| 100% | HALLS | 5 | "No decking the ___ tonight!" warning you might have gotten if you planned to celebrate Christmas in England during the 1600s ban |
| 45% | HULA | 4 | "Leave the ___ hoop at home!" reminder you might have received if you tried to spin this toy in Japan during the 1950s ban |
| 45% | COFFEE | 6 | "Put that ___ cup down!" warning you might have heard if you ordered a cup of joe at an Ottoman cafe during the 1600s ban |
| 45% | DANCE | 5 | "___ floors are closed till further notice!" sign you might have seen if you hoped to shake a leg in Finland during the 1939 ban |
| 40% | OFF | 3 | "Hands ___ the pinball machine!" sign you might have spotted if you wanted to play at a New York arcade during the 1940s ban |
| 39% | GUM | 3 | "Spit out that chewing ___!" order you might have heard if you got caught chewing a sticky treat in Singapore after the 1992 ban |
| 30% | WRESTLE | 7 | If you do this, you might get pinned to the mat |
| 30% | CARD | 4 | Library ___, I.D. you might have used during your childhood to borrow books from the library |
| 29% | EARTH | 5 | What you might "come down to" after having your head in the clouds |
| 29% | CASED | 5 | What you may have done to a joint, specially if you're up to no good |
| 29% | LIKABLE | 7 | Having the qualities of someone you might want to get a beer with, say |
| 27% | FOB | 3 | Gizmo that might be the key to getting you in your car? |
| 27% | ALDER | 5 | If you're lost in the woods, you can eat the catkins of this tree if you have to |
| 27% | GREASE | 6 | Something you might have to do to your cookie sheet prior to slinging your oatmeal-banana-raisin vegan cookies in the oven |
| 27% | HOOPS | 5 | You might have to jump through them to get something done |
| 27% | SANDCASTLE | 10 | *Snowman alternative for Christmas in July ... and a structure one might build during a visit to the beach |
| 27% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 27% | AREA | 4 | You might have to find it in geometry |
| 26% | DAY | 3 | If you're in Mexico in November, you may see people celebrating the ___ of the Dead aka Dia de los Muertos (4/5) |
| 26% | AISLE | 5 | Seat you might have to get up from to let people out |
| 26% | REPRINTS | 8 | You may have had issues with them in the past |
| 26% | IRONS | 5 | You might have a lot of them in the fire |
| 26% | SCRABBLE | 8 | Game in which the answers to the starred clues are legal plays but cannot be formed even if you have both blanks |
| 26% | TAN | 3 | What you get if you sit in the sun |
| 26% | TAN | 3 | What you get if you lay in the Sun |
| 26% | FRI | 3 | Day you might have off during the summer, briefly |
| 26% | AAH | 3 | Something you may have to say to the doc. |
| 26% | THERED | 6 | "And without those beans ___ have been no stalk to get up to the giants in the first place!" |
| 26% | SHAPE | 5 | You might run to get in it |
| 26% | SHAPE | 5 | You may train to get in it |