| 100% | SCARF | 5 | A square fabric, worn for protection against the wind |
| 43% | TOPI | 4 | Pith helmet worn for protection against sun and heat |
| 42% | APRON | 5 | Garment worn for protection in a kitchen |
| 39% | SCAB | 4 | Protection for a healing wound |
| 39% | AMULET | 6 | A charm worn for protection or good luck |
| 39% | SKATES | 6 | Worn for ice gliding, add a mini pair to the tree |
| 38% | SWIMSUITS | 9 | Outfits worn for taking a dip in the pool |
| 38% | BROKEEVEN | 9 | Wound up none the worse for wear |
| 37% | LIPPY | 5 | Abbreviation for a cosmetic worn on the mouth |
| 37% | AREA | 4 | Pi times the radius squared, for a circle |
| 37% | SUTURES | 7 | Medical name for the stitches closing a wound |
| 36% | DICKYBOW | 8 | Nickname for the tie worn with a dress shirt |
| 35% | CHIFFON | 7 | Both a fabric for evening wear and type of cake |
| 35% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the president known for wearing a stovepipe hat |
| 35% | INSULATION | 10 | Protection against the cold |
| 35% | SURFACEAREA | 11 | *Six times the length of one side squared, for a cube |
| 34% | AMULET | 6 | Something worn for protection |
| 34% | AIRPROOF | 8 | Protected against the wind |
| 34% | GRAVEYARDSHIFT | 14 | Late night for a working stiff ... or a hint to the shaded squares |
| 34% | GROWINGPAINS | 12 | Early struggles for a new enterprise … or a hint to the shaded squares |
| 34% | LABCOAT | 7 | Wear for a chemist, or for a canine, as shown by the starts of 18-, 24-, 51- and 61-Across |
| 33% | MIME | 4 | "Walking against the wind" performer |
| 33% | STILETTO | 8 | Item that ends in a pitchfork, on the poster for The Devil Wears Prada |
| 33% | TUX | 3 | What a man would wear to the Oscars, for short |
| 33% | BALDRIC | 7 | Belt for a sword worn over one shoulder and reaching down to the opposite hip |
| 33% | LEVEE | 5 | Protection against a flood |
| 33% | WARRANTY | 8 | Protection against a lemon |
| 33% | CROWN | 5 | Wear for the queen |
| 33% | PJS | 3 | Wear for the weary |
| 33% | TRYON | 5 | Wear for a moment |