| 100% | MICROWAVE | 9 | ___ oven, widely-used kitchen appliance that was accidentally discovered when a chocolate bar melted in the inventor's pocket |
| 34% | SLINKY | 6 | Popular spring-like toy, that was accidentally discovered when its inventor was working with springs for stability on a ship |
| 31% | COFFEEBEAN | 10 | Globally used seed that usually comes in twos, but when there is only one inside the "cherry", it's known as a peaberry |
| 31% | FONDUE | 6 | Electric ___ Set, vintage appliance to make melted cheese that could be spotted in a '70s kitchen |
| 30% | SUPERGLUE | 9 | Adhesive that was accidentally discovered when its inventor was experimenting with materials for gun sights: 2 wds. |
| 30% | TOASTER | 7 | Appliance that can be found in a kitchen |
| 30% | FREEZER | 7 | Appliance that can be found in a kitchen |
| 29% | YEW | 3 | Tree that was the source of the poison in Christie's A Pocket Full of Rye |
| 28% | STEEL | 5 | Stainless ___, the material used in cutlery, that was accidentally discovered during experiments on rust-free gun barrels |
| 28% | OVEN | 4 | Double ___, vintage baking appliance that could be spotted in a '70s kitchen |
| 28% | SPACE | 5 | The "S" in NASA, and a word that can be used alongside 22a, 39a, 40a, 50a, 27d, and 29d |
| 28% | MIRROR | 6 | Magic ___, magical object that is used as a television in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 28% | CURRENCY | 8 | The money that is used in a specific country |
| 27% | SEARS | 5 | Appliance giant that was once the name of a tower in Chicago |
| 27% | OCCUPANCY | 9 | The percentage of a hotel's rooms that are in use |
| 26% | AIRFRYER | 8 | Word for a small kitchen appliance that was added to Merriam-Webster in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | AIR | 3 | "In the ___ Tonight," song by Phil Collins that was used in a Cadbury's commercial |
| 26% | MUFFIN | 6 | Baked breakfast item that comes in blueberry and chocolate varieties ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 26% | ACS | 3 | Appliances that are handy in the hot months: Abbr. |
| 26% | KEYS | 4 | *Lock openers, and things that might land in a junk drawer when the locks are lost |
| 26% | PEN | 3 | James Bond uses a modified one to melt the iron bars of his cell in Octopussy |
| 26% | URL | 3 | Website link that is entered in a browser's address bar: Abbr. |
| 26% | HEATHER | 7 | Plant that was a top-five girl's name in the 1970s |
| 26% | HOT | 3 | Presto ___ Dogger, vintage appliance to make a stadium snack that could be spotted in a '70s kitchen |
| 26% | BUN | 3 | Salton ___ Warmer, vintage appliance to keep bread rolls warm that could be spotted in a '70s kitchen |
| 26% | TEAK | 4 | Plant whose name becomes that of a meat product when an s is added to the beginning |
| 26% | FOB | 3 | The tiny pocket that was at one point being used to carry a pocket watch |
| 25% | WHITE | 5 | Chocolate variety that's ivory in color, used commonly for bars |
| 25% | SLAG | 4 | Something left over from the Bessemer process that could be used in fertilizer or as a cement additive |
| 25% | OAR | 3 | Boating implement that was used as a murder weapon in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" |