| 100% | NINETIES | 8 | The decade of dial-up, Seinfeld and a cloned sheep |
| 43% | PAIL | 4 | "Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a ___ of water" |
| 43% | BOW | 3 | Archery equipment, and a verb that means "to bend the upper body in a sign of respect" |
| 42% | BED | 3 | "Love is not a ___ of roses," phrase that describes the ups and downs of love |
| 42% | IANS | 4 | Harding of "Pretty Little Liars" and Wilmut who cloned Dolly the sheep |
| 42% | THISLOVE | 8 | "1989 (Taylor's Version)" song about the ups and downs of a relationship (2 wds.) |
| 41% | EIGHTIES | 8 | The decade of big hair, the walkman and MTV |
| 41% | SIXTIES | 7 | The decade of Beatlemania, go-go boots and afros |
| 41% | ONOCENTAUR | 10 | Mythical beast with the upper body of a man and the lower body of an ass |
| 40% | WHITE | 5 | *Idiom with the color changed! ___ sheep, when you're a part of the herd and not standing out |
| 40% | GASMAN | 6 | One who wears fireproof clothes, carries up to 95 pounds and is a crucial part of the pit crew |
| 39% | CART | 4 | Item at the entrance of a supermarket to push around and fill up with groceries |
| 39% | COLUMBIA | 8 | ___ University, located in Upper Manhattan, which is a member of the Ivy league and has a crown in their logo |
| 39% | ASCENT | 6 | The act of climbing up a mountain |
| 38% | SEESAW | 6 | The ups and downs of childhood? |
| 38% | CEILING | 7 | The upper surface of a room |
| 38% | ONYOURFEET | 10 | "Stand up!" ... and a hint to the beginnings of the answers to starred clues |
| 38% | VINCE | 5 | With 19a, Sacramento Kings player who had a pre-game ritual of pulling himself up by the net and kissing the rim |
| 38% | WIN | 3 | Premiering in 2025! "___ or Lose," Pixar's animated TV series that captures the ups and downs of a middle school softball team |
| 38% | CENTRALTIME | 11 | Illinois hours, and a feature of the starred answers |
| 38% | ODES | 4 | Beauty and a nightingale were the focus of two |
| 38% | FOOTBRIDGES | 11 | Pedestrians' spans, and a description of the circled words |
| 38% | LANDSLIDES | 10 | Earth movements, and a description of the circled letters |
| 38% | POLES | 5 | Upper and lower extremes of the Earth |
| 38% | CAMPUS | 6 | The grounds and buildings of a college |
| 38% | TONIC | 5 | The "T" of a G and T |
| 38% | DANIELS | 7 | The "Jack" of a Jack and Coke |
| 38% | BABYGOAT | 8 | The kid of a nanny and billy |
| 38% | STEAK | 5 | The "turf" of a "surf and turf" |
| 38% | CEILING | 7 | The upper inside surface of a room |