| 100% | RESTUP | 6 | What to do before a big race, maybe |
| 61% | RESTUP | 6 | What to do before a marathon, perhaps |
| 57% | SOULSEARCH | 10 | What to do after a breakup, maybe |
| 52% | CARBOLOADED | 11 | Fueled up before a big race, or a description of the answers to the starred clues? |
| 50% | GETSET | 6 | What to do before going |
| 49% | PEEL | 4 | What you would do to a banana before eating it |
| 49% | FAKEIT | 6 | What to do before being successful? |
| 49% | EDIT | 4 | What you do to a picture with filters before posting it |
| 48% | ANTE | 4 | Something to do before a deal |
| 48% | LICK | 4 | What people often do to a stamp before putting it on an envelope |
| 47% | RAISEEMUP | 9 | Words before a toast, and what you can do to the ends of the starred answers |
| 47% | STRETCH | 7 | This is important to do before a workout |
| 46% | DARKEN | 6 | What skies do before a storm |
| 46% | DECIDE | 6 | What to do at a crossroads |
| 46% | UNPACK | 6 | What to do after a vacation |
| 46% | STRETCH | 7 | Runners do this before a race to elongate muscles |
| 46% | ADD | 3 | What to do to get a sum |
| 46% | RESET | 5 | What to do to a forgotten password |
| 46% | DECIDE | 6 | What to do at a turning point |
| 46% | STANDPAT | 8 | What to do when dealt a flush |
| 46% | SKATE | 5 | What to do at a roller rink |
| 46% | STOP | 4 | What to do at a red light |
| 46% | STIR | 4 | What to do with a coffee spoon |
| 46% | SEW | 3 | What to do when following a pattern |
| 46% | APPEAL | 6 | What to do after a bad ruling |
| 46% | TIP | 3 | What to do after getting a tattoo |
| 46% | WALKTHEBEET | 11 | What you have to do twice a day with your pet Beta vulgaris, maybe? |
| 45% | LASTSTEP | 8 | What to do just before you're done |
| 45% | ORDER | 5 | What to do at a drive-thru window |
| 45% | CLAP | 4 | What to do after watching a great performance |