| 100% | BAIL | 4 | In cricket, either of the small wooden bars placed across the top of a set of stumps to form a wicket |
| 46% | STUMP | 5 | Any of the three upright wooden sticks used in cricket to form part of a wicket |
| 42% | FRET | 4 | Small metal bar set across the fingerboard of a guitar |
| 39% | HEADREST | 8 | Small cushion fitted to the top of a seat in a car |
| 36% | ROLLTHEDICE | 11 | Take a chance, and how to form the sequence in each set of circled letters |
| 35% | CLEF | 4 | In music, a symbol normally placed at the beginning of a line of music to indicate the pitch |
| 34% | WICKET | 6 | Set of stumps in a cricket match |
| 34% | BROIL | 5 | Oven setting used to crisp the top of a casserole |
| 33% | KEEPER | 6 | Small piece that holds the end of a belt in place |
| 32% | ASK | 3 | To request information in the form of a question |
| 32% | UNPIN | 5 | Antonym of placing a post to the top of your Facebook profile |
| 31% | DRAPE | 5 | Place across the back of a chair, perhaps |
| 31% | APT | 3 | Like the anagramming of A DECIMAL POINT to make I'M A DOT IN PLACE |
| 31% | BANNER | 6 | Ad across the top of a page |
| 31% | ALT | 3 | Key to either side of the space bar on a Windows keyboard |
| 31% | FORK | 4 | Utensil to the left of the plate in a standard table setting |
| 31% | ERR | 3 | Fail to answer in the form of a question on “Jeopardy!,” say |
| 31% | SEEMEAFTERCLASS | 15 | Ominous message at the top of a returned assignment ... and a hint to the beginning of four answers in this puzzle? |
| 30% | SATE | 4 | Word that can fill in the blanks in _ _ T I A _ _ to form a synonym of itself |
| 30% | BEDHEAD | 7 | Messy hair in the morning, and a hint to the tops of the theme answers |
| 30% | WRAPSUP | 7 | Finishes, and a hint to the sets of circled letters in this puzzle |
| 30% | JENNIFER | 8 | With 34-Across, "Alita: Battle Angel" actress who plays the owner of a bar in "Top Gun: Maverick" |
| 30% | DIAL | 4 | Word before "up" to mean a form of internet access used in the '90s |
| 30% | OPEC | 4 | Organisation formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 30% | OPEC | 4 | Organization formed in 1961 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 30% | OPEC | 4 | Organisation formed in 1960 to administer a common policy for the sale of petroleum |
| 30% | HOLE | 4 | Step 3 of making a birdhouse: Cut out a ___ in one of the walls to make place for entry |
| 30% | DANAE | 5 | Princess who became pregnant with Perseus after Zeus came to her in the form of a shower of gold |
| 30% | TAB | 3 | Small flap at the top of a folder |
| 30% | CLEF | 4 | Symbol normally placed at the beginning of a line of music to indicate the pitch |