| 100% | VIBES | 5 | Good or bad things to pick up |
| 61% | ACCENT | 6 | Good thing to pick up when studying abroad |
| 57% | STEAM | 5 | Good thing to build up or blow off |
| 57% | HOLE | 4 | Bad thing to be in, in poker … or good thing to be in, in golf |
| 55% | NOSE | 4 | Bad thing to pick |
| 53% | VIBES | 5 | Nonphysical things to pick up |
| 52% | ATREE | 5 | Bad thing to be up |
| 51% | APT | 3 | Quick to pick up things |
| 50% | CREEK | 5 | Bad thing to go up without a paddle |
| 50% | LIEN | 4 | Bad thing to come up in a title search |
| 49% | EAR | 3 | It's used to pick things up |
| 49% | TONGS | 5 | Utensils used to pick up ice or salad |
| 49% | THESTAIRS | 9 | Things to take up or down |
| 48% | WOE | 3 | Bad things that happen to good people |
| 48% | ESP | 3 | Ability to pick things up |
| 48% | ESP | 3 | Ability to pick things up? |
| 48% | SHOPS | 5 | Looks to pick things up |
| 48% | SHOP | 4 | Look to pick things up |
| 48% | HERNIA | 6 | Impediment to picking things up |
| 47% | PTS | 3 | Good things to rack up: Abbr. |
| 47% | NAPA | 4 | Good place to pick up a cab? |
| 46% | TIDIER | 6 | Better at picking things up? |
| 46% | ESP | 3 | One way to pick things up, for short |
| 46% | SLOB | 4 | One who's slow to pick things up? |
| 46% | SLOB | 4 | One who's slow to pick things up |
| 46% | ONAPOSITIVENOTE | 15 | Good way to wrap things up |
| 46% | PAR | 3 | Good thing to make or break |
| 46% | TIRE | 4 | Bad thing to blow ... or what each of the circled letters in this puzzle represents |
| 46% | LOWHANGINGFRUIT | 15 | Simple things to pick ... or what 5-, 11-, 29- and 38-Down have? |
| 46% | PARTSDEPARTMENT | 15 | Place in an auto dealership to pick up wiper blades or spark plugs |