| 100% | SHOULDERTOCRYON | 15 | If you're feeling sad, the side of the road has a convenient ___.
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| 39% | EPICWIN | 7 | Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, say, if you're a Cubs fan |
| 38% | TRIM | 4 | "Tip 1: If you've ripped a piece of clothing toward the end, give it a ___ (short cut)!" |
| 34% | DOG | 3 | "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a ___" (punchline of a classic New Yorker cartoon) |
| 34% | ELF | 3 | (2/10) "Now, let's get the first item on the shopping list. It's not Christmas if you don't have an ___ on a shelf!" |
| 34% | OUT | 3 | If you're leaving the house, you're going __ |
| 33% | EXTRACT | 7 | Remove, or, if you put a space after the fifth letter, a feature of five of this puzzle's Across answers |
| 33% | SANSA | 5 | Winterfell character on "Game of Thrones" ... or, if you change the fourth letter to T, a wintertime character |
| 32% | TONIMORRISON | 12 | "The best American writer? The author of 'Beloved,' if you ask me." |
| 32% | BASSPROSHOPS | 12 | Retailer whose hats have become a 2020s trend [You're out of the red ones? Grrr. Can I speak to the manager?] |
| 32% | REST | 4 | Not work ... or, if you're a musician, not play? |
| 31% | SHOOTING | 8 | The type of star you're told to make a wish on |
| 31% | DRAGGAL | 7 | ... Looking back on it, the driver was a ___. You'd think she'd have moved faster since she loves car racing!
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| 31% | ASK | 3 | "I sort of hate to ___ it, but do you have a basket?" (rhyming question from Little Red in "Into the Woods") |
| 31% | TWIXT | 5 | Between, if you're a bard |
| 31% | HOH | 3 | Water, if you're a chemist |
| 31% | ROOM | 4 | The emptier it is, the more of it you have |
| 30% | INCISE | 6 | Cut into, if you're a surgeon |
| 30% | PAWAT | 5 | Play with, if you're a Persian |
| 30% | OPE | 3 | Expose, if you're a medieval poet |
| 30% | ONHIRE | 6 | Available, if you're a British cabbie |
| 30% | PENNY | 5 | "A ___ saved is worth two in the bush," example of 50a that encourages being content with what you have |
| 30% | MICROS | 6 | PCs, if you're still living in the '80s |
| 30% | HIE | 3 | Get a move on, if you're Shakespeare |
| 30% | TPED | 4 | Dressed for Halloween, if you're a tree |
| 30% | COVER | 5 | "Tip 2: If you've ripped your top at the worst possible time, you can ___ (hide) it with a jacket or scarf!" |
| 30% | LEADEN | 6 | Like the feeling of one's legs after a marathon, maybe |
| 30% | OMA | 3 | Affectionate term for a grandmother, if you're German |
| 30% | ACHY | 4 | Feeling the effects of a tough workout, say |
| 30% | CROP | 4 | Chop off, as the sides of a photo |