| 100% | ONANDOFF | 8 | Intermittently, or the two positions for a light switch: 3 wds. |
| 56% | ONOFF | 5 | Two positions for a light switch |
| 47% | OFF | 3 | Position for a light switch |
| 39% | LASTPLACE | 9 | Position for the winner of a booby prize (2 wds.) |
| 37% | VICTORIACLARK | 13 | She won two Tonys for Best Actress in a Musical, for "The Light in the Piazza" and "Kimberly Akimbo": 2 wds. |
| 37% | GROPES | 6 | Feels for a light switch |
| 37% | TOPNEWARTIST | 12 | Billboard Music Award for a performer at the beginning of their career: 3 wds. |
| 34% | PETDOOR | 7 | Passage to the yard for a dog or cat (2 wds.) |
| 33% | FLICK | 5 | *Turn on the lights with a quick motion, or another informal way of saying "hit the switch" |
| 33% | IDIOTBOX | 8 | Colloquial term for the Television... or a hint to solve 16a, 22a, 4d, and 36d: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MALAPHOR | 8 | Informal term for a sentence that mixes two idioms or cliches, like the ones found in 20a, 42a, 58a, 24d, and 25d |
| 33% | KAMERONHURLEY | 13 | Writer whose "The Light Brigade" was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 32% | SHARKSANDJETS | 13 | The two gangs in 15-Across: 3 wds. |
| 32% | ASTRIDE | 7 | Position for sitting on a horse or bike |
| 32% | LASTPLACE | 9 | Worst position for a competitor: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AWAYONHOLIDAY | 13 | Out for a week or two, say |
| 32% | YEARROUND | 9 | Not just for a season or two |
| 32% | ASLEEP | 6 | Out like a light for the night |
| 32% | ACTITOUT | 8 | Instruction for a charades player: 3 wds. |
| 31% | LIESDOWN | 8 | Gets in position for a nap: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HRS | 3 | The two dozen in a day, for short |
| 31% | DIPIN | 5 | "Go for a ___ the pool" (swim): 2 wds. |
| 31% | ARENA | 5 | Large venue for a rapper or the Raptors |
| 31% | SIDE | 4 | A or B, for the record |
| 31% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | "Breaking Bad" actor who won two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play, for "All the Way" and "Network" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SOCK | 4 | (4/10) "Let's cozy up the fireplace with a red ___ (foot warmer) or two for Santa to fill with small gifts!" |
| 31% | MIAHAMM | 7 | American former soccer player who held the record for most international goals scored by a woman or man until 2013: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LITTLELIONMAN | 13 | Mumford & Sons song nominated for a Grammy in 2011: 3 wds. |
| 31% | TAKEAVOTE | 9 | Ask for a show of hands, say: 3 wds. |
| 31% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch in the ballpark: 2 wds. |