| 100% | NOOSE | 5 | A hangman would tie one of these with a rope |
| 57% | NOOSE | 5 | A kind of rope tie that a hangman would make |
| 52% | ROD | 3 | A Fisherman will need one of these (a long pole) |
| 47% | HAIRBAND | 8 | Use one of these to tie a ponytail |
| 47% | KICKSTART | 9 | Get a motorbike going with one of these |
| 46% | SASH | 4 | A Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order would wear one of these on official occasions |
| 45% | SHOULDER | 8 | With a snub, you get a cold one of these |
| 44% | NOOSES | 6 | Loops in ropes tied with a knot used by hangmen |
| 44% | SCALE | 5 | "How would you rate this on a ___ of one to ten?" |
| 43% | NUT | 3 | Reggie Jackson was one of these in 1966 when he played Class A ball with Modesto |
| 43% | BAE | 3 | Subject of a "one year with this one |
| 42% | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | 15 | One of a quintet you'll find in this grid, with a bit of deck marking |
| 42% | NESTING | 7 | With 68-Across, each successive one of a set graphically depicted by this puzzle's circles |
| 42% | STAIRCASE | 9 | This puzzle has a secret one, starting with the third letter of 4-Down |
| 42% | TETHERED | 8 | Tied with a rope |
| 41% | HORN | 4 | A unicorn has one of these |
| 40% | CLUE | 4 | A detective looks for one of these to solve a mystery |
| 40% | EYES | 4 | A cyclops only has one of these, while humans have two |
| 40% | REPORT | 6 | Students might write one of these about a book |
| 40% | LIMES | 5 | Key ones of these make a Florida dessert pie |
| 40% | TUG | 3 | ___ of war (game with a rope) |
| 40% | ACC | 3 | You open one of these at a bank, for short |
| 40% | HURRICANES | 10 | NHL team with a one-eyed logo (in this case, the "eye" is the center of a tropical storm) |
| 40% | PICTURE | 7 | One of these is worth a thousand words |
| 40% | PHOTO | 5 | One of many on a phone these days |
| 40% | TORERO | 6 | One who deals with a lot of bull? |
| 40% | BONNET | 6 | Article of apparel with a tie |
| 39% | TESTATOR | 8 | One with a will |
| 39% | LEAF | 4 | Turn over a new one of these for a fresh start |
| 39% | TETHER | 6 | Tie, e.g. secure an animal with a rope |