| 100% | SLEET | 5 | It's like a wintery mix of hail, snow, and rain |
| 45% | SLEET | 5 | A kind of weather condition where ice pellets are mixed with rain and snow |
| 40% | DILUTE | 6 | Make less concentrated, like a mix of bleach and water |
| 40% | SLEET | 5 | Mixture of rain and snow or hail |
| 37% | BLACKBOX | 8 | It's orange and records details of a flight |
| 36% | BEYONCE | 7 | Former member of Destiny's Child who is known for her solo hits like "Irreplaceable" and "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" |
| 36% | MESSY | 5 | Like a desk that's a sign of genius, it's said |
| 36% | BOBDYLAN | 8 | He sang Like a Rolling Stone and It's Alright, Ma |
| 36% | YEA | 3 | It's both a synonym and an anagram of "aye" |
| 35% | BORNTOOLATE | 11 | Like a millennial who's a huge fan of 1960s-'70s music, it's said |
| 34% | AYE | 3 | Word that sounds like a letter of the alphabet that's not in it |
| 34% | LOVE | 4 | It “comforteth like sunshine after rain,” in Shakespeare’s “Venus and Adonis” |
| 34% | LISSOME | 7 | Like a lot of runway models and ballerinas |
| 34% | LADEN | 5 | Like a beast of burden with its burden |
| 33% | SLIGHT | 6 | Very small, like a chance of rain |
| 33% | DORGI | 5 | Dog mix of a dachshund and corgi |
| 33% | AMSCRAY | 7 | "Make like a drum and beat it!" |
| 33% | GRATED | 6 | (3/7) "In a bowl, take some ___ (shredded) 17a, sugar, oil, and a pinch of salt. Whisk till it mixes well." |
| 33% | HOLISTICDIET | 12 | Component of balanced health ... and what each answer to a starred clue looks like it should be part of? |
| 33% | EXOTIC | 6 | Like a flower out of its natural habitat |
| 33% | UPSIDEDOWNCAKE | 14 | Food named for how it's baked, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 33% | WHOLEHEMSTARTED | 15 | Sewing begun on a skirt's edge, and not just part of it? |
| 33% | LOLITA | 6 | About whom Nabokov said "She was like the composition of a beautiful puzzle - its composition and its solution at the same time" |
| 33% | MANGY | 5 | Like a dog that might be losing some of its fur |
| 33% | PIOUS | 5 | Like a huge fan of ministry and the church |
| 33% | ZESTY | 5 | Like a curry full of flavors and spices, say |
| 32% | CHIMNEYCAP | 10 | It keeps rain out of a flue |
| 32% | ODD | 3 | Like 911, and each of its digits |
| 32% | SPIDER | 6 | The ___, nickname of mixed martial artist and boxer, Anderson Silva that may remind you of a spooky web maker like the black widow |
| 32% | NOIR | 4 | Movie where it's constantly gloomy and rains a lot: Film ___ |