| 100% | LAMPSHADE | 9 | Cover that reduces a light's brightness |
| 64% | LAMPSHADE | 9 | Cover that dulls the brightness of a light bulb |
| 55% | DIM | 3 | Reduce, as a light bulb's brightness |
| 48% | THROW | 5 | Light bed cover ... and a verb that goes with the first parts of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| 46% | TARP | 4 | Covering that's used during a rain delay |
| 44% | DIM | 3 | Like a light that's not very bright |
| 44% | SNAKESKIN | 9 | Outer cover that's shed by a slithering reptile |
| 43% | CINNAMONBARK | 12 | Tree covering that's a source of spice |
| 41% | MOTH | 4 | Insect that's attracted to a porch light |
| 41% | LENS | 4 | Camera part that's covered by a cap |
| 41% | TOOT | 4 | Horn sound that's lighter than a honk |
| 41% | CANDLE | 6 | Waxy stick that's lit with a match |
| 41% | SIGNAL | 6 | Something that's a warning, light, command |
| 41% | JACKALLANTERN | 13 | Halloween light that's a howl? |
| 41% | PARASOL | 7 | A light umbrella that provides shade |
| 40% | IDLE | 4 | Like a car that's sitting at a red light |
| 40% | VELVET | 6 | Soft downy skin that covers a young deer's antler |
| 40% | VEIL | 4 | Item that covers a bride's face |
| 39% | ETIOLATED | 9 | Like a plant that's gone pale from lack of light |
| 39% | TABLESKIRT | 10 | Covering that hides legs but isn't a garment |
| 38% | EXIT | 4 | Sign that's usually lit up in a movie theater |
| 38% | BRAT | 4 | Charli XCX album with a light-green cover |
| 38% | DIMMER | 6 | Light switch that lowers the brightness |
| 38% | VEIL | 4 | Cloth that may cover a bride's face |
| 38% | SECURITYDEPOSIT | 15 | Payment that might cover a tenant's damage |
| 38% | SCAB | 4 | Hard covering that forms over a knee scrape |
| 37% | FILAMENT | 8 | The metal strand in a light bulb that glows |
| 37% | MAT | 3 | Floor covering that may be placed outside a shower |
| 37% | SOCK | 4 | Foot covering that can be used as a puppet |
| 37% | RADIATOR | 8 | A device that emits light or heat |