| 100% | MAKEPASSES | 10 | Succeed on the gridiron ... or invite a slap in the face |
| 49% | ATSEA | 5 | On the ocean or in a fog (2 wds.) |
| 47% | FRECKLE | 7 | A small brown spot on the face or hands |
| 47% | ATSEA | 5 | On the ocean, or in a fog (2 wds.) |
| 46% | BLEMISH | 7 | A spot or mark on the face |
| 45% | HAND | 4 | What points to the hour or minute on a clock face |
| 44% | REST | 4 | Relax in a hammock or on the sofa |
| 44% | TAP | 3 | Source of beer on a keg or source of water in the kitchen |
| 43% | CARAVAN | 7 | A pack of camels, or in the UK, a house on wheels |
| 43% | INSULT | 6 | Slap in the face |
| 43% | SNUB | 4 | Slap in the face |
| 43% | FACE | 4 | A slap in the ___ |
| 43% | SCREW | 5 | Item in the hardware department with a "+" or "-" on its head |
| 43% | BOUNDARY | 8 | Line in the sand or line on a map, for example |
| 43% | NAPLES | 6 | City on a gulf in either Europe or the U.S. |
| 42% | CABIN | 5 | Place for passengers on a plane or people living in the woods |
| 41% | EYE | 3 | Something involved in a Biblical exchange that, on the face of it, seem the same |
| 41% | UPLOADS | 7 | Puts on a server, say ... or a hint to the circled letters in this puzzle |
| 41% | ACCENT | 6 | Mark on a letter such as a grave, circumflex or acute in the French language |
| 41% | ONEPIN | 6 | "Hitting ___ on the far right or left in bowling is called a meg.": 2 wds. |
| 41% | SLAP | 4 | A ___ in the face |
| 41% | SCAR | 4 | Mufasa's brother in "The Lion King," or the mark on his face |
| 40% | SPEC | 4 | On ___ (without a buyer in the wings) |
| 40% | MILKMUSTACHE | 12 | Feature seen on the faces of Beyoncé, Batman, and Bart Simpson, in a famous ad campaign |
| 40% | ATTABOY | 7 | A slap on the back |
| 40% | SLAP | 4 | A ___ in the face (an affront) |
| 39% | MOVING | 6 | With 58-Down, vehicle for people on the go? ... or a hint to five strategically placed answers in this puzzle |
| 39% | SELFREFLECTION | 14 | Activity on Lent or Yom Kippur ... or a quality of every letter in the answer to each starred clue |
| 39% | ASTRAKHAN | 9 | City in Russia on the delta of the Volga River associated with a type of black or grey fur |
| 39% | PIE | 3 | A clown might get it in the face |