| 100% | RECUSAL | 7 | Withdrawal to avoid a conflict of interest |
| 49% | RECUSAL | 7 | Potential result of a conflict of interest |
| 49% | NICHE | 5 | Of interest to a few |
| 49% | RARE | 4 | Of interest to a collector, say |
| 49% | RENAL | 5 | Of interest to a nephrologist, perhaps |
| 47% | TOES | 4 | Digits of interest to a pedicurist |
| 47% | BANKLOAN | 8 | Something of interest to a business? |
| 47% | RDA | 3 | Fig. of interest to a dietitian |
| 47% | APE | 3 | Animal of interest to a primatologist |
| 47% | ERA | 3 | Period of interest to a historian |
| 46% | GENE | 4 | Subject of interest to a 23andMe user |
| 46% | DIARY | 5 | Book of interest to a nosy sibling |
| 46% | STAT | 4 | Tidbit of interest to a FIFA gamer |
| 46% | EDITION | 7 | Detail of interest to a book collector |
| 46% | HOUSELOAN | 9 | Something of interest to a home buyer? |
| 46% | TIME | 4 | Stat of interest to a competitive crossword solver |
| 46% | MINDMELD | 8 | Link of interest to a “Star Trek” fan |
| 46% | RARE | 4 | Of particular interest to a completist |
| 45% | GARNISH | 7 | Piece of interest added to a plate of food |
| 45% | RECUSAL | 7 | Result of a judicial conflict of interest |
| 45% | RAREST | 6 | Of greatest interest to a bibliophile, maybe |
| 42% | AWARE | 5 | Conscious of a conflict to the east |
| 41% | SWIPELEFT | 9 | Express lack of interest on Tinder ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 41% | BORDERDISPUTE | 13 | Root of territorial conflict, and a hint to this puzzle's perimeter |
| 40% | DONTS | 5 | Heading on a list of actions to avoid |
| 40% | GED | 3 | Tests you can take that may later be of interest to a high school dropout, perhaps (abbr.) |
| 39% | SLIDE | 5 | Try to avoid a tag |
| 39% | SWERVE | 6 | Try to avoid a collision |
| 39% | DODGE | 5 | Duck to avoid a blow |
| 39% | SLID | 4 | Tried to avoid a tag |