| 100% | RASH | 4 | Much in little time |
| 78% | CIRCA | 5 | More or less, in time |
| 70% | FASTER | 6 | In less time |
| 64% | MICROWAVE | 9 | Modern oven zaps food in less time |
| 58% | DAMPEST | 7 | Most in need of some time in the sun, maybe |
| 58% | PALER | 5 | Having spent less time in the sun, say |
| 58% | RUN | 3 | In the long ___ (over much time) |
| 57% | NOTDONE | 7 | In need of more oven time, maybe |
| 56% | PALER | 5 | Even more in need of some time in the sun |
| 56% | DAMP | 4 | Needing a little more drying time |
| 56% | TWICE | 5 | More than once but less than three times |
| 56% | OREO | 4 | Most common cookie in New York Times crosswords |
| 55% | DAMP | 4 | Requiring more time in the dryer |
| 55% | THEBIGGESTLOSER | 15 | Show in which less is more |
| 55% | HEMLINE | 7 | It drops in more conservative times |
| 55% | OREO | 4 | Most common commercial name in New York Times crosswords |
| 55% | OREO | 4 | Most common cookie in the New York Times crossword |
| 54% | FASTEST | 7 | Done in the least amount of time |
| 54% | PREGAME | 7 | Time for warm-up shots, in more ways than one |
| 53% | PRIMP | 5 | Spend much time in front of the mirror |
| 53% | NOR | 3 | "A cat in distress, nothing more, ___ less": Shelley |
| 53% | EGAL | 4 | Neither more nor less, in France |
| 52% | LEMON | 5 | Car that spends too much time in the shop |
| 52% | ONCE | 4 | "___ upon a time..." (First word in most fairy tales) |
| 52% | ONCEUPON | 8 | __ a time, first four words in most fairy tales |
| 51% | LITBRIT | 7 | Fellow who's spent too much time in the pub? |
| 51% | HITME | 5 | Words before the title line in ". . . Baby One More Time" |
| 51% | EGG | 3 | Object in the most-liked Instagram post of all time |
| 51% | DOWNS | 5 | Lows ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle |
| 51% | UPS | 3 | Highs ... that could appear four more times in this puzzle |