| 100% | SAMSA | 5 | Kafka protagonist who wonders, “What if I went back to sleep for a while and forgot all this foolishness?” |
| 32% | LIZLEMON | 8 | Sitcom protagonist who says "I believe that all anyone really wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich" |
| 28% | WAFFLES | 7 | Goes back and forth on what to have for breakfast, say |
| 28% | DOZEOFF | 7 | Start to sleep for a while |
| 27% | ELOISE | 6 | Fictional girl who says "I go to all the weddings in the White and Gold room and I usually stay for the reception" |
| 25% | GEARSHIFT | 9 | Auto part, and a clue to what's going on in five rows of this puzzle |
| 25% | ALLEYESONME | 11 | "Pay close attention to what I'm doing," and a phonetic hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 25% | GRABFORTYINKS | 13 | What an exhausted, but enthusiastic, tattooist might do if asked to go and get supplies in a variety of colors? |
| 25% | FOOD | 4 | Something to eat... and what goes around and comes back around in a microwave |
| 24% | SIDEHUSTLE | 10 | Extra job, and a hint to what each starred answer is for many (and literally is, in this puzzle) |
| 24% | STAINEDINSTEAD | 14 | What was done to the back deck this time after the fiasco a few years ago with the paint and the raccoon? |
| 24% | LOVEISALLAROUND | 15 | 1968 hit for the Troggs, and a hint to what can precede this puzzle's perimeter words |
| 24% | THEPITT | 7 | Show about which David Ehrlich posted, "So desperate for a new episode ... I'm just gonna walk down to my local ER and watch what happens" |
| 23% | MILES | 5 | "And ___ to go before I sleep..." (lines from "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening") |
| 23% | CATCONDO | 8 | Tower for a pet who likes to climb and hide |
| 23% | MEDICARE | 8 | What a portion of all wages goes for |
| 23% | TENCENTS | 8 | A call used to go out for this |
| 23% | AHAB | 4 | Literary captain who says, "I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing" |
| 23% | WISEKRAKEN | 10 | To whom a young sea monster goes for advice? |
| 23% | POLYGRAPH | 9 | Test required for all C.I.A. applicants … or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 22% | MINDMYPSANDQS | 13 | What I, the constructor, had to do while making this puzzle |
| 22% | VET | 3 | Doctor who might go to a farm, for short |
| 22% | TUB | 3 | Objection to going back for a bath |
| 22% | CHANGEOFSEASONS | 15 | What happens tomorrow ... and a hint to this grid's circled letters |
| 22% | SHES | 4 | "___ going to have a baby! I'm so happy for her!" |
| 22% | PINACOLADA | 10 | What I'm going to have after I've finished writing these clues and it's spelled out with the first two letters of five of the longest puzzle answers |
| 22% | JUSTWATCHME | 11 | "I'm doing this no matter what..." (and a hint to assembling pieces of 17-, 29-, 35- and 43-Across) |
| 22% | ONEMANBAND | 10 | Sort who might go for all the bells and whistles? |
| 22% | ITSUPTOYOU | 10 | "I'll defer on this one" ... or a hint for what's found in 3-, 9-, 21- and 24-Down? |
| 22% | SHARONSTONE | 11 | "Mosaic" star who said "I've been in this business for 40 years ... I've seen it all" when asked if she'd experienced sexual harassment: 2 wds. |