| 100% | RIGHTMIND | 9 | In one's __, sane and capable of making decisions |
| 53% | SMART | 5 | "A ___ cookie," idiom referring to someone who is clever and capable of making good decisions |
| 44% | SPARECHANGE | 11 | Coins in one's pocket ... and what literally happens in each set of circles |
| 42% | CHANGEOFPACE | 12 | Welcome break in one's routine, or the progression found at the starts of 20-, 33-, and 43-Across |
| 41% | SCENEV | 6 | One of four in ''Romeo and Juliet'' |
| 41% | SONIC | 5 | One of the S's in SST |
| 41% | TYRE | 4 | They're made of rubber and cover wheels (how it's spelled in Britain) |
| 41% | POTATO | 6 | Follower of one, two and three in a children's rhyme |
| 40% | UP/DOWNSIDE | 11 | One aspect to consider in making a decision |
| 40% | MIMES | 5 | Ones trapped in boxes of their own making? |
| 40% | FORT | 4 | One might be made of sheets and pillows |
| 40% | KURUS | 5 | In Turkey, 100 of these make one lira |
| 40% | BOOKKEEPER | 10 | One who keeps track of ins and outs |
| 40% | CAR | 3 | One of 52 million in the U. S. |
| 40% | CONS | 4 | Opposite of pros, in decision making |
| 40% | DOWNDEEP | 8 | In one's heart of hearts |
| 40% | DEEPDOWN | 8 | In one's heart of hearts |
| 40% | ACT | 3 | One of three in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" |
| 40% | THESHOTS | 8 | Call __, be in charge of decision making |
| 40% | TACTICS | 7 | Decisions and planning of forces in battle |
| 39% | TONTOTOTOTOTOME | 15 | One volume in the Encyclopedia of Movie Pets and Sidekicks? |
| 39% | BLUEFIN | 7 | One of the fastest and largest tuna in the world |
| 39% | GIRLSCOUTLEADER | 15 | One in charge of Brownies and cookies? / Easy to understand |
| 39% | ACRE | 4 | One of six hundred and forty in a square mile |
| 39% | DOUBLEPARK | 10 | Leave one's vehicle in a traffic lane, and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues |
| 39% | CAMEO | 5 | Hitchcock made one in most of his films |
| 39% | INCISOR | 7 | One of four front teeth in the upper and lower jaw |
| 39% | ANDL | 4 | Follower of P in accounting and S in finance |
| 39% | ABSORB | 6 | To take in and make part of a whole |
| 38% | GOOGLE | 6 | American tech giant made popular by their search engine, and is one of the world's biggest brands |