| 100% | FLEECE | 6 | Golden ___, mythological woolly object that was stolen by Jason and the Argonauts |
| 39% | PANDORAS | 8 | ___ Box, mythological object that was opened and released evils into the world |
| 34% | MYTH | 4 | What the tale of Jason and the Argonauts is |
| 32% | BROKENPROMISE | 13 | Moral lapse that is reflected literally by the answers at 17-, 24-, 46- and 54-Across |
| 32% | LTD | 3 | Ford model that was replaced by the Crown Victoria and the Taurus |
| 32% | BOOK | 4 | "The Ring and the ___," narrative poem written by Robert Browning that is set in Rome |
| 32% | GAZA | 4 | Area that was part of the Ottoman Empire after 1918, subsequently occupied by the UK, Egypt and Israel |
| 32% | FIFAWORLDCUP | 12 | International soccer tournament that will be hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico in 2026 (3 wds.) |
| 32% | MAN | 3 | "The Old ___ and the Sea," 1952 novella by Ernest Hemingway that is set on an island |
| 31% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CRADLEOFLOVE | 12 | 42-Across hit song that was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1991 (3 wds.) |
| 31% | ASTRONOMY | 9 | Poem by A. E. Housman which is also the study of celestial objects and space phenomena |
| 30% | DICE | 4 | Objects that are shaken and tossed in games of chance |
| 30% | BALL | 4 | Playful paper projects! Round object that may be created by crumpling tinfoil, and used by kids in a make-do throwball game |
| 30% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | Classic poem that begins "It was many and many a year ago / In a kingdom by the sea" |
| 30% | BOW | 3 | Cupid's ___, mythological object that was used by Cupid to induce people to fall in love |
| 30% | GWYNN | 5 | Michael —, English actor who played Hermes in 1963 adventure film Jason and the Argonauts |
| 30% | THREAT | 6 | "___ Level Midnight," movie that is written and directed by Michael Scott in "The Office" |
| 30% | SHIPOFTHESEUS | 13 | Thought experiment that asks whether an object remains the same object if its parts are replaced one by one |
| 30% | AYOH | 4 | Call and response acapella by Freddie Mercury that came to be known as "The Note Heard Round the World" |
| 29% | ARTOODETOO | 10 | Character that was inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame in 2003 and made the Smithsonian's list of "101 Objects that Made America" |
| 29% | RARE | 4 | "The flower that blooms in adversity is the most ___ and beautiful of all," quote by the Emperor in Disney's "Mulan" |
| 29% | ARK | 3 | Lost object that was raided in the first Indiana Jones movie |
| 29% | KIDS | 4 | New ___ on the Block, boy band that debuted in 1984 and which is known for the song "Step by Step" |
| 29% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Writer of the children's books that the movies directed by 14-, 20-, and 36-Across were based on: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SHEE | 4 | Fairy-like Irish being that lives underground or in an alternate universe and which is sometimes preceded by the word "ban" |
| 29% | LATENESS | 8 | Result of pushing things back, and what's spelled out by eight letters that have been literally pushed to the back |
| 29% | BASES | 5 | They can be stolen by Angels and Tigers |
| 29% | RELIC | 5 | Ancient object that may be discovered by archaeologists |
| 29% | NEMO | 4 | Fish that was found by Marlin and Dory? |