| 100% | RAZORCLAMS | 10 | Just as she started to ___ to her lips ... |
| 57% | MET | 3 | His somber gaze ___ hers and then drifted to her lips. |
| 46% | NEWAT | 5 | Just starting to learn |
| 45% | LOOSENS | 7 | Starts to remove, as screws |
| 45% | HERS | 4 | Belonging to her |
| 45% | CARA | 4 | Alessia ___, "Scars to Your Beautiful" singer who started out her career as a cover artist on Youtube |
| 45% | SIP | 3 | Just enough to wet the lips |
| 44% | PINSUP | 6 | Starts to raise, as a hem |
| 44% | SAUTE | 5 | Start to prepare, as 49-Across |
| 44% | BREW | 4 | Start to form, as a storm |
| 44% | MELTY | 5 | Starting to drip, as ice cream |
| 44% | ASKSFOR | 7 | Starts to negotiate, as a price |
| 44% | FRAY | 4 | Start to deteriorate, as a cord |
| 44% | TAKESUP | 7 | Starts to learn, as a hobby |
| 44% | FRAY | 4 | Start to unravel, as a towel |
| 44% | TAKEROOT | 8 | Start to grow, as a tree |
| 44% | ROT | 3 | Start to stink, as a banana |
| 44% | SHE | 3 | What to call her |
| 44% | MADEA | 5 | Film character about whom Tyler Perry said "I just don't want to be her age playing her" |
| 44% | GETSWEIRD | 9 | Starts to feel sketchy, as a situation |
| 43% | HEIRESS | 7 | She'll get what's coming to her |
| 43% | HEIR | 4 | She'll get what's coming to her |
| 43% | REOPENS | 7 | Starts to investigate again, as a cold case |
| 43% | HERA | 4 | The peacock was sacred to her |
| 43% | ATHENA | 6 | The Parthenon is dedicated to her |
| 43% | INITIALLY | 9 | Just leading characters, to start with |
| 43% | ASKING | 6 | "I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, ___ him to love her" |
| 42% | NUN | 3 | No-one sounds as devout as her |
| 42% | NUN | 3 | Heard no-one as devout as her |
| 42% | NUN | 3 | No-one sounds as pious as her |