| 100% | COLDPIZZA | 9 | Leftover snack when one is too lazy to use even the microwave (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ROTTENEGG | 9 | What the "last one in" is, when running to the pool: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BEDREST | 7 | Doctor's orders when one is unwell, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GOA | 3 | "Can you ___ little faster, please?" (request when one is late): 2 wds. |
| 31% | LEAPYEAR | 8 | When February 29 is added to the calendar: 2 wds. |
| 30% | EXMEMBER | 8 | One who used to be in the club |
| 30% | IMCOLD | 6 | "Brr! ___" (when one is freezing): 2 wds |
| 30% | DDAY | 4 | When all one's planning is put to the test |
| 29% | COVERUP | 7 | When scandals are hidden from the public, or a mistake is hidden: 2 wds |
| 29% | IRONY | 5 | When something appears to be one thing but is actually the opposite |
| 28% | OFNO | 4 | "The umbrella was ___ use in the storm...": 2 wds. |
| 28% | INTOW | 5 | Being hauled to the garage: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FOB | 3 | The tiny pocket that was at one point being used to carry a pocket watch |
| 28% | DYE | 3 | Tyrean purple, used to color ceremonial robes, was one the Romans produced from snails |
| 27% | FAMILYGAMENIGHT | 15 | Evening with the kids, or when the ends of the answers to starred clues might be played |
| 27% | HOLDSERVE | 9 | Win when one is expected to win |
| 27% | MINNELLI | 8 | Singer whose version of “New York, New York” used to be played when the Yankees lost |
| 27% | COMEA | 5 | "There will ___ time when you have to tell the truth": 2 wds. |
| 27% | GRETATHUNBERG | 13 | Swedish environmental activist who wrote "No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference" and who turns 18 today (2 wds.) |
| 27% | THIRD | 5 | Base reached when one is close to scoring |
| 26% | GATS | 4 | “I never thought it could happen, this rappin’ stuff / I was too used to packin’ ___ and stuff”: the Notorious B.I.G. |
| 26% | HAVENOFARE | 10 | Be too broke to take the bus? |
| 26% | IDOLS | 5 | Even the golden ones could be false |
| 26% | BYCAB | 5 | One way to get around the city (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ONCREDIT | 8 | One way to buy, using plastic: 2 wds. |
| 26% | FOGIN | 5 | "Planes get cancelled if there is too much ___ the early mornings." (thick mist): 2 wds. |
| 26% | BEATIT | 6 | Michael Jackson hit song with the lyric "No one wants to be defeated" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | ONA | 3 | "___ scale of one to ten, how good was the movie?": 2 wds. |
| 26% | TKO | 3 | Boxing term for when a match has to be stopped because one of the fighters is unable to continue: Abbr. |
| 25% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready to be drawn from the keg: 2 wds. |