| 100% | NEPTUNESTRIDENT | 15 | Mythological weapon that SpongeBob unwittingly uses as a spatula, in an episode of “SpongeBob SquarePants” |
| 40% | OPEN | 4 | "Simpsons Roasting on an ___ Fire," first episode of "The Simpsons" that aired as a Christmas special in 1989 |
| 38% | SHERRY | 6 | Type of wine used as an ingredient in a classic trifle |
| 37% | ORANGE | 6 | Putting an ___ in stockings, Christmas tradition of using a citrus fruit as stocking stuffers that is now replaced with gadgets and toys |
| 37% | OAR | 3 | Boating implement that was used as a murder weapon in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" |
| 34% | THEMONOLITH | 11 | Black artifact that inspires one of the 21 Across to use a bone as a weapon |
| 34% | EWE | 3 | Farm female that can be used as a pronoun in a rebus |
| 34% | EWE | 3 | Farm animal that can be used as a pronoun in a rebus |
| 34% | PIGEON | 6 | Type of bird used as a messenger in WWII |
| 34% | LENS | 4 | Piece of curved glass in a camera that one who takes up photography as a hobby would use |
| 33% | MASER | 5 | Device that acts as a timekeeper in an atomic clock |
| 33% | ASS | 3 | Animal whose jawbone Samson used as a weapon in the Bible |
| 33% | ETHER | 5 | A compound that was once used as an anesthetic |
| 33% | PLY | 3 | Tissue paper layer that was reduced to half by Dwight in an episode of "The Office" |
| 33% | VIC | 3 | Young ___ Theatre, performing arts venue in London built as an offshoot of a Theatre School, that was meant to be temporary |
| 33% | BATTLEAXE | 9 | Broadax used as a weapon of war (hyphenated) |
| 33% | TIME | 4 | "One Day at a ___," sitcom that featured an animated episode as the series finale in season 4 |
| 32% | BISTORT | 7 | Plant with a spike of small pink flowers whose root is used in medicine as an astringent |
| 32% | SQUAT | 5 | Leg workout in which you lower your body as if sitting in an invisible chair, and something that can be a part of your home workout |
| 32% | MERV | 4 | ___ Griffin set, iconic prop set that was featured in an episode of "Seinfeld" |
| 32% | MIRROR | 6 | Magic ___, magical object that is used as a television in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 32% | RIBS | 4 | Bones that a skeleton might use as a xylophone, in cartoons |
| 32% | MATTE | 5 | Mask used to blank out part of an image in a film so that another can be superimposed |
| 32% | NED | 3 | Only Springfield resident whose house is destroyed by a hurricane, in an episode of The Simpsons |
| 32% | MAGNIFICAT | 10 | In Christianity, the hymn of the Virgin Mary used as a canticle |
| 32% | HAT | 3 | Clothing item that Oddjob was proficient using as a weapon |
| 32% | RED | 3 | ___ currants, berries used as an ingredient in a classic trifle |
| 32% | BENTO | 5 | Type of box used as a lunch container in Japan |
| 31% | SAMPLE | 6 | Use a portion of, as one song in another |