| 100% | PHD | 3 | What an M.A. might go on to earn |
| 66% | SEX | 3 | What an M may indicate on a birth certificate |
| 63% | HIDDENTREASURE | 14 | What an X on a map might lead to |
| 57% | GRABFORTYINKS | 13 | What an exhausted, but enthusiastic, tattooist might do if asked to go and get supplies in a variety of colors? |
| 55% | AMMO | 4 | What might go on a belt |
| 54% | RING | 4 | Item that may go on a finger or an ear |
| 54% | ONEHOP | 6 | What an infielder might field a ball on |
| 53% | CHANGELANES | 11 | What you might do to pass on an Interstate ... or a phonetic hint to the starts of 18-, 28- and 50-Across |
| 52% | SKIP | 4 | What an album with a scratch on it might do |
| 52% | PEN | 3 | What an autograph hunter might hand to a celebrity |
| 51% | BAREHAND | 8 | What an infielder might use to field a slow-rolling ground ball |
| 51% | CITY | 4 | What an honored visitor may be given a key to |
| 51% | UNREADEMAILS | 12 | What a number on an envelope might signify |
| 51% | SEATANGLE | 9 | What a button on an armrest may control |
| 51% | CAB | 3 | Car that might go to an airport or a convention center |
| 50% | AIR | 3 | What a pump may supply to an inflatable pool |
| 50% | HALLPASS | 8 | What a student might need to go to the bathroom |
| 50% | INNERCHILD | 10 | What might make an adult swing on a swing set |
| 50% | TAT | 3 | What a sleeve on an arm might be, for short |
| 50% | SNAPDECISION | 12 | What a person in an emergency might have to make |
| 50% | EMOJI | 5 | What you might use to put on a happy face? |
| 50% | VISE | 4 | What you might use to get a grip on something |
| 50% | WIRELESSSPEAKER | 15 | What you might use to play music on a beach |
| 50% | TRIAL | 5 | What a case may go to |
| 49% | LINEONE | 7 | What the first call to a receptionist might come in on |
| 48% | STRAP | 5 | What a subway commuter might hold on to |
| 48% | STRAP | 5 | What a subway rider might hold on to |
| 48% | LICK | 4 | What people often do to a stamp before putting it on an envelope |
| 48% | CHAIN | 5 | What a "series" of fools may be called, according to an Aretha Franklin song? |
| 47% | SONGS | 5 | What you might find on an iPod or a walkman? |