| 100% | SLEEP | 5 | Something a new parent craves |
| 77% | SLEEP | 5 | What a new parent craves |
| 74% | LEAVE | 5 | Something a new parent might take |
| 68% | SLEEP | 5 | What a new parent often craves |
| 55% | PROUD | 5 | Like a new parent |
| 54% | SLEEPY | 6 | Like many a new parent |
| 54% | ROCKER | 6 | Chair for a new parent |
| 53% | GOAT | 4 | Got a new parent for kid |
| 53% | LEAVE | 5 | Time off for a new parent |
| 53% | LEAVE | 5 | Workplace benefit for a new parent |
| 52% | BABYBRAIN | 9 | A new parent's forgetfulness caused by poor sleep |
| 49% | LANGUAGE | 8 | Something a parent might tell you to watch |
| 49% | RESHAPE | 7 | Give a new form to something |
| 49% | RENAME | 6 | Give a new title to something |
| 48% | GENE | 4 | Something small from a parent |
| 47% | REALLOT | 7 | Divide in a new way and earmark something |
| 47% | REPURPOSE | 9 | Find a new and different use for something |
| 46% | RESPRAY | 7 | Give a new coat of aerosol paint to something |
| 46% | THETALK | 7 | Something parents might give a teenager, colloquially |
| 46% | PHOTO | 5 | Part of many a new parent's Facebook post announcing their baby's arrival |
| 44% | BREAKTHEMOLD | 12 | *Do something in a whole new way |
| 44% | THEBABYISASLEEP | 15 | New parent's whispered admonition … or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 44% | VENTURE | 7 | ___ capital, money invested in a new business ... and something that involves 31a |
| 44% | INVENT | 6 | Create something new; you'll need a patent |
| 42% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Something new and different might be described as a breath of it |
| 42% | CORK | 4 | Something that goes out with a bang on New Year’s Eve? |
| 42% | SLEEPDEBT | 9 | Something often accumulated by new parents |
| 41% | RETITLE | 7 | Give something/someone a new name |
| 41% | RECYCLES | 8 | Reuses something for a new purpose |
| 40% | BEGINNER | 8 | To be new at learning something; a novice |