| 100% | CAMOUFLAGEPANTS | 15 | What a dog might do to pretend it's not out of breath? |
| 50% | FETCH | 5 | What a dog may do to the last parts of 17- and 51-Across and 11- and 25-Down |
| 43% | SORTS | 5 | What it's not good to be out of |
| 42% | COOL | 4 | What a baker may do to bring down the temperature of a cake |
| 42% | OBEY | 4 | What a well-trained dog will do in response to its owner's commands |
| 42% | POKE | 4 | What you might do to a turtle that's withdrawn into its shell |
| 40% | HIND | 4 | Stand on its ___ legs (what a dog might do when told to "beg") |
| 40% | BEG | 3 | What a dog might do for food |
| 40% | BEG | 3 | What a dog might do for treats |
| 39% | SIT | 3 | What a dog might do for a treat |
| 39% | PAW | 3 | What a dog lifts when it's ordered to "Shake!" |
| 38% | PUREE | 5 | What parents might do to food to make it suitable for a baby |
| 38% | STING | 5 | What a jellyfish might do to you |
| 38% | STING | 5 | What a bee might do to you |
| 38% | SNAG | 4 | What a nail might do to a sweater |
| 38% | PRUNE | 5 | What a gardener may do to a shrub |
| 37% | HAUNT | 5 | What a ghost may do to a 6-Across |
| 37% | TEST | 4 | A student might do it to a teacher's patience |
| 36% | WAG | 3 | What a dog does with its tail |
| 36% | EBBING | 6 | What a tide is doing when it's not flowing |
| 36% | KISS | 4 | What a couple might be encouraged to do on a stadium's Jumbotron |
| 36% | CURRYFAVOR | 10 | What a candidate might do at House of Thai? |
| 35% | STINGUPTHEPLACE | 15 | What angry wasps might do to a room? |
| 35% | STAIN | 5 | What tomato sauce may do to a shirt |
| 35% | ASPIRATE | 8 | What a Cockney may not do |
| 35% | CHANGELANES | 11 | What you might do to pass on an Interstate ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 18-, 28- and 50-Across |
| 35% | PLEA | 4 | It's what a defendant might "cop" to get a lesser sentence |
| 35% | PASS | 4 | What not to do when there’s a double yellow line |
| 35% | ROLL | 4 | What a baker may do with a pin to spread dough |
| 35% | UNPILE | 6 | What a bunch of footballers might do |