| 100% | PASS | 4 | Mana, which you might use if driving to Tibet from Ghastoli, is a pretty impressive one of these |
| 34% | DI{DOT} | 7 | French printer Firmin ___ (Hint: If you didn't know of him, his name is one letter off from a word in this clue) |
| 33% | IDEA | 4 | Using a CFL bulb to represent one of these instead of an incandescent bulb might be a great one in itself! |
| 31% | INJECTION | 9 | A syringe is used to give one of these |
| 31% | HEAT | 4 | You might use a thermometer to measure this |
| 31% | RPS | 3 | 45s might be called "75%-ers" if this measure were used instead of the customary one |
| 31% | LINT | 4 | You may use a roller to get rid of it |
| 30% | CHOICEWORDS | 11 | You might use a few of these when you're angry |
| 30% | ACRO | 4 | High-rise window cleaner is not a job to apply for if you have this type of phobia |
| 30% | HAIRBAND | 8 | Use one of these to tie a ponytail |
| 30% | TOE | 3 | What you might use to test the temperature of a bath |
| 30% | HAIRCOLOR | 9 | You might be dyeing to get a new one! |
| 29% | PERSONALITY | 11 | You might think that a new one will lead to 40-Across |
| 28% | DEMO | 4 | A floor model might be used to provide one |
| 28% | BREATHER | 8 | On a long run you might stop to have one of these |
| 28% | PROPERUSE | 9 | A warranty may be void if you deviate from it |
| 28% | CHANT | 5 | This may be music if you're a Benedictine Monk |
| 28% | COT | 3 | A sleeping bag might be used on top of one |
| 28% | SCOTT | 5 | Michael ___, from "The Office" is here to remind you this New Year that if you "get fooled once, strike one, but get fooled twice ... strike three" |
| 28% | OVEN | 4 | A kiln is one of these, used for wood or clay |
| 28% | STAKE | 5 | You drive this through a vampire's heart to kill one |
| 28% | PAGETURNER | 10 | You may not need a bookmark for one ... and a hint to this puzzle's circles |
| 28% | VISA | 4 | You'll need one of these if you're going to Lome |
| 28% | ANALOGY | 7 | A comparison of one thing to another when you are explaining something |
| 28% | OAR | 3 | It may be used to get away from a bank |
| 27% | SEER | 4 | If you were one, you'd already know the answer to this clue |
| 27% | OAR | 3 | Something which, if used with effort, will give you a stroke |
| 27% | OILY | 4 | Type of complexion on which a lightweight moisturizer might be used |
| 27% | OAT | 3 | Scores from this exam might determine if you're allowed to study in a school specializing in eye abnormalities (abbr.) |
| 27% | ABLOOM | 6 | Rafflesia arnoldii produces one of these that is huge and rare and is a sight to behold, but it stinks! |