| 100% | PAVE | 4 | Coat the road or an area with a hard substance |
| 38% | FINISH | 6 | The top coat like a paint or a stain of an item |
| 36% | FOREST | 6 | An area with lots of trees, the woods |
| 36% | ENCRUSTED | 9 | With a hard outer coating, maybe of diamonds |
| 35% | SCOTTIE | 7 | One with a hard, weather-resistant coat |
| 35% | TACO | 4 | Food with a hard or soft shell |
| 35% | TACO | 4 | Snack with a hard or soft shell |
| 35% | TACO | 4 | Food item with a hard or soft shell |
| 34% | SECRET | 6 | With 46-Across, some areas in Clue … or a hint to the first, fourth, twelfth and fifteenth rows of this puzzle |
| 33% | COCKPIT | 7 | The part of an aircraft with a control panel |
| 33% | GALA | 4 | Type of pork pie with a hard boiled egg in the center |
| 33% | TARS | 4 | Works on the road, applies a thick substance |
| 33% | TACO | 4 | Food available with a soft or hard shell |
| 33% | TARS | 4 | Paves the road with a black goo, say |
| 32% | GIF | 3 | Whether it's pronounced with a hard or soft G is much debated |
| 32% | LABRADOR | 8 | Retriever dog breed with a black or yellow coat |
| 32% | SUBURBAN | 8 | Like an area on the outskirts of a city |
| 32% | CURVEBALL | 9 | Baseball pitch with a spin, or an unexpected event |
| 32% | DUET | 4 | "Die With a Smile" or "Leave the Door Open" |
| 32% | MUSIC | 5 | Harmonious vocals or instrumental sounds, and a word that has an obscure perfect rhyme with the word "anchusic" |
| 32% | TEXTURE | 7 | The feel of a surface or substance |
| 32% | ENAMEL | 6 | The hard white coating of a tooth |
| 32% | GIF | 3 | Internet term whose first letter is either pronounced with a hard or soft G |
| 32% | LAB | 3 | Dog with a yellow, black, or chocolate coat, for short |
| 32% | STOAT | 5 | Mammal with a coat that changes color in the winter |
| 32% | DYNAMO | 6 | Person with a ton of energy, or an electrical generator |
| 32% | SEASCAPE | 8 | A picture or painting of an ocean area |
| 31% | AAA | 3 | Small battery … or an org. that might help with a battery |
| 31% | ROSIN | 5 | It helps with a cellist's or an ace's pitch |
| 31% | SLINGBACK | 9 | Women's shoe with a strap around the heel or ankle |