| 100% | KINK | 4 | Stiffness in the neck that might require a massage |
| 47% | AUDIT | 5 | Investigation that might require the help of a CPA |
| 46% | ESSAY | 5 | Type of test that might require writing in a blue book |
| 43% | GAYBAR | 6 | Establishment that might have a rainbow flag in the window |
| 42% | LEAK | 4 | Drip that might require a plumber |
| 42% | FRACTURE | 8 | Injury that may require a cast |
| 41% | CLOG | 4 | Plumbing problem that might require a snake |
| 41% | FLU | 3 | Wintertime illness that may require a shot |
| 41% | FANGS | 5 | They might be a pain in the neck |
| 41% | DIARY | 5 | Book that might require a key to open |
| 41% | OATH | 4 | In the statement required by those becoming US nationals, the phrase "on ___" may be replaced by "and solemnly affirm" |
| 41% | BED | 3 | Piece of furniture that may require a mattress |
| 40% | DUI | 3 | Traffic charge that might require a breathalyzer test: Abbr. |
| 40% | EXPLICIT | 8 | Like song lyrics that might require a warning label |
| 38% | ABBR | 4 | Letters that may follow some of the clues in the Vox crossword due to it being a small, but not that easy, puzzle |
| 37% | ELK | 3 | Male that might be in a rut? |
| 37% | OWL | 3 | Bird that might live in a barn |
| 37% | ALE | 3 | Drink that might come in a stein |
| 37% | ANT | 3 | Insect that might live in a hill |
| 37% | BEE | 3 | Insect that might live in a hive |
| 37% | POPCORN | 7 | Snack that might come in a bucket |
| 37% | ANTS | 4 | Insects that might live in a "farm" |
| 37% | EST | 3 | Suffix that may appear in a record |
| 37% | ANT | 3 | Bug that may live in a "farm" |
| 37% | COIN | 4 | Money that may go in a slot |
| 36% | LARD | 4 | Fat in the can that may be used in cooking |
| 36% | WEIRDFLEX | 9 | Brag that might embarrass the bragger, in slang |
| 36% | EARS | 4 | Things that might be muffed in the cold |
| 36% | OIL | 3 | Fuel that might come up in a gusher |
| 36% | YODEL | 5 | Call that might result in a 27-Across |