| 100% | SOLO | 4 | Free ___ climbing, extreme sport that is a form of rock climbing without ropes or aids |
| 41% | ROCK | 4 | ___ climbing, extreme sport that is the central theme of the documentary film "Free Solo" |
| 34% | CHOCOLATE | 9 | Food that was a form of Mayan currency |
| 33% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A word or phrase that can be formed using the letters of another word |
| 32% | SLAMBALL | 8 | Sport which is a variant of basketball that's played with trampolines |
| 31% | SOFTBALL | 8 | Sport which is a variant of baseball that's played with a larger ball |
| 31% | DIAMOND | 7 | A form of carbon that is a very hard gemstone |
| 31% | CHARCOAL | 8 | Grilling or black-and-white sketch need that is a shade of black |
| 30% | ISH | 3 | "Give or take" suffix ... that can be added to the end of 18-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across to form a sort of set |
| 30% | TIGHTS | 6 | Form-fitting legwear that may be a component of your "Superhero" Halloween costume |
| 30% | PODRACING | 9 | Fictional sport in "Star Wars" that is a contest of speed between small one-man spacecraft |
| 30% | ALTAMONT | 8 | Former California speedway that was the site of a 1969 rock concert |
| 30% | SLUR | 4 | Symbol of a curved line in Western musical notation indicating that two or more notes are to be played without separation |
| 30% | NAN | 3 | Word that can be a type of flatbread or a woman's nickname |
| 29% | ALICE | 5 | Children's character who asks herself "And what is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?" |
| 29% | RUST | 4 | Brown dust that forms through oxidation of iron which is a sign of corrosion |
| 29% | JOB | 3 | Dream ___, work or company that you've wanted to be a part of forever! |
| 29% | REPTILE | 7 | Family of animals that are cold-blooded like a snake or lizard |
| 29% | SOFA | 4 | Piece of furniture that might be a "sleeper" or a "sectional" |
| 29% | ROMANCE | 7 | Genre of film or book that is about a love story |
| 29% | FREESOLOED | 10 | Climbed without ropes or harness |
| 28% | NET | 3 | Meshy material that would be an aid during a day of fishing |
| 28% | LIKEAPRAYER | 11 | 1989 pop rock song by Madonna that is a part of her fourth studio album of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 28% | EPISODE | 7 | A show or broadcast that forms part of a series |
| 28% | BACKORDERED | 11 | Like goods that are temporarily out of stock ... or a hint, alphabetically, to the answers to the starred clues |
| 28% | KLOSE | 5 | Bob ___, English musician who was a member of a rock band that would later become "Pink Floyd" |
| 28% | KIT | 3 | First aid ___, collection of medical supplies that is commonly kept in a lab |
| 28% | JETSAM | 6 | Part of a ship’s equipment or cargo that is purposely cast overboard |
| 28% | PASTA | 5 | Cheese ___, a staple of Italian cuisine that can either be baked or boiled |
| 28% | ICE | 3 | A drink is incomplete without a cube or two of this |