| 100% | FATTUESDAY | 10 | Time for a bacchanal in the Big Easy |
| 50% | AGED | 4 | Kept in the cellar for a long time |
| 50% | BADHAREDAY | 10 | Tough time for the loser in a fabled race? |
| 49% | LASTDAY | 7 | Time for the best deals, maybe, in a going-out-of-business sale |
| 49% | FROSTBITE | 9 | Hazard of being outside in the cold for a long time |
| 49% | PAN | 3 | Flash in the ___ (something that's popular for a short time) |
| 48% | TAN | 3 | Color of skin that has been in the sun for a long time |
| 46% | TEMP | 4 | Person filling in a job for the time being, for short |
| 46% | WATERBREAK | 10 | Time for a drink at the gym... or what can literally be seen in 17-, 24-, 35- and 49-Across |
| 46% | NOLA | 4 | The Big Easy, for short |
| 46% | NOLA | 4 | The Big Easy, in brief |
| 46% | DDAY | 4 | Time for a big event |
| 45% | BDAY | 4 | Time for a party, in brief |
| 45% | RACEDAY | 7 | Time for a mint julep in Louisville |
| 45% | GOULET | 6 | Robert —, 1968 Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award winner for The Happy Time |
| 45% | DANA | 4 | Actor Delany, who co-wrote a crossword for The New York Times in 2011 |
| 44% | NOLA | 4 | Emeril Lagasse's aptly named restaurant in the Big Easy |
| 44% | TRIB | 4 | Pub. whose editorial page endorsed a Democrat for president for the first time in 2008 |
| 44% | SLEEP | 5 | ___ in, restful time in bed that's a dream-y activity for the last weekend before school |
| 43% | PRO | 3 | Athlete in the big league, for short |
| 43% | WASH/DAY | 8 | Time for a trip to the laundromat |
| 43% | TET | 3 | Time for a visit from Ong Tao, the "Kitchen God" |
| 43% | NEW | 3 | With 4-Across, time for a big party |
| 43% | DRWHO | 5 | BBC classic whose title role will be played by a woman for the first time in 2017 |
| 43% | BRADPITT | 8 | Best Supporting Actor Oscar winner for the 2019 film "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood": 2 wds. |
| 43% | OPEN | 4 | In the clear for a pass |
| 42% | ASA | 3 | The big tent for statistics in America |
| 42% | OBIT | 4 | A eulogy in the paper, for short |
| 42% | HIKES | 5 | Goes for a walk in the wilderness |
| 42% | HIKE | 4 | Go for a walk in the woods |