| 100% | HEATINDEX | 9 | Measure of air temperature combined with humidity |
| 49% | HEATINDEX | 9 | Measure of temperature plus humidity |
| 40% | BTU | 3 | Measure of air-conditioner capacity: Abbr. |
| 40% | SMOG | 4 | Fog that has combined with excessive smoke in the air, often leading to a lot of lung diseases |
| 39% | DEGREE | 6 | Measure of temperature |
| 36% | BTUS | 4 | Measures of an air conditioner's power: Abbr. |
| 35% | GASP | 4 | Sharp intake of air (rhymes with "rasp") |
| 35% | SERENELY | 8 | With an air of calm |
| 35% | SNOOTILY | 8 | With an air of haughtiness |
| 35% | AIRQUALITY | 10 | Measure of environmental pollutants affected by wind, temperature and humans |
| 34% | METERING | 8 | Measuring with a device, anagram of regiment |
| 33% | VORTEX | 6 | Whirling mass of air, with a vacuum at the center |
| 33% | SNOB | 4 | Person with an air of superiority |
| 32% | KELVIN | 6 | Unit of temperature with the symbol K |
| 32% | ACRE | 4 | Unit of measure that rhymes with "baker" |
| 32% | PAINTING | 8 | Airbrushing is the skill of __ with air |
| 32% | HEATINDEX | 9 | "Feels like" figure that combines temperature and humidity |
| 32% | MERCURY | 7 | "I am a god, planet, and a measure of temperature. Who am I?" |
| 31% | HED | 3 | "___ fly through the air with the greatest of ease" |
| 31% | FESTIVUS | 8 | "Seinfeld" holiday that begins with the Airing of Grievances |
| 31% | ALOU | 4 | Name of a family with a combined 7,228 hits |
| 31% | LIMA | 4 | Type of bean typically combined with corn to make succotash |
| 31% | OUNCE | 5 | Unit of measure with the same Latin origin as "inch" |
| 31% | OUNCE | 5 | Unit of measure that has a shared etymology with "inch" |
| 31% | CANOPY | 6 | Part of a parachute that opens and fills with air |
| 30% | FESTIVUS | 8 | 46-Across holiday that begins with the Airing of Grievances |
| 30% | ROO | 3 | Fictional animal whose name combined with his mother's makes the name of the animal |
| 30% | SMOKE | 5 | Word that can combine with the starts of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 30% | FIRE | 4 | Word that can combine with the ends of the answers to the six starred clues |
| 30% | ACRE | 4 | Israeli city that shares its name with a unit of measure |