| 100% | LOOM | 4 | Item smashed by the original Luddites |
| 47% | BUSTLE | 6 | Smashed by the French activity |
| 46% | NED | 3 | Ludd, the original Luddite |
| 45% | APIECE | 6 | By the item |
| 44% | EGGS | 4 | Items sold by the dozen |
| 42% | DRACULA | 7 | The original vampire novel by Bram Stoker |
| 42% | AXE | 3 | Item held by the king of diamonds |
| 42% | MONOCLE | 7 | Item worn by the Count on "Sesame Street" |
| 42% | UVRAY | 5 | Item absorbed by the ozone layer, for short |
| 41% | AVA | 3 | "___ Adore," song by The Smashing Pumpkins |
| 40% | EGGS | 4 | Grocery items bought by the dozen |
| 39% | SEA | 3 | "Manchester by the ___" (2016 Best Original Screenplay Oscar winner) |
| 38% | RING | 4 | Item that's offered by someone popping the question |
| 38% | HAT | 3 | Item proverbially thrown in the ring by a candidate |
| 38% | BAT | 3 | Item used by Beaters in the fictional sport Quidditch |
| 37% | SLIPPER | 7 | Item left at the ball by Cinderella |
| 37% | DECLUTTER | 9 | Tidy the home by removing unnecessary items |
| 37% | THREAD | 6 | Item used by 13-Across to navigate the 22-Across |
| 37% | PATENT | 6 | Item authorized by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution |
| 37% | SCISSORS | 8 | The item that beats paper but is blunted by stone |
| 37% | SALADBOWL | 9 | Common kitchen item depicted by the circled letters |
| 36% | DREAM | 5 | "Siamese ___," 1993 album by the Smashing Pumpkins with the lead single "Cherub Rock" |
| 34% | IDOL | 4 | Item swiped by Indiana Jones at the start of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" |
| 34% | EFLAT | 5 | Original note sounded by the Liberty Bell before it cracked |
| 33% | JUNEOSBORNE | 11 | Original name of the character played by 30a in the series in 18a: 2 wds. |
| 33% | AINTNOMYSTERY | 13 | Original Smash Mouth song in the Mike Myers movie "Austin Powers in Goldmember" (3 wds.) |
| 33% | PAINTCAN | 8 | Item carried by John Travolta in the opening scene of "Saturday Night Fever" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ORB | 3 | Round item stolen by Star-Lord in "Guardians of the Galaxy" |
| 33% | YELLOWJERSEY | 12 | *Item worn by the leader of the Tour de France |
| 33% | AANDE | 5 | Original network for the series based on the 18-Across novels by 40-Across (3 wds.) |