| 100% | ADENOID | 7 | Mass of tissue that can affect breathing in children |
| 40% | COIN | 4 | With 55-Down, actions that can be performed nine times in this puzzle without affecting any of the clues? |
| 39% | TONSILS | 7 | Masses of tissue in the throat, often removed |
| 37% | ASBESTOS | 8 | Harmful fibers that can be breathed in |
| 36% | TONSILS | 7 | Small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat |
| 36% | TONSILS | 7 | Two small masses of lymphoid tissue in the throat |
| 36% | SASS | 4 | Verbal response that could get a child in trouble |
| 35% | CRAYONS | 7 | Kids' items that can come in packs of 8 and 168 |
| 35% | LOON | 4 | "Imaginary" creature that could appear in one of the starred answers |
| 35% | WREN | 4 | "Imaginary" creature that could appear in one of the starred answers |
| 35% | OWL | 3 | "Imaginary" creature that could appear in one of the starred answers |
| 35% | JAY | 3 | "Imaginary" creature that could appear in one of the starred answers |
| 35% | HAWK | 4 | "Imaginary" creature that could appear in one of the starred answers |
| 35% | CROW | 4 | "Imaginary" creature that could appear in one of the starred answers |
| 34% | QUEEN | 5 | Chess piece that can move any number of squares in any direction |
| 34% | SPARETIRE | 9 | Item that can replace a flat in case of emergency: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BIOMARKER | 9 | Something that can indicate the presence of a disease in the body |
| 34% | HEARTED | 7 | Word that can follow the starts of 11 answers in this puzzle |
| 34% | LIVETV | 6 | Type of broadcast that can’t be “fixed in post” |
| 34% | CHRISTMAS | 9 | Word that can precede the starts of eight key words in this puzzle |
| 33% | GANGRENE | 8 | Death of body tissue that can lead to amputation |
| 33% | NODES | 5 | Masses of tissue |
| 33% | AFLATMYNAH | 10 | Type of bird that can talk and sing, but only in one key? |
| 32% | SNL | 3 | Letters that can fill in the blanks of "_A_D_ER" to make an appropriate surname |
| 32% | LASTYEAR | 8 | Phrase that can be used in place of “yesterday” on January 1st |
| 32% | FUTURE | 6 | Something in front of you that can't be seen |
| 32% | COMB | 4 | Hair implement that can be covered with a sheet of tissue paper to create a makeshift kazoo |
| 32% | SATE | 4 | Word that can fill in the blanks in _ _ T I A _ _ to form a synonym of itself |
| 32% | COINS | 5 | Items that can circulate or be tossed ... as illustrated in this puzzle's six sets of circles |
| 32% | TUMOR | 5 | Abnormal mass of tissue |