| 100% | TEALEAF | 7 | One of many used to make a beverage |
| 56% | TEA | 3 | Small tree or shrub whose leaves are used to make a beverage |
| 55% | EXTRA | 5 | One of many making a big scene? |
| 54% | ITEM | 4 | One of many on a to-do list |
| 54% | COCOA | 5 | Powder made from beans of the cacao tree used to make a beverage |
| 54% | SDK | 3 | Set of tools used to make a software: Abbr. |
| 50% | DISPOSAL | 8 | The power to make use of as one chooses |
| 50% | USER | 4 | One who makes use of a thing |
| 49% | AGENT | 5 | One who might try to make a big deal out of everything |
| 49% | OPTS | 4 | Makes a choice [and one more example of this puzzle's theme] |
| 49% | HAIRBAND | 8 | Use one of these to tie a ponytail |
| 49% | CELSHADING | 10 | Technique often used to make 3D images appear in the style of a comic book |
| 49% | NETTLES | 7 | Plants you can use to make pesto with a bit of a sting to it! |
| 48% | LEEK | 4 | Vegetable that is used to make soup (whose edible part is a bundle of leaf sheaths) |
| 48% | NICKNAME | 8 | A made-up alias used instead of the real one |
| 47% | PAYPHONES | 9 | There used to be a lot more of these on corners |
| 47% | QUASAR | 6 | One of a number of astronomical bodies thought to be the most luminous objects in the universe |
| 47% | INK | 3 | Fluid used to make a tattoo |
| 47% | MASONRY | 7 | Stonework used to make a building |
| 47% | SLOE | 4 | Berry used to make a liqueur |
| 47% | PAN | 3 | Utensil used to make a crepe |
| 47% | RYE | 3 | Bread used to make a Reuben |
| 47% | OAT | 3 | Grain used to make a "milk" |
| 47% | SOCK | 4 | Covering used to make a puppet |
| 47% | ATTA | 4 | Flour used to make a chapati |
| 47% | TEABAG | 6 | Used to make beverage |
| 46% | REIN | 4 | One of a pair used to control a horse |
| 46% | INJECTION | 9 | A syringe is used to give one of these |
| 46% | OAT | 3 | Grain used to make a breakfast "meal" |
| 46% | LICORICE | 8 | Black root used to make a candy |