| 100% | MARDI | 5 | ___ Gras (celebration where one can find jambalaya and gumbo) |
| 51% | DAIRY | 5 | Aisle in the grocery store where one can find ice cream, milk, yogurt, and more |
| 51% | CANDY | 5 | Aisle in the grocery store where one can find chocolates, chewing gum, marshmallows, and more |
| 51% | BREAKFAST | 9 | Aisle in the grocery store where one can find cereals, waffles, pancake mixes, and more |
| 51% | CANNED | 6 | ___ goods, aisle in the grocery store where one can find packaged chicken, beef, veggies, and more |
| 51% | DELI | 4 | Counter in the grocery store where one can find ham, salami, pepperoni, and other assorted meats |
| 50% | CARE | 4 | Personal ___, aisle in the grocery store where one can find shampoo, hair color, moisturizers, perfumes, and more |
| 50% | BEVERAGE | 8 | Aisle in the grocery store where one can find fruit drinks, soft drinks, coffee, tea, and more |
| 46% | ZOO | 3 | Facility where one can find 42a |
| 44% | PLAYGROUND | 10 | Child's outdoor park where one can find a sandbox |
| 44% | TOPSHELF | 8 | Where one with discerning taste might look for liquor . . . and where it can be found in 4-, 6-, 9-, and 11-Down |
| 43% | EARS | 4 | Where you can find hammers and anvils |
| 43% | BIBLE | 5 | Where you can find Psalms and Proverbs |
| 43% | PALACE | 6 | Where one might find king and queen beds |
| 42% | BEACH | 5 | Sandy place where one can relax and get suntanned |
| 42% | BALLET | 6 | Type of dance where one can plie and tourner |
| 42% | SPA | 3 | A place where one can get mud baths and pedicures |
| 42% | GOODREADS | 9 | American website where one can look up books and quotes |
| 41% | DAIRY | 5 | Aisle at the supermarket where one can purchase milk, cheese, and yogurt |
| 41% | BAKING | 6 | Aisle at the supermarket where one can purchase flour, icing, and sugar |
| 41% | WET | 3 | ___ market, marketplace where one can buy meat, fish, and other perishable items |
| 40% | IRAN | 4 | Country where you can find Persians and Kurds |
| 40% | BED | 3 | Place where one would find pillows and blankets |
| 40% | IGLOO | 5 | Place where one can come home and chill? |
| 40% | ORE | 3 | State where you could find Eugene and Beaverton: Abbr. |
| 40% | LAB | 3 | Room where you could find microscopes and test tubes |
| 39% | SAFE | 4 | When used before 20a, a place where one can communicate and talk without feeling threatened |
| 39% | USATODAYSECTION | 15 | One can be found at the starts of 17-, 29- and 45-Across |
| 39% | BED | 3 | Sleeping spot where one might find pillows and blankets |
| 39% | ANDES | 5 | Mountain range where you could find llamas and alpacas |