| 100% | SMACK | 5 | Synonym for "trash" in the phrase "trash talk" |
| 58% | ELLEN | 5 | Talk show host known for dancing in the audience |
| 58% | SKINNY | 6 | __ dipping, phrase for bathing in the nude |
| 54% | ACME | 4 | Synonym for the first word in this puzzle's title |
| 53% | FOOL | 4 | Happy April ___'s Day! Find synonyms for 48a in the words at 19a, 23a, 35a, 56a, 4d, and 39d |
| 52% | BUTTERFLIES | 11 | "___ in the stomach," phrase for nervousness with a "fluttery" insect in it |
| 51% | FOX | 3 | "___ in the henhouse," phrase for an untrustworthy person with a "sly" animal in it |
| 51% | SNAKE | 5 | "___ in the grass," phrase for an unfaithful friend with a hissing reptile in it |
| 50% | VICTOR | 6 | Winner synonym ... or role for Jennifer Lawrence in the 2012 film "The Hunger Games" |
| 50% | AOK | 3 | Phrase popularized by Lt. Col. Shorty Powers when he worked for NASA in the sixties as the "voice of Mercury Control" |
| 49% | TYPE | 4 | Synonym for "class" found in the middle of 21- and 54-Across and 3- and 35-Down |
| 47% | BEER | 4 | The "one" in the phrase "draw one" |
| 47% | ABA | 3 | The organisation for Attorneys in the USA |
| 46% | LITTERING | 9 | Dropping trash in the streets |
| 46% | TOSSED | 6 | In the trash |
| 46% | JIMMYKIMMEL | 11 | Talk show host who recently hosted the Oscars for the second year in a row: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ASL | 3 | "Talking" system for the deaf, in brief |
| 46% | CAB | 3 | Ride for hire in the city |
| 46% | TUB | 3 | Place for soaking in the bathroom |
| 46% | SWAMP | 5 | Place for alligators in the Everglades |
| 46% | TRADING | 7 | Activity for folks in the pits? |
| 46% | ORATE | 5 | Speak for everyone in the room |
| 46% | TAGSALE | 7 | Solution for toys in the attic? |
| 46% | SLED | 4 | Vehicle for fun in the snow |
| 46% | WADED | 5 | Searched for shells in the shallows |
| 46% | FORAGING | 8 | Searching for food in the wild |
| 46% | HERPING | 7 | Searching for reptiles in the wild |
| 46% | SURPRIIPARTY | 12 | *Occasion for hiding in the dark |
| 46% | FORAGE | 6 | Search for food in the wild |
| 46% | BEACHCOMB | 9 | Hunt for jetsam in the sand |