| 100% | IDEALS | 6 | Standards or principles to be aimed at |
| 47% | ATTEND | 6 | To be present at an activity or event |
| 47% | ATTEND | 6 | To be present at an event or function |
| 43% | DAYDRESS | 8 | Frock to be worn at the races or a tea party |
| 41% | SPLITDECISION | 13 | Whether to aim at 7 or 10, in bowling? |
| 39% | SKY | 3 | What telescopes are aimed at |
| 39% | ATTENDING | 9 | Going to or being present at an event |
| 39% | UPTHEANTE | 9 | Increase what is at stake ... or a hint to answering 20-, 30- and 46-Across |
| 38% | HOLE | 4 | A golf ball is aimed at one |
| 38% | NOT | 3 | To be or ___ to be |
| 38% | ETRE | 4 | To be, at the Sorbonne |
| 38% | ETRE | 4 | To be, at the Louvre |
| 38% | ESSE | 4 | To be at the Colosseum |
| 38% | NOTTOBE | 7 | To be or __, wrote Shakespeare |
| 38% | LENIENT | 7 | To be permissive or merciful |
| 38% | MOIST | 5 | To be wet or damp |
| 38% | SKY | 3 | What an astronomer's telescope is aimed at |
| 37% | STRESSED | 8 | To be agitated or exhausted, troubled |
| 37% | CAREFREE | 8 | To be without stress or inhibition |
| 37% | ITHAD | 5 | “-- to Be You” (pop standard) |
| 37% | YOUHADTOBETHERE | 15 | "It was even funnier at the time," or a hint to making the starred clues match their answers |
| 37% | HIP | 3 | To be joined at the ___ (be inseparable) |
| 37% | ATTACK | 6 | To be aggressive with actions or words |
| 37% | AIL | 3 | To be sick, or catch a bug |
| 37% | EXHAUSTED | 9 | To be drained of strength or energy |
| 37% | REFLECT | 7 | To be turned or cast back, mirror |
| 37% | DESPERATE | 9 | To be begging or reaching with anguish |
| 37% | SKEPTICAL | 9 | To be doubtful or reserved about something |
| 37% | NEEDY | 5 | To be constantly seeking attention or validation |
| 37% | MATCH | 5 | To be similar or the same as |