| 100% | CURE | 4 | Holding your breath or gargling with ice water, for the hiccups |
| 38% | ZEUGMA | 6 | Figure of speech exemplified by "You held your breath and the door for me" |
| 33% | SCUBA | 5 | Don't hold your breath for it! |
| 32% | NUMB | 4 | 2003 hit song by Linkin Park ... or the feeling of no pain after dipping your toes in ice-cold water |
| 31% | BRITA | 5 | With 73-Across, insert for some water pitchers, or what has been used row-by-row on the answers to the starred clues? |
| 31% | REMEDY | 6 | Holding one's breath, for hiccups |
| 31% | LORE | 4 | Stories for the ages, or legends (rhymes with "bore") |
| 30% | DAREINCREASE | 12 | "Oh yeah? Let's see you hold your breath for TWO minutes!," e.g.? |
| 30% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands or kissing on the street, for short |
| 30% | RINK | 4 | Place for skating with or without ice |
| 29% | PORRIDGE | 8 | Cooked oats for breakfast with milk or water |
| 29% | ALAMODE | 7 | Served with ice cream on the side or top |
| 29% | FAD | 3 | Silly Bandz or the Ice Bucket Challenge, for example |
| 29% | ALS | 3 | Illness associated with the Ice Bucket Challenge, for short |
| 29% | FENCERSIN | 9 | Just clobbering your opponent with the hilt, for example? |
| 28% | SASE | 4 | Something encl. with the request for your political donation, perhaps |
| 28% | DONT | 4 | "___ hold your breath!" |
| 28% | CAPITALONE | 10 | Bank holding company with the slogan “What’s in your wallet?” |
| 28% | LICENSEDTOILL | 13 | 1986 Beastie Boys album with the hit “Fight for Your Right” |
| 27% | BOTTLE | 6 | Container for holding water on the go |
| 27% | RESPIRE | 7 | Don't hold your breath |
| 27% | EXHALE | 6 | Don't hold your breath |
| 27% | SCARE | 5 | Supposed cure for the hiccups |
| 27% | CACTI | 5 | Plural for a plant that grows in the desert, has spikes, and holds water |
| 26% | END | 3 | "This is the ___, hold your breath and count to 10" |
| 26% | ALL | 3 | The exams are right around the corner! Get together with your friends for an ___-night study session |
| 26% | PRO | 3 | With 4- and 7-Across, both sides ... or the missing starts for all the remaining Across answers |
| 26% | FIGURE | 6 | ___ Skates, glide gracefully across the ice with this winter sports footwear designed for intricate routines |
| 26% | INVENTOR | 8 | Person with a patent ... or role for Jennifer Lawrence in the 2015 biographical film "Joy" |
| 26% | NICOLE | 6 | ___ Scherzinger, "Don't Hold Your Breath" singer who first started out on the reality show "Popstars" |