| 100% | ANTSY | 5 | Like a toddler on a long car ride, maybe |
| 49% | DENT | 4 | Like a scar on a car |
| 47% | ISPY | 4 | Guessing game for a long car ride |
| 46% | AQUAPLANE | 9 | Slide like a car on a wet road |
| 46% | STIFF | 5 | How you might feel after a long car ride |
| 46% | ONTAPE | 6 | Like books for long car rides, say |
| 46% | PRESET | 6 | Like some stations on a car radio |
| 46% | PRESET | 6 | Like favorite stations on a car radio |
| 44% | UNICORN | 7 | Ride on a merry-go-round, maybe |
| 44% | SORE | 4 | Like legs after a long hike, maybe |
| 44% | SINGLE | 6 | Like someone on a dating app, maybe |
| 44% | PRESET | 6 | Like a car radio, maybe |
| 44% | RUSTS | 5 | Corrodes, like a dented area on a car |
| 43% | PUNT | 4 | Result of a sack on third and long, maybe |
| 43% | ANNOY | 5 | Ask "Are we there yet?" every 10 minutes on a long car trip, say |
| 43% | ASLEEP | 6 | Like one’s arm after a long cuddle session, maybe |
| 42% | AFEWBUCKSLONG | 13 | Like a typical ride on a mechanical bull? |
| 42% | AREWETHEREYET | 13 | ...on a long car trip |
| 42% | LAME | 4 | Like a horse that can no longer be ridden |
| 42% | USED | 4 | Like a car with 30,000 miles on it |
| 42% | YESNO | 5 | "____ / ____" (options on a "Do you like me?" note, maybe) |
| 41% | USED | 4 | Like a car with 20,000 miles on its odometer |
| 41% | EONS | 4 | Length of a car ride with toddlers, seemingly |
| 41% | PASSENGER | 9 | Someone riding on a ship, plane or car |
| 41% | VARY | 4 | "Your mileage may ___" (caution on a car, maybe) |
| 41% | DOUBLEPARKED | 12 | Like a delivery truck blocking your car, maybe ... and a hint to 20-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 41% | RUSTEATEN | 9 | Like cars in a junkyard, maybe |
| 41% | ASKEW | 5 | Like a necktie near the end of a long workday, maybe |
| 41% | GROOVE | 6 | A long narrow cut or ridge, like on a vinyl record |
| 41% | WHITEKNUCKLE | 12 | Like a ride that has one holding on for dear life |