| 100% | TAPE | 4 | What marathon runners dream about breaking, if only metaphorically, these days |
| 31% | ARETHA | 6 | This singer sang about Respect and Day Dreaming |
| 28% | YEARS | 5 | What is a great thing about Leap Day jokes? "You only hear them every 4 ___" |
| 26% | PACE | 4 | Marathon runners must keep this sustainable |
| 23% | CARBOLOAD | 9 | What many runners do before a marathon |
| 23% | EBB | 3 | What tides do about twice a day |
| 23% | THEME | 5 | What changes every day in this game |
| 23% | OUTIES | 6 | Only about 10% of human bodies have these |
| 23% | BOULEVARD | 9 | Green Day song, __ of Broken Dreams |
| 22% | TAPE | 4 | What a runner breaks through at the finish line |
| 22% | MILES | 5 | A marathon has about 26 of these |
| 22% | EYES | 4 | Only about one-sixth of these in humans is visible |
| 22% | PANTS | 5 | What a marathon runner does, but rarely wears? |
| 22% | DENYIT | 6 | What to do if someone makes a false accusation about you |
| 22% | SECS | 4 | What you get if you break a minute down, for short |
| 22% | SPOUTS | 6 | What Yellowstone's Old Faithful does about 17 times a day |
| 22% | TAPE | 4 | What a runner breaks through at the end of a race |
| 21% | ORA | 3 | “I can’t tell if this is real ___ dream!” |
| 21% | ALL | 3 | Raconteurs "Not till I know what this is ___ about" |
| 21% | YEN | 3 | Intense desire to visit Tokyo, maybe, if only because you have lots of these |
| 21% | TAPE | 4 | What a marathon winner breaks through at the end of a race |
| 21% | GEES | 4 | About three of these is what astronauts have to put up with |
| 21% | GEE | 3 | What this puzzle only has two of; one right here in fact |
| 21% | YOUREPUTTINGMEON | 16 | What eight answers in this puzzle might say if they could talk? |
| 21% | ADAMSAPPLE | 10 | If you're having a chondrolaryngoplasty, you're likely self conscious about this |
| 21% | NINELADIESDANCING | 17 | “The Twelve Days of Christmas” gift (and what this puzzle features) |
| 21% | TEACHESTOTHETEST | 16 | Instructs students only on what they'll be asked about later |
| 20% | SUPERGROUP | 10 | What the musical artists in this puzzle would form if they all performed together? |
| 20% | REDROSE | 7 | Valentine's Day gift, and what happened six times in this puzzle |
| 20% | LOVELETTERS | 11 | Valentine's Day exchanges … or what this puzzle's shaded areas are? |