| 100% | TOURNIQUET | 10 | Device to stop blood flow in a artery or a vein |
| 41% | NOZZLE | 6 | Device to control flow of water in a garden hose |
| 41% | TRICKLE | 7 | To drip or run down in a small flowing stream |
| 41% | FILTER | 6 | Device used to clean air or fuel in a car |
| 41% | BREAKERS | 8 | Devices that automatically stop the flow of current in a circuit |
| 41% | ANCHOR | 6 | Object used to stop, slow or hold a ship in place |
| 40% | CHECKPOINTS | 11 | Border stops ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 37% | ROLEREVERSAL | 12 | Plot device used in "Freaky Friday" ... or a hint to the interior of 20-, 26- or 42-Across |
| 36% | ENCOUNTER | 9 | (v.) to build a surface in a kitchen or a store |
| 35% | VALVE | 5 | Flow regulator in a heart or on a trumpet |
| 35% | CONGEST | 7 | To cause slower flow in traffic or the lungs |
| 35% | SAVOR | 5 | To truly enjoy a flavor or a moment in time |
| 35% | EAT | 3 | What to do in a trattoria or brasserie |
| 35% | BRAKES | 6 | Devices used to stop a car |
| 35% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 34% | STARRED | 7 | To have appeared as the lead in a movie or play |
| 34% | CHAR | 4 | A fish ... or to cook it, in a way |
| 34% | PASSMARK | 8 | Score needed to succeed in a test or exam |
| 34% | STUNT | 5 | A daring act in a movie or show; to slow or hinder |
| 34% | ADOPT | 5 | To legally take in a child or pet as one's own |
| 34% | DOUBLEU | 7 | 23rd in a series ... or a hint to 27-Across |
| 34% | PRESSURE | 8 | Blood __, is related to blood in the arteries |
| 34% | OCCLUSION | 9 | A blockage in an organ or blood vessel |
| 34% | FUNNEL | 6 | A cone-shaped device to aid in pouring |
| 34% | PESTLE | 6 | Device used to crush herbs in a mortar |
| 34% | SCALE | 5 | Device used to weigh food in a deli |
| 34% | SLOUCH | 6 | To hunch or sit in a lazy way |
| 34% | SLANT | 5 | To slope or lean in a certain direction |
| 33% | PRAYER | 6 | Act of pleading to a deity in a word or thought |