| 100% | SAW | 3 | I am a woodworker's best friend, I help them cut through planks of wood. Who am I? |
| 59% | CAMERA | 6 | I am a photographer's best friend. I help them capture every memory. Who am I? |
| 56% | CHALK | 5 | I am a teacher's best friend. I help them write on the blackboard. Who am I? |
| 56% | BRUSH | 5 | I am a hairstylist's best friend. I help them comb out stubborn knots. Who am I? |
| 55% | ROD | 3 | I am a fisherman's best friend. I help them pull the fish once it's hooked. Who am I? |
| 52% | KNIFE | 5 | I am a chef's best friend. I help chop veggies for a good stew. Who am I? |
| 38% | DOG | 3 | I'm a loyal canine known to be "man's best friend." Who am I? |
| 37% | PAINT | 5 | I and 38d are an artist's best friends. I add color to their art. Who am I? |
| 35% | COLINFARRELL | 12 | Best Actor Oscar nominee for his portrayal of a man who is suddenly cut out of the life of his best friend in the 2022 film "The Banshees of Inisherin" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | DOM | 3 | I may be made of brick, stone, or wood, and usually lack a front door. Who am I in Poland? |
| 34% | EASEL | 5 | I and 28a are an artist's best friends. I hold the canvas. Who am I? |
| 33% | BOTH | 4 | "It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer. Charlotte was ___," famous last line of "Charlotte's Web" |
| 33% | EZRA | 4 | Pound who was a friend of T.S. Eliot |
| 33% | NOBODY | 6 | I'm __. Who are you? Then there's a pair of us |
| 32% | DEANS | 5 | They make lists of those who are good |
| 32% | COSTUME | 7 | I am a type of "designer" responsible for all the iconic outfits in a film. Who am I? |
| 32% | TWEET | 5 | Message such as @skullmandible's "most cutting thing you can say is 'who's this clown?' because it implies they're a) a clown & b) not even one of the better-known clowns" |
| 32% | SAW | 3 | Cut through a block of wood |
| 31% | BULLFROG | 8 | Jeremiah was a ___, was a good friend of mine |
| 31% | DAISY | 5 | Mickey Mouse's friend and girlfriend of 6a who is mostly seen wearing a purple blouse and bow |
| 31% | ROWLING | 7 | Best-selling author who was a runner-up for Time's 2007 Person of the Year |
| 31% | DIAMONDS | 8 | These gemstones are a girl's best friend |
| 31% | DIAMONDS | 8 | Gems that are a girl's best friend |
| 31% | STYNE | 5 | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" composer |
| 31% | TEDLASSO | 8 | TV coach who said, “I think I literally have a better understanding of who killed Kennedy than I do what is offside” |
| 31% | MAKEUP | 6 | I am a type of "artist" who can work with prosthetics and special effects on an actor's face. Who am I? |
| 31% | DIAMONDS | 8 | Precious gems that are a girl's best friend? |
| 31% | MONROE | 6 | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" singer Marilyn |
| 31% | BEAKER | 6 | I'm a lab utensil made of glass and chemists may store 29a in me. Who am I? |
| 31% | ALARM | 5 | I'm a type of digital clock that gets you ready for classes on time. Who am I? |