| 100% | STICKS | 6 | Rub two of these together to start a fire |
| 48% | KINDLING | 8 | Small pieces of wood used to start a fire |
| 42% | COTEACHER | 9 | One of two colleagues working together to run a classroom |
| 42% | FLINT | 5 | Rock used to start a fire |
| 41% | KINDLED | 7 | Added small twigs to start a fire |
| 41% | TINDER | 6 | Tiny bits of dry materials used to start a fire |
| 41% | TINDER | 6 | Combustible fine material used to start a fire |
| 40% | PTS | 3 | Two of these make a qt. |
| 40% | PSANDQS | 7 | Good behavior ... or a hint to two lines of letters in this puzzle |
| 40% | LANES | 5 | Two of these are needed to pass |
| 40% | YDS | 3 | Two of these make a fathom: Abbr. |
| 40% | FLINT | 5 | Stone that's used to start a fire on "Survivor" |
| 38% | NAMETHEONE | 10 | Start of a brainteaser whose answer appears in order, from top to bottom, in this puzzle's circled squares |
| 38% | CENTS | 5 | Give two of these to provide your opinion |
| 38% | THATSMYJAM | 10 | “I love this song!” . . . or a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, 39-, and 52-Across |
| 38% | SENTENCES | 9 | String these together to make a paragraph |
| 37% | WRONGS | 6 | Two of these don't make a right |
| 37% | ETC | 3 | Abbr. unlikely to start of a sentence |
| 36% | ITSGROWINGONME | 14 | "I'm starting to like this" ... or a hint to the starts of 16-, 24-, 47- and 58-Across, in order |
| 36% | HAIRBAND | 8 | Use one of these to tie a ponytail |
| 36% | AISLES | 6 | A 747 has two of these |
| 36% | ONONEHAND | 9 | Start of a two-part thought |
| 36% | IFAPIGLOSES | 11 | Start of a question to ponder |
| 36% | JUSTWHATWAS | 11 | Start of a point to ponder |
| 36% | DEARANN | 7 | Start of a letter to Landers |
| 36% | SIC | 3 | Start of a command to attack |
| 36% | IWANTA | 6 | Start of a request to Santa |
| 36% | SPARK | 5 | Start of a fire |
| 36% | SPARK | 5 | Start of a fire? |
| 36% | IMHO | 4 | Start of a texter's two cents |