| 100% | PVC | 3 | Material accidentally made in 1872 that the "B.F. Goodrich Company" finally manged to plasticize and use commercially in 1926 (abbr.) |
| 30% | ACME | 4 | The company that was shown to have made all the evil weapons used by Wile E. Coyote to try and catch the Roadrunner |
| 28% | KIA | 3 | Car company that makes the Soul and is based in Seoul |
| 27% | CLAY | 4 | Material used to make the object "illustrated" here, in a seasonal song |
| 27% | SAAB | 4 | Swedish aerospace and defense company that used to make cars |
| 27% | STEEL | 5 | Metal that's used to make drums in the Caribbean |
| 27% | HEMP | 4 | Plant in the cannabis family that's used to make rope |
| 26% | STEEL | 5 | Stainless ___, the material used in cutlery, that was accidentally discovered during experiments on rust-free gun barrels |
| 25% | STONE | 5 | The Sorcerer's ___, legendary magical object in "Harry Potter" that could be used to make the Elixir of Life |
| 25% | PLANE | 5 | Playful paper projects! Flight that may be created as an origami craft, and used by kids to pretend-fly in the air |
| 25% | TORY | 4 | Term used in the American Revolution to describe those who remained loyal to the British Crown and government |
| 25% | IVORY | 5 | Brand of soap flakes that was often used in the 1920s to make fake snow for Christmas decorations |
| 25% | HERO | 4 | *Person who saves the day... and a word you may use to describe those being celebrated in this puzzle |
| 24% | BEYONDMEAT | 10 | Company that makes vegan alternatives to beef and sausage |
| 24% | DONUT | 5 | Word from an abbreviation used in the early 20th century by the company that made machines that created these common pastries |
| 24% | PVC | 3 | Material used in making pipes: Abbr. |
| 24% | CCLAMP | 6 | Item that the stage crew probably uses to hang the lighting and speakers |
| 24% | NYLON | 5 | Synthetic material first used commercially to make toothbrush bristles |
| 24% | HEMP | 4 | Material used to make rope and burlap |
| 24% | IBM | 3 | Company that made the first ATM: Abbr. |
| 24% | NYLON | 5 | Material used to make parachutes and pantyhose |
| 24% | SAND | 4 | Material used to make glass and silicon |
| 24% | ASPHALT | 7 | Material used to make roads and highways |
| 24% | HONDA | 5 | Company that makes the Accord and Odyssey |
| 24% | HONDA | 5 | Company that makes the Civic and Odyssey |
| 24% | SNL | 3 | NBC sketch show that added Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang to the cast in 2019 (Abbr.) |
| 23% | MLB | 3 | Organization that the Yankees and Red Sox play in: Abbr. |
| 23% | KIA | 3 | Company that makes the Sorento and the Sportage |
| 23% | LEATHER | 7 | Material often used to make belts and shoes |
| 23% | IBM | 3 | Company that used to be called CTR: Abbr. |