| 100% | RUG | 3 | Cloth that may be laid in the scene depicted in 36-Across |
| 45% | DEER | 4 | Animal that may be caught in the headlights |
| 45% | LBO | 3 | Acquisition that may be covered in the WSJ |
| 45% | EARS | 4 | Things that might be muffed in the cold |
| 45% | XXXX | 4 | Weapon that might be used in the conservatory |
| 45% | FAKETAN | 7 | Shade that might be made in the shade? |
| 44% | AFROPICK | 8 | Grooming accessory that may be stuck in the hair |
| 44% | DORM | 4 | Living space that may be empty in the summer |
| 44% | SARI | 4 | Garment that may be draped in the Nivi style |
| 44% | LANTERNFLY | 10 | *Invasive species that may be spotted in the garden? |
| 44% | SARI | 4 | Garment that might be draped in the nivi style |
| 44% | PLUSFOURS | 9 | Baggy knickers that might be worn in the summer |
| 44% | SWEDISHROCK | 11 | *Genre that may be featured in the Eurovision Song Contest |
| 44% | FBIFILE | 7 | Record that may be accessed in the electronic FOIA Library |
| 44% | DEER | 4 | Sometimes "spotted" animal that may be spotted in the woods |
| 44% | DNA | 3 | Something that might be left at the scene of a crime |
| 44% | PULSE | 5 | Beat that might be felt in the wrist or the neck |
| 44% | PETALS | 6 | Flower parts that may be scattered in the aisle at weddings |
| 44% | CEL | 3 | Sheet that might be used in the animation-photo-transfer process |
| 43% | LOVEKNOT | 8 | *Romantic symbol that may be tied in the shape of a heart |
| 42% | SCROLL | 6 | Roll of parchment for writing that may be used in the "Harry Potter" universe |
| 42% | FANNYPACK | 9 | Bag that may be worn over the shoulder, in spite of its name |
| 42% | SOS | 3 | Message that might be laid out in coconuts on a beach |
| 41% | FOB | 3 | Gizmo that might be the key to getting you in your car? |
| 41% | EMOTIONS | 8 | Things that might be raised in court … with or without the shaded letter |
| 41% | ALES | 4 | Bottles that might be marked "XXX" in the comics |
| 40% | CATTOYS | 7 | Gifts that might be ignored in favor of the cardboard boxes they came in |
| 40% | SPAREKEY | 8 | Item that might be hidden under a fake rock in the garden (2 wds.) |
| 40% | EAR | 3 | Auditory organ that might be drawn as a "C" in the cartoons |
| 40% | IDO | 3 | Promise that may be made in front of a justice of the peace (2 wds.) |