| 100% | SOAKING | 7 | Lying in a bath of water, or being very wet |
| 43% | LAGOON | 6 | A body of water; Venice is located in one of these |
| 42% | LEGACY | 6 | A gift of money or property left in a will |
| 42% | SOLITUDE | 8 | A state of being alone or in seclusion |
| 40% | SORE | 4 | In need of an ice bath or a heating pad, maybe |
| 40% | NESS | 4 | Loch —, body of water in northwest Scotland said to be inhabited by a monster |
| 39% | BACKUPSINGER | 12 | One helping in a band ... or what can be found in each set of circled letters? |
| 39% | INCH | 4 | One-twelfth of a foot or unit in which rainfall is measured |
| 38% | SKIPPINGTOWN | 12 | Leaving in a hurry . . . or what can be found in each of 18-, 25-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 38% | BACKBEAT | 8 | Part of a song that is given a stronger accent in clubs or parties |
| 38% | MPH | 3 | What the speed of a tennis serve or baseball pitch is measured in: Abbr. |
| 38% | SNAILSSPACE | 11 | Under a log or in a pile of wet leaves? |
| 38% | MIST | 4 | A spray of water or a thin fog |
| 37% | EXCHANGINGRINGS | 15 | Sharing in a symbol of commitment … or what four rows in this puzzle are doing to form new phrases |
| 37% | STOOP | 5 | Bend to go through a doorway, say ... or what may be in front of the door |
| 37% | EGG | 3 | Food item that will float in a bowl of water if it's old |
| 36% | ANNEHATHAWAY | 12 | "Dark Waters" star who was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | QUOITS | 6 | Game in which rings of metal or rope are tossed at a stake in the ground |
| 36% | STEW | 4 | Slow cook a mixture of solids in water or stock in a covered dish |
| 36% | WEB | 3 | Caught in a ___ of lies |
| 36% | LEVEN | 5 | Loch —, body of water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland housing a castle that was a place of imprisonment of Mary, Queen of Scots |
| 35% | GAD | 3 | West Virginia community that disappeared under the waters of Summersville Lake when a river was dammed in the sixties |
| 35% | CURRENT | 7 | A flow of water in a particular direction |
| 35% | TAP | 3 | Source of water in a kitchen |
| 35% | REPLICATE | 9 | Make or be a copy of |
| 35% | GOVERN | 6 | Be in a position of authority |
| 35% | CURRENT | 7 | Water or air that moves in a certain direction |
| 35% | CURRENT | 7 | A body of water moving in a specific direction |
| 35% | PLUMBING | 8 | System of water pipes in a home |
| 35% | MIRAGE | 6 | Illusion of water in a sweltering desert |