| 100% | CATTOYS | 7 | Gifts that might be ignored in favor of the cardboard boxes they came in |
| 40% | IDO | 3 | Promise that may be made in front of a justice of the peace (2 wds.) |
| 39% | BABYTOY | 7 | A set of blocks . . . or the box they came in, perhaps |
| 39% | KITE | 4 | Flier that might be of a variety in the shaded squares |
| 39% | LEI | 3 | Gift in Honolulu that might be made of orchids |
| 39% | LOVEKNOT | 8 | *Romantic symbol that may be tied in the shape of a heart |
| 38% | SCROLL | 6 | Roll of parchment for writing that may be used in the "Harry Potter" universe |
| 37% | SIDEWALKCHALK | 13 | 2020 addition to the Toy Hall of Fame that may be sold in a bucket (2 wds.) |
| 37% | FANNYPACK | 9 | Bag that may be worn over the shoulder, in spite of its name |
| 37% | POUT | 4 | Ignore one of the warnings in “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” |
| 36% | MIRROR | 6 | (2/6) Magical fairy tale object that may indicate "who the fairest of them all" is |
| 35% | CRACKLE | 7 | *Sound of wood burning in the fireplace, that might come from your living room |
| 35% | BOSS | 4 | "___ of Me," 2001 song by They Might Be Giants and theme song of the family sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle" |
| 35% | BAA | 3 | Word repeated before "black sheep," in a nursery rhyme that may be one of the first poems you learned |
| 35% | RAREFORM | 8 | What an athlete may be in when they’re at the top of their game |
| 35% | NKOTB | 5 | Boy band that was big in the '80s (when most of the items in the theme answers came out), briefly |
| 35% | DOE | 3 | Fed. Govt. agency that came in being in 1977 under the initial leadership of James Schlesinger |
| 34% | EARS | 4 | Things that might be muffed in the cold |
| 34% | XXXX | 4 | Weapon that might be used in the conservatory |
| 34% | FAKETAN | 7 | Shade that might be made in the shade? |
| 34% | DEER | 4 | Animal that may be caught in the headlights |
| 34% | LBO | 3 | Acquisition that may be covered in the WSJ |
| 34% | FUSES | 5 | They may be blown in boxes |
| 34% | ODDS | 4 | They might be in your favor? |
| 34% | SARI | 4 | Garment that might be draped in the nivi style |
| 34% | PLUSFOURS | 9 | Baggy knickers that might be worn in the summer |
| 34% | PASTA | 5 | Type of food that might be covered in pesto |
| 34% | AFROPICK | 8 | Grooming accessory that may be stuck in the hair |
| 34% | DORM | 4 | Living space that may be empty in the summer |
| 34% | SARI | 4 | Garment that may be draped in the Nivi style |