| 100% | RELIABLESOURCE | 14 | Contact that a reporter can count on |
| 65% | TRUSTYSIDEKICK | 14 | Friend that a hero can count on |
| 54% | TAKEITTOTHEBANK | 15 | "You can count on that!," and a hint to the starts of 16-, 25-, and 43-Across |
| 49% | FLAG | 4 | ___ football, limited contact version of football that you can enjoy playing on a chilly fall day |
| 44% | HARDCASH | 8 | Dough that a person can put hands on? |
| 44% | RAM | 3 | One that ewe can count on? |
| 44% | KITE | 4 | Plaything on a string that can fly |
| 43% | MARINARA | 8 | A simple tomato sauce that can be used on pizza |
| 43% | MACARONI | 8 | Food that can be strung on a necklace |
| 43% | POLARBEAR | 9 | One that can put a meal on ice |
| 43% | ALLIANCE | 8 | A group that can make or break a gamer on Survivor |
| 42% | BEAD | 4 | Small object that can be strung on a necklace |
| 42% | AUDIOBOOK | 9 | Story that you can listen to on a journey |
| 42% | EBOOKS | 6 | Illustrated stories that can be read on a tablet |
| 42% | TOE | 3 | Digit that could be stubbed on a table leg |
| 42% | AIRS | 4 | Puts on ... or a word that can follow puts on |
| 42% | GEL | 3 | Goop that can be helpful on a bad hair day |
| 42% | BROOCH | 6 | Decorative pin that can be worn on a coat lapel |
| 42% | ICE | 3 | Substance that can make a road dangerous to drive on |
| 42% | DIARY | 5 | Personal journal that can now be maintained on a smartphone |
| 42% | EDGE | 4 | Part of a knife that you could cut yourself on |
| 41% | CORNFIELD | 9 | Area on a farm that can be cut into a maze |
| 41% | BANDWIDTH | 9 | The amount of data that can be moved on a network |
| 41% | JESUSLIZARD | 11 | Informal name for a reptile that can seemingly run on water |
| 41% | WET | 3 | ___ wipes, cleaning product that can be useful on a road trip |
| 41% | APP | 3 | Item that can be placed in a folder on an iPhone |
| 41% | VALUE | 5 | Sentimental ___ (emotional worth that you can't put a price on) |
| 41% | COLOGNE | 7 | Product that can be sampled with a spray on the wrist |
| 41% | GOTO | 4 | Kind of guy you can count on |
| 41% | PLAQUES | 7 | Awards that can hang on a wall |