| 100% | ANDS | 4 | Working as a carpenter for so long, caused the man's h___ to become very rough |
| 28% | EPIC | 4 | To be remembered for a very long time |
| 27% | HEARSE | 6 | A long car for carrying the dead to funerals |
| 27% | IRE | 3 | Word for "anger" that becomes a country's name when "land" is added to the end |
| 26% | NORMA | 5 | Woman's name that becomes a man's name when its first letter is added to the end |
| 26% | ELIS | 4 | "We'll give a long cheer for ___ men" ("Down the Field" lyric) |
| 26% | WINDGAUGE | 9 | A speed reader for gusts, so to speak, also known as an anemometer: 2 wds |
| 26% | GRAVEYARDSHIFT | 14 | Late night for a working stiff ... or a hint to the shaded squares |
| 25% | HAHA | 4 | Wall or fence set in a ditch so as not to interrupt the landscape |
| 25% | NEONDEION | 9 | Nickname for the only man to play in a Super Bowl and a World Series |
| 25% | AGES | 4 | A very long time ... or a hint to the starts of the answers to the five starred clues |
| 25% | EONS | 4 | One's worked for a long time |
| 24% | TUX | 3 | What a man would wear to the Oscars, for short |
| 24% | MIRANDA | 7 | A cop's warning as to the right to silence |
| 24% | BRASSIERE | 9 | Long word for garment to support a woman's chest |
| 24% | JOLLYGOOD | 9 | For she's a __ fellow; sung to the birthday girl |
| 24% | ENAMI | 5 | As a friend, to the French |
| 24% | NOREST | 6 | __ for the wicked, there's always work to be done |
| 24% | EXCIA | 5 | No longer working for a U.S. intelligence grp. |
| 24% | YENTL | 5 | 1983 movie for which Barbra Streisand became the only woman to win a Golden Globe for Best Director |
| 24% | ASBESTOSIS | 10 | Long-term lung condition caused by prolonged exposure to a whitish material once used in buildings for insulation, flooring and roofing |
| 24% | STIRRUPS | 8 | Frame for the feet attached to a horse's saddle |
| 23% | CLOSETOYOU | 10 | Where the Carpenters "long to be" in a 1970 #1 hit |
| 23% | RAF | 3 | Outfit the UK's Prince William used to work for |
| 23% | THROWON | 7 | Add, as a shrimp to the barbie |
| 23% | UPLOAD | 6 | Transfer, as a file to the Web |
| 23% | FATALLY | 7 | So as to cause death |
| 23% | TRAIN | 5 | Work to become a pro |
| 23% | GULLIVER | 8 | Lemuel __, appears as a giant to the Lilliputians |
| 23% | LEST | 4 | So as to avoid the hazard |