| 100% | FROSTBITE | 9 | Hazard of being outside in the cold for a long time |
| 57% | TAN | 3 | Color of skin that has been in the sun for a long time |
| 49% | AGED | 4 | Kept in the cellar for a long time |
| 44% | BONO | 4 | I am a member of U2 and was named one of the Time Persons of the Year in 2005 for my philanthropic efforts |
| 44% | TAN | 3 | Farmer's ___ (result of wearing a short-sleeved shirt in the sun for a long time) |
| 42% | OZEKI | 5 | Ruth, writer of A Tale For The Time Being |
| 42% | SPINS | 5 | "For a long time, it was believed that the sun ___ around the earth." |
| 41% | TEMP | 4 | Person filling in a job for the time being, for short |
| 41% | HAILSTONE | 9 | What each of the four longest answers is a term for |
| 41% | NOTT | 4 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that is a homophone of "knot" |
| 41% | BONO | 4 | Irishman who was a Time magazine Person of the Year in 2005 |
| 41% | HIBERNATE | 9 | Sleep for a long time during the winter |
| 41% | MELINDAGATES | 12 | Philanthropist who was a Time Person of the Year co-honoree in 2005 |
| 41% | SEDER | 5 | Meal in which a cup of wine is poured for the prophet Elijah |
| 40% | BACH | 4 | Who was voted the "Greatest Composer of All Time," in a 2019 BBC poll |
| 40% | YEARSAGO | 8 | A long time in the past (2 wds.) |
| 40% | ERA | 3 | Are back for a long time |
| 40% | LAST | 4 | Be usable for a long time |
| 39% | ROWLING | 7 | Best-selling author who was a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year |
| 39% | AGO | 3 | A long time ___ all lands were ruled by the kings |
| 39% | TILESETTER | 10 | One spending a long time in the bathroom? |
| 39% | DRWHO | 5 | BBC classic whose title role will be played by a woman for the first time in 2017 |
| 39% | CHECKMATE | 9 | One ending for a classic board game - another of which (when a player resigns) is represented visually six times in this puzzle |
| 39% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 39% | FRO | 3 | Been in the freezer for a while, for short |
| 39% | COSTUME | 7 | I am a type of "designer" responsible for all the iconic outfits in a film. Who am I? |
| 39% | AGED | 4 | In a bottle for a long time |
| 38% | GONEBAD | 7 | Been in the fridge for too long |
| 38% | AMID | 4 | In the middle of a crowd, for example |
| 38% | BUDFOWLER | 9 | Earliest known African-American to play for a professional baseball team who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 (2 wds.) |