| 100% | DRYSPELL | 8 | Time with a lack of productivity or lack of water |
| 53% | LAKE | 4 | With a set playlist, it's time to pick a destination! (1/5) Large landlocked body of water, like Tahoe or Huron |
| 48% | DROUGHT | 7 | A period of aridness or lack of rainfall |
| 48% | SPAN | 4 | Word with "life" or "attention" to mean a duration of time |
| 48% | NAIVELY | 7 | With a lack of guile |
| 47% | OBESE | 5 | With a BMI of 30 or higher |
| 46% | FLUSHING | 8 | Type of toilet with water and a button or handle |
| 46% | RASH | 4 | Acting with a lack of caution |
| 46% | DISRESPECT | 10 | Treat with a lack of honor |
| 46% | ALBINOCAT | 9 | Feline with a lack of pigmentation |
| 45% | COLDBLOODED | 11 | Having a lack of feeling or pity |
| 45% | DEAF | 4 | Fed up with a lack of sense |
| 45% | SEASON | 6 | With 41-Across, good time for a cliffhanger ... or what each of 17-, 24-, 50- and 63-Across has? |
| 45% | DEARTH | 6 | A scarceness or lack of something |
| 44% | ALKALINE | 8 | Gwyneth starts each day with a glass of this water |
| 44% | MOP | 3 | Tool that's often used with a bucket of water |
| 44% | GATEAU | 6 | French sponge cake with a layer of fruit or cream |
| 44% | MIST | 4 | A spray of water or a thin fog |
| 43% | LAKE | 4 | Slaked with a lot of water |
| 43% | FOUNTAIN | 8 | A natural or artificial jet or spring of water |
| 43% | IDLE | 4 | With a lot of time on one's hands |
| 43% | DRAMA | 5 | A type of play or film with serious themes |
| 43% | NODS | 4 | Shows interest ... or a lack of it |
| 43% | MOPERS | 6 | Ones with a lot of down time? |
| 43% | ANO | 3 | Spanish unit of time with a tilde |
| 42% | DYNAMO | 6 | Person with a ton of energy, or an electrical generator |
| 42% | MOP | 3 | Cleaning tool used with a bucket of water |
| 42% | PILL | 4 | Medicine often swallowed with a gulp of water |
| 42% | WILTING | 7 | Becoming weak due to lack of water or food |
| 42% | IDONTKNOWHOWE | 13 | Admission of a lack of familiarity with Mr. Hockey? |