| 100% | BASEMENT | 8 | Safe place to be in case of a tornado |
| 50% | CORNERSTONE | 11 | Place to find a date ... and any one of four in this puzzle (circled letters are hints) |
| 50% | AHEAD | 5 | Good place to be in a race |
| 49% | LAST | 4 | Frustrating place to be, in a queue |
| 48% | UPWIND | 6 | Good place to be, in relation to a skunk |
| 47% | SHELTER | 7 | Place to stay safe during a tornado |
| 47% | CAMERASHY | 9 | Not inclined to be in a lot of photos |
| 45% | INTENT | 6 | Something to be proven in a criminal case |
| 44% | VERSATILE | 9 | Able to be used in a number of different ways |
| 44% | STASH | 5 | To store in a safe and secret place |
| 44% | LIBRARIAN | 9 | Person urges you to be quiet in a place with books |
| 43% | IGNITION | 8 | Part of a vehicle the key is pushed in to start it |
| 42% | PROPMAN | 7 | In charge of things to be used onstage in a play |
| 42% | SAUNA | 5 | Place to be in the hot seat? |
| 42% | NCAA | 4 | Nonprofit org. ruled to be violating antitrust law in a 2021 Supreme Court case |
| 42% | ANIMALSHELTER | 13 | Place to adopt a new pet, or what is found in 17-, 24-, 49-, and 59-Across? |
| 42% | AUTOSAVE | 8 | Protection in case of a crash? |
| 42% | APT | 3 | Like the anagramming of A DECIMAL POINT to make I'M A DOT IN PLACE |
| 42% | BEET | 4 | ___ juice, drink made of a root vegetable that is known to be rich in antioxidants |
| 41% | VOWOFSILENCE | 12 | A daylong one is taken in April to protest discrimination of LGBTQ students |
| 41% | CAFE | 4 | Place in a bookstore to get a cup of coffee or use Wi-Fi |
| 41% | QUASAR | 6 | One of a number of astronomical bodies thought to be the most luminous objects in the universe |
| 40% | SPA | 3 | Place to be covered in mud |
| 40% | GATE | 4 | Place to be before a flight |
| 40% | ETRE | 4 | To be in a faraway land |
| 40% | SAG | 3 | Be in need of a lift |
| 40% | SLOBBER | 7 | Be in need of a bib |
| 40% | ERR | 3 | Be in need of a correction |
| 40% | DIRECT | 6 | Be in charge of a movie |
| 40% | MODERATE | 8 | Be in charge of a debate |