| 100% | LATEX | 5 | Material in swim caps and gloves |
| 57% | LATEX | 5 | Material in some swim caps |
| 55% | LATEX | 5 | Stretchy material in a swim cap |
| 51% | LATEX | 5 | Material used in some balloons and gloves |
| 45% | LATEX | 5 | Swim cap material |
| 45% | LATEX | 5 | Swim cap material, often |
| 45% | LATEX | 5 | Material in medical gloves |
| 45% | LATEX | 5 | Material in hospital gloves |
| 44% | ELASTIC | 7 | Material in waistbands and wristbands |
| 44% | LINEN | 5 | Material in tablecloths and pillowcases |
| 44% | DENIM | 5 | Material in jeggings and overalls |
| 43% | LATEX | 5 | Material in some food service gloves |
| 43% | SUEDES | 6 | Jacket and glove materials |
| 41% | GOLD | 4 | Valuable material in nuggets and ingots |
| 41% | LATEX | 5 | Material in some condoms and diaphragms |
| 40% | PAIRS | 5 | What jeans, socks and gloves all come in |
| 40% | LATEX | 5 | Material for some gloves and balloons |
| 40% | CHALK | 5 | Material used in poolrooms and schoolrooms |
| 40% | SILK | 4 | Material used in stockings and sheets |
| 40% | GRADUATE | 8 | One in a cap and gown |
| 39% | PPE | 3 | Gloves, gowns, and goggles in the ER |
| 39% | VINYL | 5 | Material used in flooring and record albums |
| 39% | GRAD | 4 | One in a cap and gown, briefly |
| 38% | LAPS | 4 | Swim ___ (go back and forth in a pool) |
| 38% | DIDLAPS | 7 | Swam back and forth in a pool: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BASEBALLPLAYER | 14 | ... and 33-Across: "must wear gloves in the field" |
| 37% | SALTWATER | 9 | Tuna, angelfish and cod swim in this liquid |
| 37% | FRESHWATER | 10 | It's in ice caps and ice sheets |
| 37% | GAUZIER | 7 | More thin and translucent in terms of material |
| 37% | CALPAC | 6 | High-crowned cap worn in Turkey and Iran |