| 100% | ERRATIC | 7 | On and off, as a pattern (unpredictable) |
| 73% | BLINK | 5 | Go on and off, as a light |
| 73% | FLICKERED | 9 | Went on and off, as a light |
| 73% | BLINKS | 6 | Turns on and off, as a light |
| 72% | BLINK | 5 | Go on and off, as a traffic light |
| 72% | BLINK | 5 | Flash on and off, as a turn signal |
| 58% | INTERNSINTURNS | 14 | Works off and on as a hospital resident? |
| 58% | REBOOTS | 7 | Turns off and on again, as a computer |
| 51% | LIGHT | 5 | Flickering ___, bulbs going on and off rapidly, creating an eerie ambience in a haunted house |
| 51% | GREENFLY | 8 | Aphid commonly occurring as a pest on garden and crop plants |
| 50% | RAVE | 4 | Rant and ___ (go off on a tangent) |
| 48% | SPORADIC | 8 | On and off |
| 48% | TAPPING | 7 | Striking quickly and lightly, as on a keyboard |
| 48% | STOPGO | 6 | On and off policy |
| 47% | SWAYING | 7 | Moving backwards and forwards, as on a bouncy ship |
| 47% | POLKA | 5 | ___ dot, small round shape that can be part of a pattern, such as on a dress |
| 47% | RATTY | 5 | Tattered and torn, as if a rodent had gnawed on it |
| 46% | SPOT | 4 | Small round shape that can be part of a pattern, such as on a ladybird or leopard |
| 46% | TRACES | 6 | Uses as a pattern |
| 46% | TOGGLE | 6 | Turn on and off |
| 46% | FLASHED | 7 | Blinked on and off |
| 46% | SHOWERY | 7 | Rainy on and off |
| 46% | ACROBAT | 7 | Performer on a wire, as described by 16-, 26-, 43- and 55-Across |
| 46% | PEOPLE | 6 | 3, 2, 1... And off they go! Folks on a bungee trampoline who launch themselves into the air |
| 45% | JEEPS | 5 | Conveyances on and off base |
| 45% | PIEDATERRE | 10 | Digs on and off, maybe |
| 45% | REMOTE | 6 | Needed to turn a TV on and off after a long day |
| 45% | WAX | 3 | On and off acton in "The Karate Kid" |
| 45% | YOYOS | 5 | Goes on and off diets, say |
| 45% | SWITCHES | 8 | They turn lights on and off |