| 100% | PETPAIL | 7 | What you might need to clean up after Fido or Kitty? |
| 52% | ACT | 3 | You may need to clean yours up |
| 43% | ANTE | 4 | What you may need to do to get a hand |
| 43% | BIRTHPLACES | 11 | What you might need to research to solve this contest crossword |
| 43% | TOW | 3 | What you might need after a breakdown |
| 41% | PAR | 3 | What you may be up to |
| 40% | GEEWHIZ | 7 | Beaver Cleaver expletive ... or what you might need to be to answer 18-, 23-, 51- and 60-Across? |
| 40% | PERSONALSPACE | 13 | What you might need more of if you ask someone to scoot over |
| 40% | ACT | 3 | It might need to be cleaned up |
| 39% | ODOR | 4 | What you might light a scented candle to cover up |
| 39% | SAYUNCLE | 8 | Give up, or what you might do before the starts of the answers to starred clues |
| 39% | CORNERTHEMARKET | 15 | What you might do after some financial trading ... or in this puzzle? |
| 38% | EARTH | 5 | What you might "come down to" after having your head in the clouds |
| 38% | ACT | 3 | You might clean yours up or put one on |
| 38% | ACT | 3 | "You need to clean up your ___!" |
| 38% | ACT | 3 | "You need to clean up your ___" |
| 38% | BLANKTILE | 9 | What you'd need to play 26-, 29-, 43- or 45-Across |
| 37% | CASED | 5 | What you may have done to a joint, specially if you're up to no good |
| 37% | HABIT | 5 | It may need to be kicked after being picked up |
| 36% | PET | 3 | Furry friend, or what you might do to one |
| 36% | KISSING | 7 | What you may end up doing to a fool on Valentine's Day, according to a George Michael song? |
| 36% | TIME | 4 | You might need to kill it |
| 35% | YES | 3 | What you might mean by a thumbs-up or a nod |
| 35% | MERGELEFT | 9 | What you might have to do for some highway construction … or a first hint to solving this puzzle's theme |
| 35% | NEWGLASSES | 10 | What might be needed to clear up this puzzle? |
| 35% | EYEDOCTOR | 9 | Physician you might need to see? |
| 35% | TIME | 4 | Something you might need to kill |
| 35% | OPTICIAN | 8 | Professional you might need to see? |
| 34% | SIN | 3 | Something you may need to atone for |
| 34% | SORRY | 5 | Board game, or what you might say after bumping into someone |