| 100% | RUFFLE | 6 | Flounce in a skirt, or to disturb a tot's hair |
| 47% | TWIRLY | 6 | Fun to spin around in, as a skirt or a dress |
| 43% | ADOPT | 5 | To legally take in a child or pet as one's own |
| 42% | PLEAT | 5 | Deliberate fold in a skirt or kilt |
| 42% | IMAGINE | 7 | To see or create something in a person's mind |
| 41% | ICE | 3 | Rocks in a cocktail or word with "land" to make Reykjavik's country |
| 40% | HULA | 4 | Something to do in a skirt |
| 40% | SLIT | 4 | Narrow cut in a dress or skirt |
| 40% | MANSPREADS | 10 | Crowds one's seatmates, in a way ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 40% | MEDICALLY | 9 | In a way related to treatment of illness or injury |
| 39% | EAT | 3 | What to do in a trattoria or brasserie |
| 39% | CHIAPET | 7 | Novelty item where seeds grow to form a figure's fur or hair: 2 wds. |
| 39% | STARRED | 7 | To have appeared as the lead in a movie or play |
| 39% | PERMED | 6 | Chemically treated hair set in a wave or straight |
| 39% | CHAR | 4 | A fish ... or to cook it, in a way |
| 39% | FUNHOUSE | 8 | Building in a funfair made to startle or amuse |
| 39% | PASSMARK | 8 | Score needed to succeed in a test or exam |
| 39% | CRIB | 4 | ___ sheet (paper to cheat off of, or bed linen in a baby's room) |
| 39% | DANCEAROUND | 11 | Skirt, as an issue ... or a hint to the puzzle's circles |
| 39% | STUNT | 5 | A daring act in a movie or show; to slow or hinder |
| 38% | SLOUCH | 6 | To hunch or sit in a lazy way |
| 38% | SLANT | 5 | To slope or lean in a certain direction |
| 38% | DOUBLEDOWN | 10 | Gamble boldly, in a way … or a hint to the answers to this puzzle's italicized clues |
| 38% | OWIE | 4 | Cut or scrape, to a tot |
| 38% | THEGAP | 6 | Classic name in retail clothing ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 38% | PRAYER | 6 | Act of pleading to a deity in a word or thought |
| 38% | TOURNIQUET | 10 | Device to stop blood flow in a artery or a vein |
| 38% | FIVEO | 5 | Cops, in slang ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 38% | TOY | 3 | A yo-yo or a doll, to a tot |
| 38% | DEPICT | 6 | To show or represent in a form of art |