| 100% | DIFFER | 6 | What one might beg to do |
| 72% | USETHEFORCE | 11 | What one may have to do to destroy a Death Star |
| 66% | BREAK | 5 | What one may do to 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 65% | BRAG | 4 | What one might do after saying “I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but . . .” |
| 65% | GIVEITAREST | 11 | "Enough already!" or what one may do to each answer to a starred clue |
| 64% | THROW | 5 | What one might do to the last parts of 17- and 60-Across and 11- and 28-Down |
| 63% | MAKETHECUT | 10 | Survive elimination ... or what one may do to the ends of 17-, 31-, 38- and 50-Across? |
| 62% | MAKETHECUT | 10 | Survive an audition, and what one may do to the start of 18-, 23-, 36-, or 54-Across? |
| 60% | ISM | 3 | What one might subscribe to |
| 59% | HOTBATH | 7 | What one may draw to relax |
| 59% | SKI | 3 | What one might do in 27-Down |
| 59% | RELOAD | 6 | What one might do after a firing |
| 59% | CLICK | 5 | What one might do on the links? |
| 59% | MASCARA | 7 | What one might use to lash out? |
| 59% | TEN | 3 | What one might take to calm down |
| 59% | SWEAR | 5 | What one may do up and down |
| 58% | OLDFORM | 7 | What one might return to after a slump |
| 57% | PACE | 4 | What one might idly do while on a call |
| 57% | BLOW | 4 | What one might do after making a birthday wish |
| 57% | FEEDBACK | 8 | What one might give to help a vendor improve |
| 56% | PET | 3 | Furry friend, or what you might do to one |
| 56% | SKIDS | 5 | What one might attach to a vehicle after a snowstorm |
| 56% | ESSAY | 5 | What one may have to write for a college application |
| 56% | TIPSY | 5 | What one might be after doing 1-Across |
| 55% | ANTE | 4 | What you may need to do to get a hand |
| 55% | TUTOR | 5 | One might tell you to do the math |
| 55% | BAKEINTHEUSSR | 13 | What one used to do in Kremlin heat? |
| 54% | BOW | 3 | Item for a violinist, or what one might do after performing |
| 54% | PASSGO | 6 | What one does not do when sent to jail |
| 53% | PAYCOD | 6 | What you may have to do for goods bought by mail order |