| 100% | ADULT | 5 | One above 18 years of age, and whose life is filled with responsibilities (:-S) |
| 57% | TODDLER | 7 | One between one and three years in age, and whose life is filled with wobbly steps and broken words (o_o) |
| 34% | BORN | 4 | Suffix with "new" to mean a baby younger than 2 months, and one whose life is filled with crying (T_T) |
| 34% | BOB | 3 | With 66-Across, choreographer whose life is depicted in the starts of 19-, 36- and 50-Across |
| 32% | AGE | 3 | Years of one's life |
| 32% | PRIME | 5 | The best years of your life, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 32% | SPACYJUNKIE | 11 | One whose addiction leads to being out of touch with reality? |
| 31% | ALLYSONFELIX | 12 | Track athlete and sneaker company cofounder who is one of Time's 2022 Women of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MARIEKONDO | 10 | Organizational consultant and bestselling author who was one of "Vogue" Japan's 2019 women of the year (2 wds.) |
| 31% | TEEN | 4 | One between 12 and 20 years of age |
| 31% | EMPANADA | 8 | A "domino" one is filled with black beans and cheese |
| 30% | PARIS | 5 | With 18-Across, sporting festival whose first day of events is on July 24, 2024, informally |
| 29% | RINASAWAYAMA | 12 | Singer/songwriter and model who was one of "Vogue" Japan's 2019 women of the year (2 wds.) |
| 29% | SPRY | 4 | Full of life for one's age |
| 29% | AARP | 4 | Org. whose membership is open to anyone over the age of 18, surprisingly |
| 29% | BRAHMS | 6 | With Bach and Beethoven, one of music's Three Bs |
| 29% | COOKBOOK | 8 | This is filled with recipe lists and instructions |
| 29% | SCIFI | 5 | It may be filled with saucers and such |
| 29% | SALTWATER | 9 | Oceans are filled with this type of liquid |
| 29% | GRAPHITE | 8 | What pencils are filled with instead of lead |
| 28% | ABHORRED | 8 | Hated with every fiber of one's being |
| 28% | AMERICANLOBSTER | 15 | "Here is our second course, served with New England-churned butter and one of our favorite reds ..." |
| 28% | ALPHABET | 8 | Series whose first seven members are sung to the starts of 18-, 26-, 41- and 54-Across |
| 28% | TAKEASWING | 10 | Try to hit, or what one can do with the ends of 18-, 26- and 47-Across |
| 28% | RILEY | 5 | One whose life is proverbially carefree |
| 28% | NUN | 3 | One whose life is in order? |
| 28% | SKIBUM | 6 | One whose life is going downhill? |
| 28% | ORSON | 5 | With 17-Down, director whose "The Other Side of the Wind" was released in 2018, 33 years after his death |
| 28% | ICHIRO | 6 | With 41-Across, Japanese baseball player who was named both AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in 2001 |
| 28% | MARINER | 7 | Guy of verse ''whose beard with age is hoar'' |