| 100% | ALLIANCE | 8 | A group that can make or break a gamer on Survivor |
| 42% | AIRS | 4 | Puts on ... or a word that can follow puts on |
| 42% | ICE | 3 | Substance that can make a road dangerous to drive on |
| 41% | POLO | 4 | Game that can be played on bicycles or elephants |
| 41% | CREW | 4 | Group working on a pilot … or a group that includes a pilot |
| 41% | ALE | 3 | Bar order that could be either in a bottle or on tap |
| 41% | ACE | 3 | Card that can be high or low, depending on the game |
| 41% | MENSA | 5 | Group that bestows a "Select" distinction on five board games annually |
| 40% | DDR | 3 | Abbreviation that can refer to East Germany or a Konami game |
| 39% | GHOST | 5 | Word game ... or a word that can precede the starts of 18-, 26-, 43- and 54-Across |
| 39% | SPOT | 4 | Small round shape that can be part of a pattern, such as on a ladybird or leopard |
| 39% | MODEL | 5 | You can make one for an airplane, or find one on a runway |
| 38% | KEEP | 4 | Hang on to ... or a word that can precede either half of the answer to each starred clue |
| 38% | TOWN | 4 | Word that can follow Hades or Urine to make the title of a musical |
| 38% | BLINDS | 6 | Window covers, can be on a roller or made of slats |
| 37% | DAS | 3 | Word that can precede EFX or Racist to create the name of a hip-hop group |
| 37% | BINDING | 7 | Describes a contract that can't be broken |
| 37% | HOE | 3 | Tool that can make furrows in a garden |
| 37% | ACE | 3 | Card that can begin or end a straight |
| 37% | PHILHARMONICORCHESTRA | 21 | Group that can play a symphony |
| 37% | SPIGOT | 6 | Item that can be part of a turn-off or turn-on event |
| 36% | HEYCANIGETALIFT | 15 | Request from someone who needs a ride, or a request that can be made of the starts of 17-, 24-, and 43-Across |
| 36% | YAHTZEECLUB | 11 | Group that regularly plays a classic dice game? |
| 36% | RIVERCARD | 9 | It might make or break a hand in Texas hold 'em |
| 36% | CORNFIELD | 9 | Area on a farm that can be cut into a maze |
| 36% | APP | 3 | Item that can be placed in a folder on an iPhone |
| 36% | COLOGNE | 7 | Product that can be sampled with a spray on the wrist |
| 35% | PARASITE | 8 | A creature that lives on or feeds off another |
| 35% | TAPAS | 5 | Appetizers that can make up a meal |
| 35% | ICE | 3 | Stuff that can make a road slick |