| 100% | GONNA | 5 | Fixin' to, in slang |
| 71% | GOTTA | 5 | Have to, in slang |
| 71% | WANNA | 5 | Care to, in slang |
| 66% | TAGS | 4 | Applies graffiti to, in slang |
| 64% | TURNT | 5 | Ready to party, in modern slang |
| 63% | FIVEO | 5 | Cops, in slang ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 63% | IKR | 3 | Slang used in chat to show agreement with someone |
| 62% | FTW | 3 | Sure to succeed in Internet slang: Abbr. |
| 62% | CLAPBACK | 8 | Sassy response to criticism, in modern slang |
| 62% | ONBLAST | 7 | Subjected to public condemnation, in modern slang |
| 61% | DOPE | 4 | Slang for fantastic; Word usually used in reference to drugs |
| 61% | DEADMEAT | 8 | Slang way to say you're in very big trouble |
| 61% | STANNING | 8 | Being devoted to a celebrity, in modern slang |
| 61% | ITME | 4 | Response to a relatable meme, in internet slang |
| 61% | PING | 4 | Send a quick message to, in slang |
| 61% | LOWKEY | 6 | To some extent, in slang |
| 60% | HOLLA | 5 | Say "what's up" to someone, in current slang |
| 60% | WOKE | 4 | Alert to racial and social injustice, in modern slang |
| 59% | UHAUL | 5 | Jump from dating to cohabitation, in “The L Word” slang |
| 59% | USEFULIDIOT | 11 | One unwittingly manipulated to advance an ideology, in political slang |
| 59% | FARMS | 5 | Performs repetitive tasks to gain experience points, in gaming slang |
| 58% | HOOD | 4 | Where to hang, in slang |
| 58% | RIZZEDUP | 8 | Tried to woo, in slang |
| 58% | STANS | 5 | Worships to excess, in slang |
| 58% | GLOWUP | 6 | Positive personal transformation, in slang, and what the answer to each starred clue literally has? |
| 57% | HEP | 3 | Wise (to), in dated slang |
| 56% | SIGMA | 5 | Greek letter that refers to a lone wolf, in Gen-Z slang |
| 56% | TWINKILLING | 11 | Baseball double play, in slang ... or a hint to understanding the 12 Across answers that have circles |
| 55% | TAT | 3 | Body art in slang |
| 54% | CHEAPO | 6 | For next to nothing, in slang |