| 100% | MUSTARD | 7 | Dijon makes a classic sharp one with these seeds |
| 39% | AXHANDLE | 8 | One with a sharp head? |
| 38% | SINNER | 6 | One with a confession to make |
| 37% | SNAPS | 5 | Makes a clicking noise with one's fingers |
| 37% | DRIBEHT | 7 | Make a rude gesture with one's finger, literally? |
| 36% | EMT | 3 | One making a journey with a gurney |
| 36% | DEAL | 4 | One may be made with a handshake |
| 36% | BET | 3 | One might be made with a handshake |
| 35% | PATH | 4 | One might be made with a snow shovel |
| 35% | PIERCE | 6 | To make a hole in the skin with a sharp object |
| 35% | AVOCADOPITS | 11 | Seeds often removed with a sharp chef’s knife |
| 35% | BIRDNEST | 8 | This soup is made with a swiftlet's home |
| 34% | OPTS | 4 | Makes a choice [and one more example of this puzzle's theme] |
| 34% | MINI | 4 | This one was made with "I" as the only vowel |
| 34% | TODDY | 5 | A hot one is made with liquor and water with honey |
| 33% | PACT | 4 | Someone striking a deal with the Devil makes one |
| 33% | THESECRETGARDEN | 15 | Classic 1911 children's novel ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 32% | YMCA | 4 | Letters often made with one's arms at a Yankees game |
| 32% | LIMES | 5 | Key ones of these make a Florida dessert pie |
| 32% | MOLEHILL | 8 | One shouldn't make a mountain out of this |
| 32% | DEVIL | 5 | Dicey one to make a deal with |
| 32% | STAIRCASE | 9 | This puzzle has a secret one, starting with the third letter of 4-Down |
| 32% | SWALLOW | 7 | Only one of these birds does not make a summer |
| 32% | FALSEPROPHETPROFIT | 18 | Money made by one with a Messiah complex? |
| 32% | SAYHELLOTOMY | 12 | With 22-Down, classic crime-movie line ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 32% | INSIDE | 6 | With 71-Across, one way to think (with a hint to this puzzle's theme) |
| 31% | OPERATION | 9 | Classic kids' game involving removal of body parts ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 31% | NBA | 3 | With 39-Across, classic sports video game ... or a hint to four squares in this puzzle |
| 31% | THENUTCRACKER | 13 | Classic ballet set on Christmas Eve, with a hint to four black squares in this puzzle |
| 31% | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX | 15 | One of a quintet you'll find in this grid, with a bit of deck marking |