| 100% | TRIAGE | 6 | Sorting and allocating aid on the basis of need for or likely benefit from medical treatment or food |
| 27% | HOVERFLY | 8 | Insect often mistaken for a wasp or bee that feeds on the nectar and pollen of flowers |
| 27% | ARGON | 5 | I'm on the periodic table and my name comes from the Greek word for "inactive or lazy" |
| 27% | YOUCANCALLMEAL | 14 | 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| 26% | HOWDAH | 6 | Seat for riding on the back of an elephant or camel |
| 25% | HEYCANIGETALIFT | 15 | Request from someone who needs a ride, or a request that can be made of the starts of 17-, 24-, and 43-Across |
| 25% | MCKINSEY | 8 | Consulting firm that advised ICE to cut spending on food and medical care for detainees, per the Times and ProPublica |
| 24% | STONE | 5 | Oliver —, Best Director Oscar winner for Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July |
| 24% | TRIAGE | 6 | Sorting and allocating aid |
| 24% | SEX | 3 | On the Basis of ___ |
| 23% | THISTOOSHALLPASS | 16 | Adage on the impermanence of suffering ... or a hint to 18-, 29-, 46- and 61-Across |
| 23% | BREAKIN | 7 | On a new Tesla, this period is still needed for the tires and gearbox |
| 23% | XXXXXXXXX | 9 | She directed "On the Basis of Sex" and "Deep Impact" |
| 23% | BENN | 4 | Hilary —, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2007-10 |
| 23% | ASMR | 4 | Initialism for a pleasant tingling on the scalp or back of the neck |
| 23% | TIP | 3 | What some restaurants include on the bill for parties of six or more |
| 23% | DOPPLER | 7 | Christian —, 19th-century mathematician and physicist noted for his work on the frequency of light and sound waves |
| 23% | FASHIONFORWARD | 14 | On the cutting edge of style, or what 20-, 33-, and 40-Across can be said to be? |
| 23% | ACUTABOVE | 9 | On another level, or a clue to the starts of 3-, 4-, 11- and 27-Down |
| 23% | BRANDRETH | 9 | Gyles —, broadcaster and writer; Conservative MP for the City of Chester from 1992-97 |
| 23% | LARD | 4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig rendered and clarified for use in cooking |
| 23% | TASTEMAKERS | 11 | Influential sorts ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23-, 39- and 50-Across |
| 23% | DEJA | 4 | ___ vu, or the name of Randall and Beth's foster child on "This Is Us" |
| 23% | MIDDLESEAT | 10 | Likely spot for a procrastinating traveler, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 22% | COULEES | 7 | Terms for lava domes that have flowed away from their original position like that on the flank of Llullaillaco volcano |
| 22% | POPSTHEQUESTION | 15 | Acts on the basis of 36-Across |
| 22% | NEON | 4 | I'm on the periodic table and my name comes from the Greek word for "new" |
| 22% | BOOBYTRAPS | 10 | Dangers for the unwary ... or a hint to the starts of 17-, 23- and 47-Across? |
| 22% | DATA | 4 | Facts and figures, or numbers. The kind of thing you would store on a hard drive |
| 22% | RICKSHAW | 8 | Type of passenger cart whose name derives from the Japanese characters for “man,” “power,” and “vehicle” |