| 100% | OUST | 4 | Overthrow, as a ruler, that can be aptly found in "joust" |
| 53% | TOASTER | 7 | Appliance that can be found in a kitchen |
| 53% | FREEZER | 7 | Appliance that can be found in a kitchen |
| 53% | OIL | 3 | Fuel that could be found in a reservoir |
| 53% | MII | 3 | Nintendo character that can be found in a "Plaza" |
| 51% | GENIPAP | 7 | Unripe fruit found in Florida that can be used as a tattoo dye (and insect repellent!) |
| 51% | CHIPS | 5 | Salty potato snacks that can be found in a bag of Lays |
| 51% | EWE | 3 | Farm female that can be used as a pronoun in a rebus |
| 51% | EWE | 3 | Farm animal that can be used as a pronoun in a rebus |
| 50% | ALUM | 4 | Chemical that can be bought in a block and used as a perfume-free antiperspirant |
| 50% | ATM | 3 | Device that can often be found in a hotel lobby: Abbr. |
| 48% | SLAG | 4 | Something left over from the Bessemer process that could be used in fertilizer or as a cement additive |
| 46% | SENSEI | 6 | East Asian honorific that can be translated as "person born before another" and is now used in a similar way to "Mr." |
| 46% | FLASK | 5 | Volumetric container found in a lab that can be used to see some chemical reactions |
| 45% | RAT | 3 | Rodent that can be found in "Ratatouille" |
| 45% | LOUSE | 5 | Parasite that can be found in hair |
| 45% | VISIBLY | 7 | In a way that can be seen |
| 45% | CHANGEABLY | 10 | In a way that can be altered |
| 45% | ACITYONAHILL | 12 | Metaphor for America's standing as a beacon of hope, and what can literally be found four times in this puzzle |
| 45% | WEB | 3 | Silky handiwork that can be found in "WWW" |
| 45% | SCENE | 5 | Something that can be stolen in a movie |
| 45% | ANT | 3 | Insect that can be kept in a "farm" |
| 45% | OAR | 3 | Tool that can be used in a lake |
| 45% | LAVACAKE | 8 | Dessert that can be microwaved in a mug |
| 45% | OAT | 3 | Grain that can be added in a smoothie |
| 45% | GEM | 3 | Stone that could be set in a crown |
| 44% | LYMPHNODE | 9 | Cancer filtering organ that can be found in armpit |
| 44% | BLIN | 4 | Eastern European pancake that can be found in "blink" |
| 44% | OTTER | 5 | Playful aquatic mammal that can be found in "potter" |
| 44% | ALGA | 4 | Weed that could be found floating in the sea |