| 100% | AIL | 3 | To catch a bug or be ill (rhymes with "snail") |
| 53% | AIL | 3 | To be sick, or catch a bug |
| 40% | MITT | 4 | What to catch a fly ball with |
| 40% | HARBORING | 9 | Giving a home or shelter to. When done with a fugitive, it is illegal |
| 38% | ELK | 3 | Mammal that rhymes with a sea snail |
| 38% | NO | 2 | With 38-Across, what a two-letter answer is in a crossword, usually ... or a hint to 20-, 24-, 44- and 51-Across |
| 38% | FIELDER | 7 | A player whose job it is to catch or stop the ball |
| 37% | ILL | 3 | Down with a bug or flu |
| 37% | SFORZATO | 8 | Musical term indicating a note or chord is to be played with a dynamic accent |
| 37% | FISH | 4 | Try to catch something with a rod and reel |
| 37% | ATTACK | 6 | To be aggressive with actions or words |
| 37% | DESPERATE | 9 | To be begging or reaching with anguish |
| 37% | ANTE | 4 | A chip or two to start with |
| 37% | CELEBRATE | 9 | To commemorate or honor with a ceremony |
| 37% | IMMORTAL | 8 | A being with the inability to die |
| 36% | TASK | 4 | A chore or a job to be done |
| 36% | RAT | 3 | Be a narc, say, with on or out |
| 36% | RECEIVED | 8 | To have been given or presented with something |
| 36% | OUTRANK | 7 | Be a superior grade or position to someone |
| 36% | RESONATE | 8 | To be filled with a deep, reverberating sound |
| 36% | ARUBA | 5 | Island whose name rhymes with a popular thing to do there |
| 36% | ANT | 3 | Bug that might be attracted to a sugar cube |
| 36% | ADVANCED | 8 | To be experienced in a specific field or skill |
| 36% | BLUDGEON | 8 | To hit someone with a heavy club or object |
| 36% | LOPE | 4 | To move or run with a long, swinging stride |
| 36% | MITT | 4 | There might be a catch with this |
| 36% | FISH | 4 | It might be caught with a fly |
| 36% | AIL | 3 | Be down with a bug |
| 36% | AILS | 4 | Is sick with a bug |
| 35% | NARRATE | 7 | To give a spoken or written account of something, as with books |