| 100% | DAD | 3 | With 23-Down, male physique described as "a nice balance between a beer gut and working out" |
| 30% | NEOPETS | 7 | Virtual game described as a cross between Tamagotchi and Pokémon |
| 30% | EXERCISE | 8 | Working out and physical activity as a hobby |
| 27% | JUST | 4 | With "in" and 12-Down, as a precaution |
| 27% | EMMA | 4 | Title heroine described as "handsome, clever and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition" |
| 26% | DRESS | 5 | Mix with oil and vinegar, as a 1-Down |
| 26% | DET | 3 | One working with a 23-Down: Abbr. |
| 26% | TAKE | 4 | With "in" and 55-Down, use without proper respect, as a name |
| 26% | DIXON | 5 | Jeremiah —, English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| 26% | NEGOTIATED | 10 | Worked out, as a deal |
| 25% | DIXON | 5 | Jeremiah —, 18th-century English surveyor best known for his work with Charles Mason on resolving a boundary dispute between Maryland and Pennsylvania |
| 25% | ENTER | 5 | With 23-Across, sign, as a contract |
| 25% | SHOT | 4 | With 23-Across, discredited, as a theory |
| 25% | CHUG | 4 | Gulp down, as a beer |
| 25% | CHUGS | 5 | Gulps down, as a beer |
| 25% | DINE | 4 | Enjoy a nice meal, as in "Wine and ___" |
| 25% | INTERNSINTURNS | 14 | Works off and on as a hospital resident? |
| 25% | OWE | 3 | With 5 Down, be behind, as a tenant |
| 24% | CHUGS | 5 | Quickly drinks down, as a beer |
| 24% | GOT | 3 | Came down with, as a cold |
| 24% | SMACK | 5 | With 33-Down, precisely, as in the middle of 17-, 23-, 51- and 62-Across |
| 24% | DODGEAVENGERS | 13 | Cars originally made as a joint venture between Chrysler and Mitsubishi |
| 24% | PALEALES | 8 | Beers with a light color and slightly hoppy flavor |
| 24% | BOBS | 4 | Goes up and down, as a buoy |
| 24% | BOB | 3 | Go up and down, as a buoy |
| 24% | DOUSE | 5 | Put out with water, as a fire |
| 24% | CLIP | 4 | Cut out with scissors, as a coupon |
| 24% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Something new and different might be described as a breath of it |
| 24% | MYCELLA | 7 | Cheese with blue-green mould described as a Danish version of Gorgonzola |
| 24% | LIBRARIAN | 9 | Person who works with and lends out books |