| 100% | PART | 4 | ___ and parcel (essential to the whole) |
| 55% | INHERENT | 8 | Essential to the character of something |
| 54% | PART | 4 | ___ and parcel: essential component |
| 54% | IODIDE | 6 | Salt essential to the thyroid |
| 54% | APB | 3 | Msg. to the whole squad |
| 53% | MIXINGBOWL | 10 | Kitchen prep essential, and what can be found in the answer to each starred clue |
| 53% | GLOBAL | 6 | Relating to the whole world, universal |
| 53% | KIT | 3 | The whole ___ and caboodle |
| 53% | KIT | 3 | The whole — and caboodle |
| 52% | ACT | 3 | The whole song and dance? |
| 52% | ATOZ | 4 | The whole kit and caboodle |
| 52% | ALL | 3 | The whole kit and caboodle |
| 52% | EVERYTHING | 10 | The whole kit and caboodle |
| 51% | SOYBEAN | 7 | This crop is essential to the tofu market |
| 51% | ALLTHAT | 7 | The whole package, so to speak |
| 49% | LAP | 3 | To the end of the pool and back |
| 49% | NOTES | 5 | To the point and short pieces of writings |
| 49% | SON | 3 | Prince, to the King and Queen |
| 49% | NOELS | 5 | "Joy to the World" and others |
| 49% | PEST | 4 | Danger to the agriculture and livestock |
| 49% | EURO | 4 | Successor to the mark and franc |
| 49% | OHIO | 4 | Home to the Browns and Reds |
| 49% | OMARR | 5 | Astrologer to the rich and famous |
| 49% | TIMETRAVELING | 13 | Journeying to the past and future |
| 49% | MOON | 4 | "Love you to the ___ and back" |
| 49% | TERMS | 5 | "I agree to the ___ and conditions" |
| 49% | MARITIME | 8 | Relating to the sea and sailing |
| 48% | OHIO | 4 | Home to the Browns and the Reds |
| 48% | HOUSTON | 7 | Home to the Astros and the Rockets |
| 48% | SPACE | 5 | Home to the sun and the moon |