| 100% | SUNTAN | 6 | The kind of lotion you put on to avoid sunburn and get a 25a |
| 36% | DATA | 4 | Facts and figures, or numbers. The kind of thing you would store on a hard drive |
| 35% | ROLL | 4 | With 44- and 76-Across, way to put legislators on record ... or the start, middle and end of a word ladder |
| 34% | MUD | 3 | Kind of pie, or change a letter in 18d to get the answer |
| 34% | SHOOTING | 8 | The type of star you're told to make a wish on |
| 34% | SCORING | 7 | Putting the notes to a piece of music on paper |
| 34% | CHANGELANES | 11 | What you might do to pass on an Interstate ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 18-, 28- and 50-Across |
| 32% | LIKABLE | 7 | Having the qualities of someone you might want to get a beer with, say |
| 32% | GUT | 3 | The part of your body which is often referred to when you get a "feeling" about something |
| 32% | INNERNERD | 9 | The secret geeky part of you ... or a hint to 17-, 23-, 32-, 42- and 49-Across |
| 32% | TEN | 3 | Roll that could get you from one corner of a Monopoly board to the next |
| 32% | LIVINGONTHEEDGE | 15 | Taking lots of risks ... and a hint to the entries on this puzzle's border |
| 31% | TAN | 3 | You can get a spray ___ instead of going to the beach to achieve the same result |
| 31% | TIE | 3 | Bit of attire you might learn how to put on while using a mirror |
| 31% | TIP | 3 | "Just a ___ of the hat! Slight nod and a touch is all you need to show respect." |
| 31% | WELLPLAYED | 10 | "How clever of you!," and a hint to the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 31% | SANSA | 5 | Winterfell character on "Game of Thrones" ... or, if you change the fourth letter to T, a wintertime character |
| 30% | LOL | 3 | Something you might add to the end of a text to avoid seeming mad |
| 30% | LORD | 4 | "___ of the Flies," adventure film where a group of schoolboys get lost on an island and slowly descend into savagery |
| 30% | FASHION | 7 | With 37-Across, up on the latest trends, and a fitting description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 30% | DLI | 3 | Subunit of the DOD that provides linguistic and cultural instruction to agencies and customers on a global basis (abbr.) |
| 30% | THEPLOTTHICKENS | 15 | "Now things are getting interesting" ... or a hint to the first words of 17-, 24-, 45- and 57-Across |
| 30% | TOENAILS | 8 | Get a pedicure to put paint on these |
| 30% | RATED | 5 | Put on a scale of 1 to 10 |
| 30% | ITSADEAL | 8 | "You're on!" … and a hint to answering the seven starred clues |
| 30% | SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL | 15 | "We were just talking about you!" and a hint to the first words of the answers to the starred clues |
| 30% | MUSTARD | 7 | Shade of yellow you put on a hot dog |
| 30% | ACT | 3 | Put on a show, like the friends of "Friends" |
| 30% | WIPEOUT | 7 | Get a faceful of snow on the ski slopes |
| 30% | THISTOOSHALLPASS | 16 | Adage on the impermanence of suffering ... or a hint to 18-, 29-, 46- and 61-Across |