| 100% | BONUS | 5 | What some may expect to receive around 21 Down |
| 52% | REFUNDS | 7 | What some taxpayers expect to receive |
| 37% | SOCK | 4 | What you'd expect to be around a foot |
| 37% | TEN | 3 | What one might take to calm down |
| 36% | ROBE | 4 | What you might wear to lounge around in the morning |
| 36% | THEWIRE | 7 | What something may go down to |
| 36% | BIRD | 4 | What might come down to the wire? |
| 35% | LEI | 3 | What you might bow your head to receive |
| 34% | SPOTME | 6 | What Waldo might say when asking to borrow some cash |
| 34% | SANTAHAT | 8 | What may go to your head around Christmas? |
| 34% | BATPOLE | 7 | What Bruce Wayne might slide down to enter his subterranean lair |
| 33% | UFO | 3 | What a weather balloon may be imagined to be, by some: Abbr. |
| 33% | EARTH | 5 | What you might "come down to" after having your head in the clouds |
| 32% | OUTOFORDERSIGNS | 15 | Some bathroom postings ... or what the clues to 16-, 21-, 46- and 59-Across are? |
| 31% | APB | 3 | What a 5 Down might respond to |
| 31% | ROW | 3 | What the coxswain might yell, although to some he may sound like he's talking Greek |
| 31% | SRY | 3 | What "np!" might be a response to |
| 30% | MERGELEFT | 9 | What you might have to do for some highway construction … or a first hint to solving this puzzle's theme |
| 30% | ODOR | 4 | What some may find off-putting about Limburger cheese |
| 30% | NIGHTVISION | 11 | What some goggles may enhance |
| 30% | NOISE | 5 | What some earphones may cancel |
| 30% | HARDTOGET | 9 | What some singles might play |
| 30% | ENDNOTES | 8 | What some scholarly texts (and the 10-Downs to all the starred clues) have |
| 30% | GEOCENTRIST | 11 | To whom one might say "Not everything revolves around you!" |
| 30% | AUTOCORRECT | 11 | What might cause someone to text “no!” instead of “np!” |
| 29% | MAYPOLE | 7 | What some celebrations are centered around |
| 29% | RIPS | 4 | What some fashionable jeans may have |
| 29% | ROOF | 4 | What some canines are attached to |
| 29% | OOOO | 4 | What some readings get reset to |
| 29% | COOL | 4 | What a baker may do to bring down the temperature of a cake |