| 100% | PICA | 4 | Largest branch of the vertebral blood flow mechanism that in part supplies blood to your cerebellum (abbr.) |
| 33% | FEET | 4 | Parts of the body that are slightly larger in the evening than morning |
| 32% | CAP | 3 | Surgical ___, headwear worn in the operating room to maintain sterilization that could be a part of your "Doctor" Halloween costume |
| 32% | EARLOBE | 7 | Lower part of the ear with large blood supply |
| 30% | BAD | 3 | "___ was the blood of the song in the cab / On your first trip to L.A." |
| 30% | INDIA | 5 | Country that's home to eight of the fifty largest cities in the world |
| 30% | VENA | 4 | Either one of the two large veins that convey oxygen-depleted blood to the heart |
| 30% | EBRO | 4 | River in Spain that flows to the Mediterranean southwest of Tarragona |
| 29% | JUGULAR | 7 | — vein, any one of four in the neck that return blood to the heart from the head |
| 29% | DOURO | 5 | River that forms part of the border between Spain and Portugal before flowing west to the Atlantic |
| 29% | UNITED | 6 | American airline that is part of the Star Alliance and can take you to your travel destination |
| 29% | GODAVARI | 8 | River rising in Maharashtra, India sacred to Hindus that flows to the Bay of Bengal |
| 29% | HOUSE | 5 | Dream ___, abode that you want to spend the rest of your life in! |
| 29% | VIRGIN | 6 | ___ Atlantic, British airline that is part of the SkyTeam alliance and can take you to your travel destination |
| 29% | COG | 3 | ___ in the machine, phrase associated with machines that means "small part of a large organization" |
| 29% | CUBE | 4 | Ice ___, "rock" in your drink that floats straight to the top of your glass |
| 29% | TRIP | 4 | "Bad was the blood of the song in the cab on your first ___ to L.A." ("Invisible String" lyric) |
| 29% | ACL | 3 | Part of HHS created in 2012 that aims to "maximize the independence, well-being, and health of older adults and people with disabilities" among others (abbr.) |
| 28% | ANKLE | 5 | ___ circles, move that exercises the joint close to your foot, and something that can be a part of your home workout |
| 28% | SHELL | 5 | Something you might hold to your ear in order to hear the first parts of 18-, 24-, 52- and 62-Across? |
| 28% | KETO | 4 | Diet that's high in fats and low in carbs, as illustrated by parts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 28% | USN | 3 | Branch of the military that John Kerry served with: Abbr. |
| 28% | CAROTID | 7 | Neck artery that supplies blood to the head |
| 28% | DORSALIS | 8 | __ pedis, artery that supplies blood to the foot |
| 28% | PIAVE | 5 | River rising in the Carnic Alps in NE Italy that flows past Belluno to the Gulf of Venice |
| 28% | NATO | 4 | An alliance between American and European forces, that played a big part in the occupation of Afghanistan: Abbr |
| 28% | ENG | 3 | Largest part of the United Kingdom: Abbr. |
| 28% | FAULKNERUDA | 11 | Author of "The Light in August That Rises From Your Feet To Your Hair"? |
| 27% | SUWANNEE | 8 | US river rising in the Okefenokee Swamp on the Georgia-Florida border that flows to the Gulf of Mexico |
| 27% | AMA | 3 | Largest association of doctors in the US: Abbr. |