| 100% | FROG | 4 | Which amphibian is the most excited about Leap Day? |
| 39% | HAS | 3 | "This ___ been the most tiring day ever!" |
| 37% | MEAL | 4 | Breakfast is the most important one of the day, some say |
| 37% | GONE | 4 | "___ are the days..." (reminiscing about the old days) |
| 35% | MOJITO | 6 | Cocktail which is the most popular rum-based highball |
| 35% | ONEMORE | 7 | "___ Time," 2023 movie about a person stuck in the same day ... which is also a hint for 18a, 30a, 35a, 4d, and 39d: 2 wds. |
| 34% | WED | 3 | Day of the wk. on which this puzzle was released |
| 34% | ANT | 3 | About which the Bible says "Consider her ways, and be wise" |
| 33% | STANDINGBY | 10 | "With more about those defending the accused, our reporter is ___" |
| 33% | TAKESTHECAKE | 12 | Is the most outrageous |
| 33% | MARYORR | 7 | Writer of the story upon which "All About Eve" is based |
| 33% | MARYORR | 7 | Writer of the story on which "All About Eve" is based |
| 33% | IMAXFACTOR | 10 | One reason more people are going to the movies these days? |
| 33% | MOTETS | 6 | Most excited about alien songs |
| 32% | THISISSPINALTAP | 15 | Classic 1984 film in which most of the dialogue was ad-libbed |
| 32% | PERU | 4 | Home of the Cotahuasi Canyon, which is more than two miles deep |
| 32% | ERIE | 4 | Canal about which the 1905 song "Low Bridge, Everybody Down" was written |
| 32% | QIN | 3 | Dynasty during which much of the Great Wall of China was built |
| 32% | THE | 3 | There are many ___ories about what happened to the dinosaurs |
| 32% | FIRE | 4 | ___ drill, safety exercise and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 32% | YEARS | 5 | What is a great thing about Leap Day jokes? "You only hear them every 4 ___" |
| 32% | BABY | 4 | The 2004 sports film "Million Dollar ___," which is about a coach helping an amateur boxer |
| 32% | ORR | 3 | Author of the short story on which All About Eve was based, Mary ___ |
| 32% | TWILIGHT | 8 | "___ Zone," one of the most popular thriller TV shows, which is an anthology series dealing with the macabre |
| 31% | CLIMAX | 6 | The most exciting part of a movie |
| 31% | FRASIER | 7 | Sitcom which is the most successful spin-off series of "Cheers" that won 37 Emmy awards |
| 31% | JETSONS | 7 | "The ___," animated sitcom produced by Hanna-Barbera which is about a family in the future |
| 31% | HIG2♥H | 6 | Like a geocentric orbit in which the orbital period is more than 24 hours |
| 31% | TUKTUK | 6 | Three-wheeler which is the most common urban transport in Thailand: Hyph. |
| 31% | PARENT | 6 | ___-teacher meeting, student performance discussion, and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |