| 100% | MARCH | 5 | What ants do in a line, which is also the third month on the calendar? |
| 44% | PRIZE | 5 | What may be on the line in a competition |
| 42% | FRIEND | 6 | "Bury a ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2019 which was also the main inspiration for the album "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" |
| 42% | CONGA | 5 | What people in a line may be doing |
| 42% | ACT | 3 | Anagram of the animal in 23a which is what Ryan Reynolds does for a living |
| 40% | YEN | 3 | Japanese currency which is also the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market |
| 40% | CELERY | 6 | Popular stalk which is the main ingredient in the dish ants on a log, and is packed with 95% water |
| 39% | SPADE | 5 | A tool which is also one of the black suits in a deck of cards |
| 39% | AVON | 4 | Big name in cosmetics which is also the name of a river in England |
| 39% | NAN | 3 | River in Thailand which is also the name of a "Game of Thrones" character |
| 38% | THAW | 4 | What a frozen turkey will do in the refrigerator |
| 38% | SUEME | 5 | Snide challenge which was also the name of a song on "Guys and Dolls": 2 wds. |
| 38% | SIGNATURE | 9 | What one puts on the dotted line, in a contract |
| 38% | DIE | 3 | What a laptop battery will do in the long run? |
| 38% | RHYME | 5 | What the first, second and fifth lines in a limerick do |
| 37% | MOCKINGJAY | 10 | Fictional bird in 33a which is also considered a symbol of rebellion in the film |
| 37% | CAP | 3 | A baseball ___, which is worn on the head. Also means to place a limit on something |
| 37% | STYMIE | 6 | Former situation on a golf green in which an opponent's ball blocked the line between the hole and the ball about to be played |
| 36% | ASL | 3 | System in which "time" is a tap on the wrist, for short |
| 36% | NOEL | 4 | (2/3) Pere ___ is the name he goes by in France, which is also a word for a carol |
| 36% | BREAKINGBAD | 11 | #3 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time (as of 2016) ... and a hint to what the black squares are doing in four rows of this puzzle |
| 36% | EWANMCGREGOR | 12 | Actor who plays the protagonist in "Christopher Robin" which is a fantasy film based on "Winnie-the-Pooh": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ESCUTCHEON | 10 | In heraldry, the shield on which a coat of arms is displayed |
| 35% | HAVEACASE | 9 | Be justified in pressing a suit, and what the starred answers all do |
| 35% | PITS | 4 | "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries What Am I Doing in the ___?" (Erma Bombeck book) |
| 35% | ERMA | 4 | "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?" writer Bombeck |
| 35% | WELCOMETOMIAMI | 14 | Line immediately after "All night, on the beach till the break of dawn" in a 1997 Will Smith hit |
| 35% | ERMA | 4 | Bombeck who wrote If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? |
| 35% | JOINTVENTURE | 12 | "My colleagues and I will do some exploratory work on your knee, in a ___," said the rheumatologist |
| 35% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |