| 100% | GOO | 3 | Glue ... or a rhyme for "glue" |
| 72% | HUE | 3 | Blue, e.g. ... or a rhyme for "blue" |
| 55% | ADHESIVE | 8 | Glue or paste, for example |
| 54% | MILL | 4 | Factory or a place for grinding |
| 54% | CASE | 4 | Holder or a container for something |
| 54% | BIN | 3 | Box or a receptacle for garbage |
| 54% | PAN | 3 | Peter or a vessel for frying |
| 54% | ABBA | 4 | Former pop group, or a rhyme scheme |
| 54% | TYKE | 4 | Trike rider, or a rhyme of "trike" |
| 53% | WOOD | 4 | A three or a five, for instance |
| 53% | POEM | 4 | A sonnet or a haiku, for example |
| 53% | PEOPLEOFTHEEARTH | 16 | Humankind … or a title for this puzzle |
| 53% | AUPAIR | 6 | Domestic … or a title for this puzzle |
| 53% | SINK | 4 | * Washroom fixture or a synonym for 1a |
| 53% | FIX | 3 | Tough spot ... or a remedy for it |
| 53% | WRY | 3 | Like dry humor (and a rhyme for "dry") |
| 53% | MAYDAY | 6 | Cry for help, or a time for celebration |
| 53% | ASSET | 5 | A house or a car, for example, financially |
| 53% | HANDSET | 7 | Phone part ... or a title for this puzzle? |
| 53% | BOOMERANGEFFECT | 15 | Unwelcome reversal ... or a title for this puzzle? |
| 53% | CARP | 4 | Type of fish, or a synonym for "complain" |
| 53% | SLACK | 5 | Online workspace platform, or a synonym for "loose" |
| 53% | LAB | 3 | "Chocolate" dog breed or a place for experiments |
| 52% | NOEL | 4 | Rhyme for "Israel," in a carol |
| 52% | CAN | 3 | A container for Coke or Pepsi |
| 52% | AUTO | 4 | Car or a truck, for short |
| 52% | CSTORE | 6 | WaWa or a bodega, for short |
| 52% | BAG | 3 | Crossbody or a backpack, for one |
| 52% | TOP | 3 | Blouse or a shirt, for one |
| 52% | BOAT | 4 | Yacht or a dinghy, for one |