| 100% | TRAINED | 7 | Instructed to use trade-in |
| 66% | EMERALDS | 8 | Green gems used to trade with villagers in Minecraft |
| 56% | NOHASSLE | 8 | "Easy to use," in 29-Across |
| 56% | KITE | 4 | Toy to use in the wind |
| 54% | CPAS | 4 | Pros unlikely to use vacation time in April |
| 54% | LOO | 3 | Place to use a plunger in London, informally |
| 54% | NOFUSSNOMUSS | 12 | A breeze to use, in adspeak |
| 54% | EQUATION | 8 | Used in math to solve problems |
| 53% | AIRPLANE | 8 | Telephone mode to use when up in the sky |
| 53% | AMMO | 4 | Stuff to use against someone in an argument, metaphorically |
| 53% | MARBLES | 7 | Small glass balls to use in a DIY maze |
| 53% | BACKDOOR | 8 | Use this entrance to sneak in undetected |
| 53% | BAT | 3 | Used to hit the ball in baseball |
| 53% | OLDSTYLE | 8 | In the way it used to be |
| 53% | NOCOMMENT | 9 | Used in refusing to answer a question |
| 52% | CLINCH | 6 | In boxing, fighters use this to decrease distance |
| 52% | DIPLOMATICMISS | 14 | Failure to use tact in a delicate situation? |
| 52% | HANKY | 5 | In short, use one to blow your nose |
| 52% | REED | 4 | Used in 13 Across to produce a tone |
| 52% | DRIBBLING | 9 | Using hands to move the ball in basketball |
| 52% | NUMBERED | 8 | Used figures to put book pages in order |
| 52% | WEAPONIZE | 9 | To adapt to use in warfare |
| 52% | BIBLE | 5 | Book used to swear in witnesses |
| 52% | WERE | 4 | Used to be, in the plural |
| 52% | PASSWORDS | 9 | Character sets used to log in |
| 51% | MAINE | 5 | First state to use ranked-choice voting in a presidential election |
| 51% | BUTANELAUGHTER | 14 | Hoped-for reaction to using fuel gas in a comedy act? |
| 51% | LAY | 3 | To set in position, for use, as a road |
| 51% | CHARGE | 6 | To plug in a device for later portable use |
| 51% | SCOURER | 7 | Use it in the kitchen to scrub pans clean |