| 100% | RASH | 4 | Talc might prevent it or in some people might even cause it |
| 36% | ABSENTIA | 8 | Some people are convicted in it |
| 35% | HEAR | 4 | People in the back may not do it |
| 35% | TEA | 3 | It may be iced or in the bag |
| 35% | HAIR | 4 | It may be braided or in a bun |
| 34% | RESTART | 7 | Begin from the beginning, or what a person might do when they hit a creative block, and a word with 16a hidden in it |
| 34% | TANDEM | 6 | A couple of people may work in it |
| 34% | BMOVIE | 6 | People may act terribly in it |
| 33% | ICE | 3 | It may hang perilously from rooftops in winter...or from some crossword answers |
| 33% | PEW | 3 | Some people kneel in front of it |
| 33% | DATA | 4 | It might be unlimited in some phone plans |
| 33% | ANGLE | 5 | It may be acute or obtuse, in geometry |
| 33% | ENDER | 5 | It may follow East or West in London |
| 33% | ACE | 3 | It may be high or low in blackjack |
| 32% | BAGGAGE | 7 | You might check it or put it in the overhead compartment |
| 32% | SALAD | 5 | It might be Caesar or Cobb, in a restaurant |
| 32% | SHELL | 5 | It might be hard or soft, in a taco |
| 32% | SMOG | 4 | It might prevent you from seeing the stars in Hollywood |
| 32% | FOUL | 4 | It might be "flagrant" or "offensive" in basketball |
| 32% | FOUL | 4 | It may be "personal" or "technical" in basketball |
| 32% | BOTOX | 5 | It might cause some unsurprised looks |
| 32% | LENS | 4 | It may zoom in or out |
| 31% | HAIR | 4 | It may be braided or done up in a 46-Across |
| 31% | TEA | 3 | Brew that might have ice or spice in it |
| 31% | PLACEBO | 7 | A person may be taken in by taking it |
| 31% | HOSE | 4 | It might have some kinks in it |
| 31% | IRK | 3 | It may be in front of some |
| 31% | ION | 3 | It might have some pluses or minuses |
| 31% | BATH | 4 | It may be drawn in the evening |
| 31% | PASTA | 5 | It may come in shells or elbows |