| 100% | NORM | 4 | To be expected, or par for the course |
| 53% | NORM | 4 | Par for the course |
| 53% | STANDARD | 8 | Par for the course |
| 53% | USUAL | 5 | Par for the course |
| 53% | AVERAGE | 7 | Par for the course |
| 53% | EXPECTED | 8 | Par for the course |
| 53% | NORMAL | 6 | Par for the course |
| 53% | STD | 3 | Par for the course: Abbr. |
| 51% | NORM | 4 | Societal par for the course |
| 51% | ETHER | 5 | Anesthetic that used to be used by dentists, or a term for the sky |
| 51% | NORMS | 5 | They're par for the course |
| 49% | IMMORAL | 7 | What some consider you to be for not adhering to the laws of the Torah or Quran |
| 49% | PAR | 3 | ___ for the course (as expected) |
| 49% | ZEUS | 4 | For whom "it is not possible either to trick or escape the mind," per Hesiod |
| 49% | PAR | 3 | ___ for the course (what's expected) |
| 48% | PGA | 3 | Org. whose members' work might be par for the course |
| 48% | CHRISTIANROCK | 13 | Bible camp genre, or what the answers to the starred clues could be mistaken for? |
| 48% | ABACA | 5 | Alternate name for Manila hemp, which of course, is vulnerable to the bunchy top virus |
| 48% | SUPERFOOD | 9 | Marketing term for nutrient-rich fare, or what the answers to the starred clues are |
| 46% | IMONAROLL | 9 | "Things could not be going better for me!" ... or a hint to the placement of the circled letters |
| 46% | MATCH | 5 | To be similar or the same as |
| 44% | PAR | 3 | ___ for the course (expected) |
| 44% | INFERIOR | 8 | To be less in quality or success than the others |
| 44% | PAR | 3 | ___ for the course (expected outcome) |
| 44% | YOUSWEAR | 8 | Something done on a stack of Bibles or in response to someone stealing the cheesecake you were going to eat for breakfast |
| 44% | DYING | 5 | To be eager is the same as to be __ for something |
| 43% | NOREST | 6 | __ for the wicked, there's always work to be done |
| 43% | RACEHORSE | 9 | Equine competing to be the fastest around a course |
| 43% | FIRE | 4 | Something said to be in the eyes or belly |
| 43% | SMILES | 6 | Gets ready for the picture to be taken, say |