| 100% | LINES | 5 | Queues that one may have to wait in on 16a |
| 44% | BULLET | 6 | Bit of ammo that one might want to "dodge" and has a "bull" in its name |
| 43% | LOO | 3 | You might wait in a queue for one at intermission on the West End |
| 43% | GIFT | 4 | Boxed item that one may get on 16a |
| 41% | CROWD | 5 | Big group of people that one may find at stores on 16a |
| 39% | TAG | 3 | A mattress might have one that says not to remove it |
| 38% | BREAKFAST | 9 | Meal that might be a treat to have in bed |
| 37% | PHASE | 5 | Stage one may have to go through |
| 37% | DONKEY | 6 | *Transport* Animal that steps in if one has a burden to carry |
| 37% | OHMAN | 5 | What one might say after figuring out what the answers to the starred clues have in common? |
| 37% | DUCT | 4 | One might have tears in it |
| 36% | HIGHSCHOOLCRUSH | 15 | One you might hope to have chemistry with, in two senses |
| 36% | LINE | 4 | What you often have to wait in at Disneyland |
| 36% | TOTES | 5 | Bags that one might have far too many of |
| 36% | ORIENTALCAR | 11 | One might have designs on your floor |
| 36% | ESSAY | 5 | What one may have to write for a college application |
| 36% | STAIR | 5 | Place where one might have to get a leg up |
| 36% | CSI | 3 | Forensic franchise that had at least one show on TV from 2000 through May 2024 |
| 35% | USETHEFORCE | 11 | What one may have to do to destroy a Death Star |
| 35% | TAT | 3 | One might have "Mom" in a heart, briefly |
| 35% | IRISH | 5 | ___ stew (dish one may have in Dublin) |
| 35% | DESK | 4 | You might have to work on it |
| 35% | UNTIED | 6 | Like shoelaces that one might trip on |
| 35% | LADY | 4 | One may be in waiting |
| 35% | ESSAY | 5 | A college applicant may have to write one |
| 35% | GOLFTAN | 7 | Shade that one might find on the links? |
| 35% | AREA | 4 | You might have to find it in geometry |
| 35% | THEWINGS | 8 | Waiting in __; on stand-by, ready to go |
| 35% | LINE | 4 | Airport annoyance that might make you wait in order to get through security |
| 34% | BEARDGROWTH | 11 | Why one might have to shave, and a hint to the circled letters |