| 100% | SLALOM | 6 | To zigzag between obstacles in skiing |
| 42% | LODGE | 5 | Building to relax in after skiing |
| 41% | TREES | 5 | Obstacles to avoid while skiing |
| 39% | SLALOM | 6 | Zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles |
| 39% | ETNA | 4 | Place to ski in Italy |
| 38% | EGO | 3 | Tends to come in between often |
| 37% | NORDIC | 6 | Alternative to Alpine, in skiing |
| 36% | SLALOM | 6 | Downhill skiing event with flags to weave in & out |
| 35% | SLALOMDUNKERS | 13 | Basketball-stuffing pros taking part in a zigzag ski race? |
| 35% | TEENAGE | 7 | Period in one's life, between 13 to 19 years |
| 35% | HOTDOG | 6 | To do dangerous movements in surfing or skiing |
| 35% | TAHOE | 5 | Lake ___ (home to many ski resorts in the western US) |
| 35% | CONCORDMYFEARS | 14 | "I was afraid to ski, but in New Hampshire I ___!" |
| 34% | MONSOON | 7 | What to expect between June and September in India |
| 33% | WORKAROUNDS | 11 | Ways to sidestep obstacles, and what are found in this puzzle's circles |
| 33% | SPRATS | 6 | Family who between them, managed to eat everything in sight according to rhyme |
| 33% | WATER | 5 | *(6/6) "Psst: Keep sipping ___ (elixir of life) in between to stay hydrated!" |
| 32% | CASTANADA | 9 | Halloween-like tradition in northern Spain held anywhere between October 30th to November 1st |
| 32% | DEATH | 5 | What Mary Oliver compared to “an iceberg between the shoulder blades” in a 1992 work |
| 31% | TEST | 4 | Obstacle in a course? |
| 31% | BARREL | 6 | Obstacle in Donkey Kong |
| 31% | SLALOM | 6 | Zig and zag, in skiing |
| 31% | ALPINE | 6 | Nordic's counterpart, in skiing |
| 31% | LANGUAGEBARRIER | 15 | Foreigner's obstacle ... or a hint to hidden words in 17-, 29-, 37- and 49-Across |
| 31% | GASMAIN | 7 | Obstacle in road repairs, maybe |
| 31% | ALPINE | 6 | Downhill, in skiing |
| 30% | JET | 3 | *___ ski, sleigh alternative for Christmas in July ... and a watercraft one may use to travel on a lake |
| 30% | LASERS | 6 | Obstacles in many a heist film |
| 30% | LASERBEAMS | 10 | Obstacles in many a heist movie |
| 30% | CONES | 5 | Obstacles in a parallel-parking test |