| 100% | HURTS | 5 | Smarts ... and a homophone of a rental company |
| 58% | HERTZ | 5 | Car rental company that's a homophone of "hurts" |
| 55% | COALS | 5 | Embers ... and a homophone of a department store |
| 53% | NIECE | 5 | Sibling's daughter ... and a homophone of a city in France |
| 53% | NIECE | 5 | Sibling's daughter... and a homophone of a city in France |
| 53% | IDLE | 4 | Inactive, and a homophone of 20-Across |
| 53% | DEER | 4 | Bambi kin, and a homophone of "dear" |
| 53% | LIE | 3 | Fabricate facts, and a homophone of "lye" |
| 53% | GNAT | 4 | Pesky, buzzing insect, and a homophone of "nat" |
| 53% | BEAR | 4 | Grizzly hibernation expert, and a homophone of "bare" |
| 52% | DELI | 4 | Lunch place ... and a homophone of India's capital |
| 52% | ROAM | 4 | Wander aimlessly ... and a homophone of Italy's capital |
| 52% | CHILLY | 6 | Brr-inducing... and a homophone of Santiago's country |
| 52% | DELI | 4 | Lunch place... and a homophone of India's capital |
| 52% | ROAM | 4 | Wander aimlessly... and a homophone of Italy's capital |
| 52% | PEE | 3 | Letter before "Q," phonetically, and a homophone of "pea" |
| 52% | MITE | 4 | Tick's tiny relative, and a homophone of "might" |
| 52% | HERTZ | 5 | Company that's a homophone of "hurts" |
| 51% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company whose name is a homophone of a volcano |
| 51% | SITE | 4 | Web page … and a homophone of 1- and 5-Down |
| 51% | AUNT | 4 | Mother's sister, to you, and a homophone of "ant" |
| 51% | AYE | 3 | Homophone of a body part and a letter |
| 51% | SOUL | 4 | Motown music genre ... and a homophone of South Korea's capital |
| 51% | SOUL | 4 | Motown music genre... and a homophone of South Korea's capital |
| 50% | BELLE | 5 | ___ of the ball, beauty at a social event and a homophone of "bell" |
| 50% | EWES | 4 | Wool sources ... and a homophone of vowels not found in this puzzle |
| 50% | AYES | 4 | Some votes ... and a homophone of vowels not found in this puzzle |
| 49% | HARE | 4 | Speedy hopper who lost in Aesop's race, and a homophone of "hair" |
| 49% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta ... and a homophone of Athens' country |
| 49% | GREASE | 6 | Movie with the Pink Ladies starring John Travolta... and a homophone of Athens' country |