| 100% | HARP | 4 | Instrument often associated with angels that one may learn to play as a hobby |
| 71% | PIANO | 5 | Musical instrument with keys that one may learn to play as a hobby |
| 65% | DRUMS | 5 | Percussion instruments that one may learn to play as a hobby |
| 64% | OBOE | 4 | Slender woodwind instrument that one may learn to play as a hobby |
| 40% | TREK | 4 | Adventurous hiking expedition that one who loves to travel as a hobby might undertake |
| 40% | MAP | 3 | Cartographer's creation that one who loves to travel as a hobby might use |
| 40% | VOYAGE | 6 | Long sea journey that one who loves to travel as a hobby might undertake |
| 37% | SCORE | 5 | High ___, something that one who takes up gaming as a hobby might hope to beat |
| 36% | BOOK | 4 | Library item that one may collect as a hobby |
| 36% | HARP | 4 | Instrument often associated with angels |
| 35% | SHELL | 5 | Souvenir found in the sand that one may collect as a hobby |
| 35% | MUG | 3 | Coffee or hot chocolate holder that one may collect as a hobby |
| 35% | FELT | 4 | Compressed textile often used in fedoras that one who takes up hat-making as a hobby might need |
| 35% | SITAR | 5 | Instrument that may be played with a mizrab |
| 32% | HONKIFYOULOVE | 13 | Start of a bumper sticker that may end with one's favorite hobby |
| 31% | VIRTUAL | 7 | ___ reality, technology that one who takes up gaming as a hobby may use |
| 31% | LOOM | 4 | Fabric-weaving machine that one who takes up weaving as a hobby might need |
| 31% | FLOWER | 6 | Bloom on a plant that one might grow when taking up gardening as a hobby |
| 30% | LOG | 3 | Journal that one might carry to a birdwatch |
| 29% | TRAINEE | 7 | One with a lot to learn |
| 29% | COMPUTERPROGRAM | 15 | You might learn a new language to write one |
| 29% | NEWKIDONTHE | 11 | One with a lot to learn, perhaps |
| 29% | FINISHINGSCHOOL | 15 | Where one might learn etiquette ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| 28% | TAKESUP | 7 | Starts to learn, as a hobby |
| 28% | PAWAT | 5 | Play with, as a kitten might |
| 28% | PAWSAT | 6 | Plays with, as a puppy might |
| 28% | SCALE | 5 | A pianist may play one as part of their practice |
| 28% | TREEHOUSE | 9 | Play space that might be accessed with a rope ladder |
| 28% | ENGEL | 5 | One with a halo to whom you might say "Hallo!" |
| 28% | CAT | 3 | Pet that might play with a toy mouse |