| 100% | FIREWOOD | 8 | Logs that are chopped for burning |
| 48% | COAL | 4 | Black lump that can be burned for heat or power |
| 44% | STOLENCAR | 9 | Wheels that might be destined for a chop shop |
| 42% | CDS | 3 | Things that are burned nowadays |
| 42% | FIREWOOD | 8 | Logs for burning |
| 42% | SSN | 3 | I.D. that for Mr. Burns, on “The Simpsons,” is “nought nought nought, nought nought, nought nought nought two” |
| 41% | SAWN | 4 | Like logs that have been cut |
| 41% | CDS | 3 | Music holders that are burned: Abbr. |
| 41% | NESTS | 5 | Homes that are for the birds |
| 41% | ONES | 4 | Bills that are often used for tipping |
| 41% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that are "crunched," for short |
| 41% | EVS | 3 | Cars that are charged, for short |
| 41% | IAMACAMERA | 10 | Play that was the basis for "Cabaret" |
| 41% | URIC | 4 | Acid that is often responsible for gout |
| 41% | BEAN | 4 | Seed that is the source for 20a |
| 41% | MANATEES | 8 | Animals that were once mistaken for mermaids |
| 41% | TYP | 3 | Something that is symbolic, for short |
| 40% | ABS | 3 | Muscles that are counted in packs, for short |
| 40% | EYETESTS | 8 | Exams that are essentially impossible to study for |
| 40% | MTS | 3 | Peaks that are bigger than hills, for short |
| 40% | AMINO | 5 | Acid that is a building block for proteins |
| 40% | LETTUCE | 7 | Vegetable that is the base for many salads |
| 40% | BRA | 3 | Laced garment that is generally strapped, for short |
| 40% | AMETHYST | 8 | Purple quartz that is the birthstone for February |
| 40% | JASPER | 6 | Quartz aggregate that is a birthstone for March |
| 40% | AOL | 3 | ISP that was formerly known for Buddy Lists |
| 40% | EAR | 3 | Hearing organ that is a homophone for 43a |
| 40% | FLU | 3 | Winter sickness that is a homophone for 23a |
| 40% | HARE | 4 | Large rabbit that is a homophone for 12a |
| 40% | YEAR | 4 | Calendar unit that is a homophone for 44d |