| 100% | KNIFE | 5 | I am a chef's best friend. I help chop veggies for a good stew. Who am I? |
| 60% | SAW | 3 | I am a woodworker's best friend, I help them cut through planks of wood. Who am I? |
| 58% | CAMERA | 6 | I am a photographer's best friend. I help them capture every memory. Who am I? |
| 58% | CHALK | 5 | I am a teacher's best friend. I help them write on the blackboard. Who am I? |
| 58% | BRUSH | 5 | I am a hairstylist's best friend. I help them comb out stubborn knots. Who am I? |
| 57% | ROD | 3 | I am a fisherman's best friend. I help them pull the fish once it's hooked. Who am I? |
| 43% | EASEL | 5 | I and 28a are an artist's best friends. I hold the canvas. Who am I? |
| 42% | PAINT | 5 | I and 38d are an artist's best friends. I add color to their art. Who am I? |
| 35% | BERT | 4 | Ernie's best friend on "Sesame Street" for whom Ernie dedicated the song "That's What Friends Are For" |
| 35% | HARE | 4 | I'm a rabbit's "Snow" cousin and the cold never bothered me anyway. Who am I? |
| 35% | WOODY | 5 | Buzz Lightyear's best friend in "Toy Story" who features in the song "You've Got a Friend in Me" |
| 33% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | Someone who is a good example for others |
| 32% | ACID | 4 | I'm a corrosive liquid that turns litmus paper red. Who am I? |
| 32% | AOC | 3 | American politician and activist who is a US representative for NY's 14th congressional district: Abbr. |
| 31% | LEOPARD | 7 | I'm a spotted big cat with speed and strength. I rule the night with my majestic sight. Who am I? |
| 31% | COCOJONES | 9 | "ICU" artist who was nominated for a 2024 Best New Artist Grammy |
| 31% | CALLIEKHOURI | 12 | Screenwriter who won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for 1991's "Thelma & Louise": 2 wds. |
| 31% | EMERALDFENNELL | 14 | Screenwriter who won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for 2020's "Promising Young Woman": 2 wds. |
| 31% | SOFIACOPPOLA | 12 | Screenwriter who won a Best Original Screenplay Oscar for 2003's "Lost in Translation": 2 wds. |
| 31% | MAE | 3 | West who said, "Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution" |
| 31% | TUBE | 4 | I'm a slender "testing" container used to make chemical reactions. Who am I? |
| 31% | MACMILLER | 9 | Artist who was posthumously nominated for a Best Rap Album Grammy in 2019 |
| 31% | GOAT | 4 | I'm a "Mountain" animal and the cold never bothered me anyway. Who am I? |
| 30% | ATTICA | 6 | Site of a 1971 uprising of incarcerated people who were rallying for better conditions and rights |
| 30% | WHALE | 5 | I'm a "Beluga" Arctic mammal and the cold never bothered me anyway. Who am I? |
| 30% | SEAL | 4 | I'm a "Crabeater" Antarctic animal and the cold never bothered me anyway. Who am I? |
| 30% | BEAR | 4 | I'm a large "Polar" animal and the cold never bothered me anyway. Who am I? |
| 30% | BEAKER | 6 | I'm a lab utensil made of glass and chemists may store 29a in me. Who am I? |
| 30% | STEVEN | 6 | Yeun who was the first Asian American nominated for Best Actor (2020's "Minari") |
| 30% | RACCOON | 7 | I'm a nocturnal animal with a bandit mask and nimble paws. Who am I? |