| 100% | CUT | 3 | Piece of the action, or a shout that stops the action |
| 53% | WANTIN | 6 | Desire a piece of the action |
| 51% | ADHESION | 8 | The action or process of sticking to a surface |
| 49% | OBJ | 3 | Noun that receives the action of a verb: Abbr. |
| 49% | DAM | 3 | Something that stops the flow of water in a stream |
| 49% | MINIFIG | 7 | Lego piece in the shape of a person or animal |
| 48% | MINISKIRT | 9 | Piece of clothing that stops well above the knees |
| 48% | RENDERING | 9 | The performance of a drama or piece of music |
| 48% | BRACELET | 8 | A piece of jewelry or band worn around the wrist |
| 48% | BREECH | 6 | That part of a firearm behind the barrel or bore |
| 47% | SOFA | 4 | Piece of furniture that might be a "sleeper" or a "sectional" |
| 47% | EXPOSURE | 8 | The amount of light that gets to a piece of film |
| 47% | QUEUE | 5 | Waiting line at the DMV... or a word that sounds like the first letter of 25a |
| 47% | LINKINGVERB | 11 | Word such as "be" ... or a punny description of the seven-letter word that can create new action words when its letters are inserted in the breaks of the circled action words |
| 47% | ROOK | 4 | Chess piece that starts on a corner of the board |
| 46% | PEZ | 3 | Candy that could pop out of the neck of a plastic Batman or Mickey Mouse |
| 46% | SHARE | 5 | Piece of the action |
| 46% | CUT | 3 | Piece of the action |
| 46% | PERCENT | 7 | Piece of the action |
| 46% | BREAKERS | 8 | Devices that automatically stop the flow of current in a circuit |
| 46% | KEEPER | 6 | Small piece that holds the end of a belt in place |
| 46% | THEATEAM | 8 | NBC action-adventure series of the 1980s, or a 2011 song by Ed Sheeran: 3 wds. |
| 46% | PICKUP | 6 | Learn ... or a word that can precede the ends of 20-, 29-, 44- and 53-Across |
| 46% | HEXSIGN | 7 | Piece of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art that might resemble a flower or a star |
| 45% | PINGU | 5 | Swiss stop-motion animated series that follows the adventures of a penguin |
| 45% | RADIOEDIT | 9 | Version of a song that's shorter or cleaner than the original |
| 45% | EMPTY | 5 | Containing nothing, or a word that sounds like the initials of the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | GHOST | 5 | Word game ... or a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 26-, 43- and 54-Across |
| 45% | SATURDAYNIGHT | 13 | Popular date time ... or a phrase that can precede the starts of 20-, 33- and 40-Across |
| 45% | BED | 3 | A word that, when written lowercase, looks like the piece of furniture that it represents |