| 100% | STIR | 4 | Tend to one's risotto, perhaps |
| 64% | MOW | 3 | Tend to one's turf |
| 64% | BRUSHING | 8 | Tending to one's hair |
| 64% | COMBING | 7 | Tending to one's hair |
| 64% | WAXED | 5 | Tended to one's surfboard |
| 62% | ICER | 4 | One tending to a sprain, perhaps |
| 62% | SELFCARE | 8 | Tending to one's own well-being |
| 60% | FLOWERHOUR | 10 | Time spent tending to one's garden? |
| 58% | SHALLOW | 7 | Up to one's ankles, perhaps |
| 58% | ILL | 3 | Confined to one's home, perhaps |
| 58% | ASKUP | 5 | Invite to one's apartment, perhaps |
| 57% | MODEST | 6 | Tending to underplay one's achievements |
| 53% | STIR | 4 | Tend to risotto |
| 52% | STIR | 4 | Tend to a risotto |
| 52% | HUMAN | 5 | Tending to err, perhaps |
| 51% | SEW | 3 | Tend to a rip, perhaps |
| 51% | WATERS | 6 | Tends to neglected houseplants, perhaps |
| 51% | DOGSITS | 7 | Tends to a boxer, perhaps |
| 50% | MOW | 3 | Tend to a playing field, perhaps |
| 50% | FIRSTDATE | 9 | Time to meet one's match, perhaps? |
| 50% | APPEALS | 7 | Reacts to losing one's hearing, perhaps |
| 50% | KNELT | 5 | Prepared to confess one’s sins, perhaps |
| 50% | LAYSATRAP | 9 | Prepares to ensnare one’s prey, perhaps |
| 50% | NERD | 4 | One who's able to rattle off digits of pi, perhaps |
| 49% | RETIREE | 7 | One relocating to Arizona, perhaps |
| 49% | TEEN | 4 | One glued to TikTok, perhaps |
| 48% | IHAVENOIDEA | 11 | One's initial response to this clue, perhaps |
| 48% | KNELT | 5 | Prepared to tie one's 7-Across, perhaps |
| 48% | PLAN | 4 | Impulsive people tend to lack one |
| 48% | BREAKDANCER | 11 | One performing to 49-Across, perhaps |