| 100% | BLEEP | 5 | Sound of censorship (rhymes with "sleep") |
| 69% | MOAN | 4 | Sound of discomfort that rhymes with "groan" |
| 61% | BLEEP | 5 | Sound of censorship |
| 61% | BLEEPS | 6 | Sounds of censorship |
| 60% | GLUG | 4 | Sound of gulping down water (rhymes with "plug") |
| 57% | SNORE | 5 | Sound of sleep? |
| 52% | AHH | 3 | Sound that aptly rhymes with "spa" |
| 50% | TEA | 3 | Sip that rhymes with the end of "serenity" |
| 50% | MMHMM | 5 | Sound of agreement made with a closed mouth |
| 49% | BONNET | 6 | Hat style that rhymes with a form of poetry |
| 49% | REM | 3 | Period of sleep with dreaming |
| 48% | SOMETHINGOLD | 12 | With 52 Across, start of a bridalwear rhyme |
| 48% | GLAMPING | 8 | Sleeping outdoors with all the comforts of home |
| 48% | REM | 3 | Period of sleep with dreaming: Abbr. |
| 48% | TAP | 3 | Type of dance with clicking sounds |
| 47% | ERICA | 5 | Woman's name that rhymes with a part of the world |
| 47% | ETA | 3 | Greek letter that rhymes with a bunch of other Greek letters |
| 47% | READMYLIPS | 10 | With 60-Across, much-heard sound bite of 1988 |
| 47% | TWINKLE | 7 | With 25-Down, start of a nighttime nursery rhyme |
| 47% | AAH | 3 | Satisfied sound that aptly rhymes with "spa" |
| 47% | ACOUSTICS | 9 | Science dealing with the production of sound |
| 47% | CADENCED | 8 | Accented, with a balanced flow of sounds |
| 46% | LULL | 4 | Put to sleep, typically with a soothing sound |
| 46% | RONDEL | 6 | 14-line verse with only two rhyme sounds |
| 46% | ILES | 4 | Mille ___ (part of Québec with a rhyming name) |
| 46% | PALL | 4 | ___ Mall (brand of cigarettes with a rhyming name) |
| 46% | SASSY | 5 | Full of spirit, rhymes with classy |
| 46% | FORA | 4 | Plural of forum, rhymes with aura |
| 46% | OTIS | 4 | Name that rhymes with another answer in the same column of the grid |
| 46% | CAMELOT | 7 | Castle whose name is repeatedly rhymed with “Shalott,” in “The Lady of Shalott” |