| 100% | RULER | 5 | Item that's marked off and used in school |
| 45% | MUFFIN | 6 | Baked breakfast item that comes in blueberry and chocolate varieties ... and a word that can be slangily used to refer to one's "head" |
| 42% | CHALK | 5 | Substance used in school and pool |
| 42% | ENVELOPE | 8 | Stationery item for sending letters that's still the symbol for "messages" and "mails" despite not being in popular use |
| 40% | PECAN | 5 | Nut that's commonly used in pies and pralines |
| 39% | BAT | 3 | Item used in baseball and cricket |
| 39% | BATS | 4 | Items used in baseball and cricket |
| 38% | REDONION | 8 | Purplish vegetable that's sometimes used in guacamole and salsa: 2 wds. |
| 38% | STONE | 5 | Item that's tossed in hopscotch |
| 37% | CRAYONS | 7 | Kids' items that can come in packs of 8 and 168 |
| 37% | NET | 3 | Item that's used to catch fish |
| 37% | NET | 3 | Item that's used to catch butterflies |
| 37% | BED | 3 | Item of furniture that comes in king and queen sizes |
| 37% | EGG | 3 | Item that's dyed and hidden on Easter |
| 36% | ROGER | 5 | Word used in signalling indicating that a message has been received and understood |
| 36% | MCNUGGET | 8 | Fast food item that comes in bell, bow tie, ball, and boot shapes |
| 36% | BAT | 3 | Wooden item used in cricket and baseball |
| 36% | BALL | 4 | Round item used in lacrosse and squash |
| 36% | SOFA | 4 | Living room item that is the centerpiece for lounging and relaxing in your home |
| 36% | HAUSA | 5 | Ethnic group based primarily in S. Niger and N. Nigeria that uses the eternal knot or "Tambarin Arewa" in traditional symbolism |
| 36% | SPACE | 5 | The "S" in NASA, and a word that can be used alongside 22a, 39a, 40a, 50a, 27d, and 29d |
| 36% | DINAR | 5 | Item that's worth something down in Sfax's casbah |
| 36% | SILENTP | 7 | Item that's a given but never said in psalms |
| 35% | NEW | 3 | Like an item that's never been used |
| 35% | MINTOREO | 8 | Snack item that's green in the middle |
| 35% | HAT | 3 | Clothing item that's a token in Monopoly |
| 35% | KEY | 3 | Port ___, item that is used to transport people to locations in the "Harry Potter" series |
| 35% | PIN | 3 | Virtual item you use to mark a location in Google Maps |
| 35% | CAP | 3 | Item that's twisted off the top of a bottle |
| 35% | OAR | 3 | Boat racing item that's inserted in a "lock" |