| 100% | DIRECTION | 9 | The way to a destination |
| 73% | VENACAVA | 8 | The way to a person's heart? |
| 71% | PAWN | 4 | One on the way to a promotion? |
| 66% | SKITOW | 6 | Way to the top of a mountain |
| 64% | STANCE | 6 | The way a martial artist stands, ready to fight |
| 64% | DRAPE | 5 | The way a designer shapes fabric to style garments |
| 63% | TBAR | 4 | One way to the top of a mountain |
| 61% | AVATAR | 6 | "___: The Way of Water" (sequel to a 2009 James Cameron blockbuster) |
| 61% | MAP | 3 | It shows you the way to your destination |
| 61% | SNORE | 5 | One way to keep a mate awake in the bedroom |
| 60% | STOMACH | 7 | The best way to a man's heart goes through it |
| 60% | REHEM | 5 | A way to alter the length of a trouser |
| 60% | NEURALLY | 8 | In a way relating to the brain |
| 59% | MISDIAL | 7 | Get to the wrong party, in a way |
| 59% | SLICEOPEN | 9 | Get to the heart of, in a way |
| 59% | EAST | 4 | The right way to go on a map? |
| 58% | ONASIDENOTE | 11 | "By the way ...," and a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 58% | ORANGES | 7 | Fruits that lend their name to a color (and not the other way around) |
| 57% | PRONOUNCE | 9 | The correct way to say or sound out a word |
| 57% | SHUDDER | 7 | React to the cold, in a way |
| 57% | ITALIC | 6 | Leaning to the right, in a way |
| 57% | WATERS | 6 | Tends to the plants, in a way |
| 57% | HOED | 4 | Tended to the garden, in a way |
| 57% | CCS | 3 | Adds to the chain, in a way |
| 57% | AISLE | 5 | The way to matrimony |
| 57% | STAIR | 5 | Way to a loft |
| 56% | ETA | 3 | Time when a bus is expected to reach the destination: Abbr. |
| 56% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | **One way to fall in love ... or a hint to the answers to the starred clues |
| 56% | ROPELADDER | 10 | Way to a treehouse, perhaps |
| 55% | REWIND | 6 | Go back to the start, in a way |