| 100% | TES | 3 | They could block for, or receive passes from, the QB |
| 44% | OLINE | 5 | They block for the QB, informally |
| 37% | GERMS | 5 | They can pass along the common cold |
| 37% | TANS | 4 | They can be yours for the basking |
| 36% | 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 |
| 36% | AREAS | 5 | They can be designated for rest, work or play |
| 36% | EBOOKS | 6 | They can be checked out from the Libby app |
| 36% | JLO | 3 | "Jenny from the Block" singer, for short |
| 35% | JLO | 3 | "Jenny From the Block" singer, for short: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BAGS | 4 | They can be paper or plastic at the grocery store |
| 34% | UTOPIA | 6 | Word from the Greek for "perfect place" or "no place" |
| 34% | PORES | 5 | The steam from a sauna can help open them |
| 33% | BUSKERS | 7 | They sing or play music for money on the streets |
| 33% | ETUI | 4 | Lady's fancy needlecase, derived from the French word for "keeper" or "holder" |
| 33% | GLUTTONY | 8 | Sin whose name derives from the Latin for “to gulp down or swallow” |
| 32% | APP | 3 | What you would download from the Google Play Store or its iOS counterpart, for short |
| 32% | TANDEM | 6 | Type of bicycle from the 19th century that is built for two or more riders |
| 32% | SNAP | 4 | Pass from the center |
| 32% | BABYTOY | 7 | A set of blocks . . . or the box they came in, perhaps |
| 31% | IPAD | 4 | Tablet that can receive downloads from the App Store |
| 31% | EVADE | 5 | Word from the Latin for ''pass over'' |
| 31% | APSO | 4 | Pooch whose name may be from the Tibetan for "goatee" or "billy goat" or "bark-guard" |
| 31% | FJORD | 5 | & 22A Equine mammal from the mountainous regions of Norway used for heavy work or in sport |
| 31% | BOYBAND | 7 | New Kids on the Block or 'N Sync, for instance: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SLAG | 4 | Something left over from the Bessemer process that could be used in fertilizer or as a cement additive |
| 30% | SEE | 3 | "They can't ___ the forest for the trees" |
| 30% | DONTLETMEDOWN | 13 | Hit single from The Chainsmokers, featuring Daya, which won them a Grammy for Best Dance Recording: 4 wds. |
| 30% | SPIRALS | 7 | Perfect tosses from the qb |
| 30% | CHRISTIANROCK | 13 | Bible camp genre, or what the answers to the starred clues could be mistaken for? |
| 30% | CUBES | 5 | Frozen water blocks that can stick together if left in the freezer for too long |