| 100% | SNAILSSPACE | 11 | Under a log or in a pile of wet leaves? |
| 48% | INNERCHILD | 10 | What might make an adult jump in a pile of leaves |
| 46% | SOAKING | 7 | Lying in a bath of water, or being very wet |
| 45% | LEGACY | 6 | A gift of money or property left in a will |
| 44% | INAPPPURCHASE | 13 | Extra moves in "Candy Crush" or a pile of gems in "Clash of Clans" |
| 43% | BUGSOUT | 7 | Leaves in a hurry, or a hint to the cluing of the starred answers |
| 41% | FAIRY | 5 | Kids leave their baby teeth under their pillows, in the hope of a present from the Tooth ___ |
| 41% | SKIPPINGTOWN | 12 | Leaving in a hurry . . . or what can be found in each of 18-, 25-, 38-, and 51-Across? |
| 40% | RAKES | 5 | Gathers leaves in a pile |
| 39% | PORT | 4 | Left of a ship ... or what a ship may have left |
| 39% | SWAMPED | 7 | Under a pile of work |
| 38% | NERD | 4 | Bit of candy on a "rope" or in a "cluster" |
| 38% | RAKE | 4 | Tool that can make a pile of leaves |
| 38% | REP | 3 | One in a set of curls or crunches |
| 38% | MAR | 3 | Leave a dent or scratch in |
| 38% | FOLIAGE | 7 | Leaves of a plant or tree |
| 38% | SCREENING | 9 | Natural barrier in a garden of bamboo or willow |
| 38% | FACECARD | 8 | King, queen or jack in a deck of 52 |
| 38% | DEPICT | 6 | To show or represent in a form of art |
| 38% | INCLEMENT | 9 | Extreme or severe in a description of the weather |
| 38% | MOTIF | 5 | Dominant theme or pattern in a work of art |
| 38% | LANE | 4 | Left a couple of directions in track |
| 37% | COCHONNET | 9 | The target ball or jack in a game of pétanque |
| 37% | ACCIDENT | 8 | Passport or driver's license, in a manner of speaking |
| 37% | HAYSTACK | 8 | A large pile of grass; used in farms |
| 37% | OPTICIAN | 8 | A maker of or dealer in optical items |
| 37% | FACULTY | 7 | A division of learning or subject in university |
| 37% | NEBULOUS | 8 | In the form of a haze or cloud |
| 37% | ELISION | 7 | In linguistics, omission of a sound or syllable |
| 37% | SOLITUDE | 8 | A state of being alone or in seclusion |