| 100% | BALI | 4 | Indonesian isle that declared a garbage emergency in 2017 due to plastic-covered beaches |
| 26% | HARDEST | 7 | "Sorry Seems to Be the ___ Word," a hit by Elton John, that was covered by Blue in "One Love" |
| 25% | ANOMIE | 6 | Social instability due to a breakdown in values |
| 25% | BOBA | 4 | Tapioca balls that saw a U.S. shortage in April, 2021, due to delays unloading cargo ships |
| 25% | THAR | 4 | In that place, to a whaler |
| 25% | THAR | 4 | In that direction, to a whaler |
| 25% | NIPS | 4 | Nabisco treats that were recalled in 2019 due to possible contamination from a dough scraper |
| 24% | PANGOLIN | 8 | A mammal that is covered in overlapping scales |
| 24% | BINDING | 7 | Covering in a book that binds the pages |
| 24% | HISTORY | 7 | A subject in college that covers past events |
| 24% | EQUITABLY | 9 | In a way that is fair to all |
| 24% | STURDILY | 8 | In a way that's meant to last |
| 24% | LISTENERS | 9 | Those who tune in to a radio broadcast |
| 24% | LIFEBOAT | 8 | Emergency craft that might respond to a 4-Down |
| 24% | AGELESSLY | 9 | In a way that never seems to get older |
| 24% | MANIC | 5 | To be excited in a way that suggests frenzy |
| 24% | CLOVE | 5 | Indonesian spice that is a popular fall flavor found in mulled wine |
| 24% | KAUAI | 5 | Hawaiian isle that was effectively a Russian Empire outpost in 1816-17 |
| 24% | BEIGNET | 7 | A French deep-fried dough that is covered in sugar |
| 23% | PUTTY | 5 | Silly ___ (toy that comes in a plastic egg) |
| 23% | HAMSTER | 7 | Pet rodent that runs in a plastic ball |
| 23% | SMARTIE | 7 | Candy bit that comes in a plastic roll |
| 23% | TEA | 3 | Tax that led to a party in Boston |
| 23% | DONGLE | 6 | Small device that plugs in to a computer |
| 23% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Country where Premier Berejiklian declared a state of emergency in mid-December 2019 |
| 23% | IPANEMA | 7 | Beach in Rio that a famous song's girl came from |
| 23% | RECLINE | 7 | To lie back, in a chair that does it for you |
| 23% | SOFAS | 5 | Living-room items that might be covered in plastic |
| 23% | SANDY | 5 | Something covered in the tiny grains from a beach |
| 23% | SECRETRECIPES | 13 | Things that might be kept covered in a kitchen |