| 100% | TIDE | 4 | This detergent brand aired a three part commercial during Super Bowl LI featuring Terry Bradshaw trying to remove a stain from his suit |
| 25% | DISNEY | 6 | "I'm going to ___ World!" commercial for a famous theme park resort that aired often during Super Bowls |
| 23% | SCRUB | 5 | Try to remove a stain |
| 22% | SACKED | 6 | Grady Jarrett did this to the Patriots' Brady three times in Super Bowl LI |
| 22% | TIDE | 4 | Detergent brand that ran "It's a ___ Ad" ads during the 2018 Super Bowl |
| 21% | COCACOLA | 8 | Pepsi's rival beverage company whose commercial, "Hey Kid, Catch!" featured "Mean" Joe Greene and aired during Super Bowl XIV: Hyph. |
| 21% | WORD | 4 | Scrabble play, or, when parsed in three parts, a hint to the switch featured in this puzzle's longest answers |
| 20% | MACINTOSH | 9 | Apple's now-famous personal computer that was first introduced in a famous "1984" commercial that aired during Super Bowl XVIII |
| 20% | BLEED | 5 | To remove air from a radiator |
| 20% | EXTRACTOR | 9 | __ fan; device to remove stale air from a room |
| 19% | COCACOLA | 8 | Soda featured in the famous "Hey kid, catch!" commercial during Super Bowl XIV in 1980: Hyph. |
| 19% | LOCK | 4 | Master ___, security product company whose "Tough Under Fire" commercial aired during Super Bowl VIII |
| 18% | YOURHONOR | 9 | Showtime drama about a judge trying to protect his son from mobsters in New Orleans: 2 wds. |
| 18% | DAB | 3 | Try to get a stain out, perhaps |
| 18% | LESLEYVISSER | 12 | First woman to report from the sidelines for a Super Bowl game (2 wds.) |
| 18% | PSA | 3 | Informational TV spot, such as a domestic violence ad aired during the Super Bowl: Abbr. |
| 17% | MATRIX | 6 | "The ___," 1999 sci-fi film about a simulated reality starring Keanu Reeves, whose trailer was aired during Super Bowl XXXIII |
| 17% | MUG | 3 | Try to get a laugh from the audience, maybe |
| 17% | SLITOPEN | 8 | Prepare to remove a letter from, say |
| 17% | REACHIN | 7 | Try to steal a basketball from another player, e.g. |
| 17% | RUNSONEMPTY | 11 | Keeps going despite fatigue ... or a hint to three features of this puzzle |
| 17% | TOM | 3 | ___ Brady, American football quarterback who led the New England Patriots to a great comeback victory against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI |
| 17% | WAR | 3 | "___ of the Worlds," 2005 sci-fi film directed by Steven Spielberg, where a man tries to protect his family from an alien attack |
| 17% | EJECT | 5 | Button you press to remove a CD from the player |
| 17% | STOP | 4 | Word on a red sign, and, when parsed in three parts, a hint to this puzzle's longest answers |
| 17% | DRYCLEANER | 10 | Where to take a stained suit |
| 17% | IDONT | 5 | Part three of six of a quote from the TV show "Gilmore Girls," that any dessert-lover can relate to?: 2 wds. |
| 16% | SCRUB | 5 | Rub vigorously to remove a stubborn stain |
| 16% | SOBE | 4 | Beverage brand that removed “uth” and “ach” from a Greater Miami neighborhood to get its name |
| 16% | WIPE | 4 | Remove stains from a window |