 | A long blade attached to the barrel of a gun |
| 40% | EON | 3 | Long period of time to a Geologist |
| 39% | NOBEL | 5 | Alfred whose name is attached to a series of prestigious prizes |
| 38% | MRS | 3 | Label attached to a member of a new, hopefully long-lasting union |
| 38% | BREATHER | 8 | On a long run you might stop to have one of these |
| 37% | PARISREVIEW | 11 | With “The,” magazine with a long-running interview series about the craft of writing |
| 36% | DOOR | 4 | Gateway to a room |
| 36% | ILIAD | 5 | Long series of woes |
| 36% | SIEGE | 5 | Long series of troubles |
| 36% | HOTSTREAK | 9 | Long series of wins |
| 36% | EON | 3 | Long series of periods |
| 36% | SAGA | 4 | Long series of events |
| 36% | SOAPOPERA | 9 | Long series of romances? |
| 36% | CUE | 3 | Long tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker |
| 36% | CUE | 3 | Long, tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker |
| 36% | MEETINTHEMIDDLE | 15 | Come to a compromise ... and a homophonic hint to what each of four long answers contains |
| 36% | MONKEY | 6 | Proboscis ___, reddish-brown primate with a long nose that is endemic to the island of Borneo |
| 36% | LEMUR | 5 | Primate with large eyes and a long tail that is endemic to the island of Madagascar |
| 36% | THEATRE | 7 | A series of "insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster," per Tom Stoppard |
| 36% | INFLIGHTENTERTAINMENT | 21 | Long-haul travel perk, and a description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 36% | WAINWRIGHT | 10 | Alfred —, author of book series A Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells |
| 36% | ILLSECONDTHAT | 13 | "Amen!" ... or a hint to the start of four other long answers |
| 35% | HOBBIT | 6 | "The ___," book that is a prequel to "The Lord of the Rings" series |