| 100% | SMUT | 4 | Explicit material, to a prude |
| 57% | FEDIN | 5 | Supplied continuously, as material to a machine |
| 56% | SPELTOUT | 8 | Explicit, to a Brit |
| 53% | BANDAGES | 8 | Strips of material to wrap a wound |
| 52% | GLASS | 5 | Risky material to pack in a stuffed suitcase |
| 52% | BANDAGE | 7 | Material used to dress a wound |
| 51% | STAINLESS | 9 | A material resistant to discoloring, like steel |
| 51% | COLLAGE | 7 | Art technique consisting of cutting and pasting materials to a painted or unpainted surface |
| 50% | RUBBER | 6 | Material used to make a bathtub duckie companion |
| 49% | BACKING | 7 | Material used to support the underside of a fabric |
| 49% | FILLING | 7 | A material used to block cavities or cracked teeth |
| 48% | TINDER | 6 | Combustible fine material used to start a fire |
| 48% | BANDAGE | 7 | Strip of material used to cover a wound |
| 48% | SPLINT | 6 | Rigid material used to immobilize a broken bone |
| 48% | INSET | 5 | Piece of material used to strengthen a garment |
| 48% | RECYCLED | 8 | Repurposed a material to use again |
| 47% | AVATAR | 6 | Material incarnation of a deity on Earth, according to Hindu concepts |
| 47% | GUSSET | 6 | Extra material sewn into a garment to add strength |
| 47% | SAIL | 4 | Canvas material used to propel a ship by wind |
| 47% | RECYCLE | 7 | Use a special bin to sort materials for reuse |
| 47% | ORE | 3 | Material en route to a refinery, perhaps |
| 46% | CLAY | 4 | Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song |
| 46% | WEAVE | 5 | To intertwine material to create a new piece of fabric |
| 46% | SCOTCHTAPE | 10 | 3M invention meant to seal a new transparent material - cellophane |
| 46% | MULCH | 5 | Organic material applied around a plant to enrich the soil |
| 46% | TINDER | 6 | Tiny bits of dry materials used to start a fire |
| 45% | EPOXY | 5 | Material often used to securely connect a surfboard fin to the fin mount |
| 44% | FINGERPAINTS | 12 | Materials for a preschool artist … or a hint to 20-, 32- and 40-Across |
| 44% | BOARD | 5 | Cake ___, thick piece of material used between tiers to support a cake |
| 44% | TARS | 4 | Uses a black material to resurface a road |