| 100% | MEDIEVAL | 8 | Pertaining to the time of castles and knights |
| 55% | ACOUSTIC | 8 | Pertaining to the study of sound and soundwaves |
| 47% | UNTIL | 5 | Up to the time of |
| 46% | MORN | 4 | Poetic time of day … and a clue to the circled square in this row |
| 45% | PROSODIC | 8 | Pertaining to the rhythm of speech |
| 45% | OSMIC | 5 | Pertaining to the sense of smell |
| 45% | VERNAL | 6 | Pertaining to the season of spring |
| 45% | OCCIPITAL | 9 | Pertaining to the back of the head |
| 45% | MARITAL | 7 | Pertaining to the state of being married |
| 45% | AGE | 3 | What you would do to improve the taste and flavor of wine over time |
| 43% | TAXRETURNS | 10 | They're filed this time of year, and a hint to portions of the starred answers |
| 43% | NIGHTFALL | 9 | The time of day when dusk comes to an end |
| 43% | NIXON | 5 | Two-time Time Man of the Year (and a hint to 17-, 27-, 41- and 54-Across) |
| 43% | LOBAR | 5 | Pertaining to part of the lung |
| 42% | TEMPORAL | 8 | Anything pertaining to the temple area of the head |
| 42% | DISMISSAL | 9 | Favorite time of the school day for some teachers and students, or a two-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 42% | EPS | 3 | The Time of Our Lives and She Is Coming, for Miley Cyrus |
| 42% | SPRING | 6 | I'm the time of year for cleaning and picnics |
| 42% | LAP | 3 | To the end of the pool and back |
| 42% | NOTES | 5 | To the point and short pieces of writings |
| 41% | SPRINGTIDE | 10 | Shore phenomenon around the time of the new and full moons |
| 41% | DREWBARRYMORE | 13 | Actress who was the youngest host of "Saturday Night Live," and the only woman to host six times (2 wds.) |
| 41% | GLOTTAL | 7 | Pertaining to an opening of the larynx |
| 41% | ORAL | 4 | Pertaining to the mouth, the kind of hygiene your dentist would be concerned with |
| 41% | ALIBIS | 6 | "I was home asleep at the time of the murder" and others |
| 41% | FALL | 4 | I'm the time of year for apple-picking and leaf-raking |
| 41% | MLK | 3 | Reformer from the time of D.D.E. to L.B.J. |
| 41% | ACTIII | 6 | Timing of the Mercutio/Tybalt duel in "Romeo and Juliet" |
| 40% | TOPOLOGICAL | 11 | Relating to the study of shapes and surfaces |
| 40% | MEDICAL | 7 | Relating to the treatment of injury and illness |