| 100% | OTTER | 5 | Mammal that uses kelp as a blanket |
| 47% | SODABREAD | 9 | Loaf that uses bicarbonate as a raising agent |
| 45% | TAP | 3 | ___ dance (dance that uses the floor as a percussion) |
| 45% | ANIME | 5 | Genre that uses a caricature style known as chibi |
| 45% | CIVETS | 6 | Small mammals that secrete a musk used in perfumes |
| 45% | ROO | 3 | Marsupial that uses its tail as a fifth leg, informally |
| 44% | DEMIGLACE | 9 | Rich brown sauce that uses espagnole as a basis |
| 44% | ETHER | 5 | A compound that was once used as an anesthetic |
| 43% | MAORI | 5 | Cultural group that uses the haka as a challenge or ceremonial dance |
| 43% | IOU | 3 | A document that is used as proof of money owed |
| 43% | SALT | 4 | A seasoning so valuable that it was once used as currency |
| 42% | SNUG | 4 | "___ as a bug in a rug," complete this phrase that you may use during "winter" |
| 41% | DPLUS | 5 | Grade that’s also used as shorthand for a streaming service |
| 40% | SSRI | 4 | Abbreviation for a class of drugs that are typically used as antidepressants |
| 40% | CHERRY | 6 | Sundae topper that may be used as flavoring for a red popsicle |
| 40% | LEMON | 5 | Citrus fruit that may be used as flavoring for a yellow popsicle |
| 40% | MANGO | 5 | Tropical smoothie ingredient that may be used as flavoring for a yellow popsicle |
| 40% | KIWI | 4 | Fuzzy green fruit that may be used as flavoring for a green popsicle |
| 40% | LAKE | 4 | "Shimmer ___," 2017 crime thriller starring Benjamin Walker that uses reverse chronology as a central part of the narrative |
| 39% | RUMPLE | 6 | Make messy, as a blanket |
| 39% | SOFTER | 6 | More plush, as a blanket |
| 39% | HOG | 3 | Not share, as a blanket |
| 39% | OTTER | 5 | Playful aquatic mammal with a name that comes from the same root as water |
| 39% | EBONYANDIVORY | 13 | Duet by Stevie Wonder and 47-Across that uses piano keys as a metaphor for racial harmony (3 wds.) |
| 39% | SWEET | 5 | "The ___ Hereafter," 1997 drama film starring Ian Holm that uses reverse chronology as a central part of the narrative |
| 39% | CAROB | 5 | Bean that's used as a chocolate substitute |
| 39% | CALABASH | 8 | Gourd that is used as a bottle/ladle |
| 39% | BAT | 3 | Flying nocturnal mammal that uses echolocation |
| 38% | GRAPE | 5 | Fruit used to make wine, and that may be used as flavoring for a purple popsicle |
| 38% | COATI | 5 | Mammal that resembles a raccoon |