| 100% | PADDLES | 7 | Oar-like sticks that you may use for river rafting |
| 73% | HELMET | 6 | Head-protecting safety equipment that you may use for river rafting |
| 72% | JACKET | 6 | Life ___, orange-colored buoyant vest that you may use for river rafting |
| 58% | WETSUIT | 7 | Waterproof garment that you may wear for river rafting |
| 55% | BAG | 3 | Throw ___, rescue device that you may take along for river rafting |
| 49% | GEARS | 5 | You may use a stick for these |
| 45% | VISOR | 5 | Let's spend a day at the tennis court! Sports ___, sun shield that you may use for a day of playing tennis |
| 43% | CLUB | 4 | Wooden or metal stick that you would use for a day of playing golf |
| 43% | TAPE | 4 | Adhesive strip that you may use to "stick" posters onto a wall |
| 41% | RAG | 3 | Tattered cloth you might use for cleaning |
| 41% | ALT | 3 | Computer key often pressed with Ctrl and Del that you may use to listen to "music from bands like Radiohead, Nirvana, and R.E.M."? |
| 40% | BULLET | 6 | *Bold dot that you may use as while making 51a |
| 40% | KEY | 3 | Lock opener that you may use to start a car |
| 40% | CART | 4 | * Shopping filler on wheels that you may use during 21a |
| 40% | CHIC | 4 | Classy fashion adjective you may use for the ABBA members |
| 40% | YOYOS | 5 | Toys that you might use to "walk the dog": Hyph. |
| 39% | DRUMS | 5 | Percussion instruments that you may use to compose a disco number |
| 39% | NAME | 4 | True ___, powerful phrase that you may use to defeat a monster |
| 39% | BREAK | 5 | "___ the ice," complete this phrase that you may use during "winter" |
| 39% | TURKEY | 6 | "Go cold ___," complete this phrase that you may use during "winter" |
| 39% | THIN | 4 | "On ___ ice," complete this idiom that you may use during "winter" |
| 39% | MILK | 4 | Moo juice that you may use in your overnight-soaked oats |
| 39% | SNOWSHOE | 8 | Footwear that you might use to get to a ski lodge |
| 39% | CAKE | 4 | Dessert that you may stick candles into |
| 39% | SPAM | 4 | Something you might use a filter for |
| 39% | BASS | 4 | Low-pitched guitar that you may use while composing a disco number |
| 39% | HOLY | 4 | ___ water, blessed liquid that you may use to fight a demonic monster |
| 39% | HELL | 4 | "When ___ freezes over," complete this idiom that you may use during "winter" |
| 39% | DETECTOR | 8 | You might use one to comb the beach for metal |
| 39% | SORE | 4 | Like subjects that you might not want to bring up |