| 100% | HEDGES | 6 | Benson and this partner started their 1873 London business that eventually made a product preferred by King George VI |
| 22% | FUSSES | 6 | Makes a to-do about this and that |
| 20% | LAMP | 4 | Magic ___, make a wish by rubbing this for a genie to appear and make it come true |
| 20% | SPEECH | 6 | King George VI struggled with this |
| 20% | DANK | 4 | Making a comeback is this "wet and unpleasant" slangy term for something of high quality that originated in the '80s |
| 19% | SECRETMENU | 10 | Food only found by those who know, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 19% | ASCOT | 5 | Berkshire racecourse that hosts the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes |
| 19% | PUMPKIN | 7 | Make a Thanksgiving pie with us! (1/5) You'll need this star ingredient that gives the pie its name and deliciously smooth filling |
| 18% | ALITTLEMADNESS | 14 | Start of a poem by Emily Dickinson that continues "But God be with the Clown, / Who ponders this tremendous scene" |
| 18% | PEN | 3 | President Trump uses this, a Century II black lacquer and gold roller ball made by A.T. Cross |
| 18% | BAKERY | 6 | Business that makes a lot of dough |
| 18% | BAKERY | 6 | Business that makes a lot of dough? |
| 18% | KFCS | 4 | Businesses that make money by the bucketload? |
| 18% | GRASS | 5 | "Green Green ___," song by George Ezra that might bring out your green thumb and a perfect patch of lawn |
| 18% | ASCOT | 5 | Berkshire horse racecourse that hosts the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes |
| 18% | WALTERCHRYSLER | 14 | American industrialist who founded the company that made cars like the PT Cruiser, and is now a partner of Fiat |
| 18% | MOUSE | 5 | "The Nutcracker and the ___ King," a famed Christmas tale by E.T.A Hoffmann about a toy that comes alive |
| 18% | CANDIDA | 7 | Comedy play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1894 that revolves around the lives of a clergyman and his wife |
| 18% | INLIVINGCOLOR | 13 | 1990s Fox sketch comedy series, developed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, that gave Jamie Foxx and Jim Carrey their start: 3 wds. |
| 18% | WAY | 3 | "Walk This ___," 1975 song by Aerosmith that was covered by Run-D.M.C and won a Soul Train Music Award |
| 18% | ALO | 3 | Business that makes cuts in order to turn a profit? |
| 18% | TIRE | 4 | Product made by Firestone and Pirelli |
| 18% | TVS | 3 | Products made by Sony and Samsung |
| 18% | PENS | 4 | Products made by Cross and Waterman |
| 17% | BALL | 4 | Playful paper projects! Round object that may be created by crumpling tinfoil, and used by kids in a make-do throwball game |
| 17% | HOTEL | 5 | Business that might have a valet and a concierge |
| 17% | PEN | 3 | Product made by Paper Mate and Pilot |
| 17% | PAINT | 5 | Product made by Behr and Benjamin Moore |
| 17% | LOOK | 4 | "Hey ___ Ma, I Made It," pop anthem by Panic! At The Disco that starts with a greeting |
| 17% | OTHER | 5 | Partner for this and that, with "the" |