| 100% | SALMONRUN | 9 | Aquatic migration sometimes aided by a fabricated ladder |
| 33% | ATTIC | 5 | Room that is often reached by a ladder |
| 32% | ABET | 4 | Aid by being a lookout, e.g. |
| 32% | LOFT | 4 | Room accessed by a ladder, maybe |
| 30% | PALM | 4 | Body part examined by a fortune-teller, sometimes |
| 30% | HONK | 4 | Sound made by a clown's nose, sometimes |
| 30% | RAT | 3 | Rodent sometimes found by a Dumpster |
| 30% | AGUE | 4 | Ailment sometimes caused by a mosquito |
| 30% | ACE | 3 | Card sometimes beaten by a deuce |
| 30% | ARM | 3 | Limb sometimes supported by a sling |
| 30% | MANATEE | 7 | Aquatic mammal sometimes called a sea cow |
| 30% | YOOHOO | 6 | Cry sometimes accompanied by a 62-Across |
| 30% | IDEA | 4 | Thought sometimes represented by a light bulb |
| 30% | ESSAY | 5 | Assignment sometimes dictated by a word count |
| 29% | ARMBAND | 7 | Aid worn by a non-swimmer |
| 29% | HOAX | 4 | A fabricated event or piece of news, sometimes done as a practical joke |
| 29% | EYE | 3 | Body part sometimes covered by a patch |
| 29% | KNEE | 4 | Leg joint sometimes protected by a pad |
| 29% | KNEE | 4 | Leg joint sometimes supported by a brace |
| 28% | HOOD | 4 | Car part sometimes supported by a prop rod |
| 27% | ARCADIA | 7 | Play by Tom Stoppard; anagram of A car aid |
| 27% | ACE | 3 | Card that's sometimes beaten by a deuce |
| 26% | ALTTEXT | 7 | Accessibility aid that one might access by using a screen reader |
| 26% | XRAY | 4 | Type of picture sometimes taken by a dentist: Hyph. |
| 26% | OXYGENMASK | 10 | Breathing aid demonstrated by a flight attendant |
| 25% | FISHLADDERS | 11 | Structures aiding in the migration of aquatic creatures, illustrated twice in this puzzle |
| 25% | EMU | 3 | Large bird that is sometimes attacked by a dingo |
| 25% | MENU | 4 | Website list sometimes opened by clicking a hamburger button |
| 25% | BARELY | 6 | By a hair |
| 25% | BARELY | 6 | By a whisker |