| 100% | TOY | 3 | Something for a kid to play with |
| 67% | MITTEN | 6 | Something for a kid to keep on hand? |
| 60% | TOYS | 4 | Objects for kids to play with |
| 55% | TEASET | 6 | Pot cups and saucers, for a child to play with |
| 51% | HEM | 3 | Something for a tailor to adjust |
| 51% | LASER | 5 | Something for a cat to chase |
| 51% | PERCH | 5 | Something for a bird to roost on |
| 50% | MITT | 4 | Something for a chef to have on hand? |
| 50% | TOY | 3 | Something to play with |
| 49% | NOEVIL | 6 | Something for a monkey to see, hear or speak |
| 49% | BATHTUB | 7 | Where to play with a rubber ducky |
| 49% | BATH | 4 | Place to play with a rubber duckie |
| 49% | FETCH | 5 | Simple game to play with a dog |
| 49% | SLIME | 5 | Sticky stuff kids love to play with, and a word that rhymes with "time" |
| 49% | SNOW | 4 | With 19-Across, place for kids to play in the winter |
| 49% | ABOO | 4 | Peek-___ (game to play with a baby): Hyph. |
| 48% | BOO | 3 | Peek-a-___ (game to play with a toddler) |
| 48% | NEWTOY | 6 | Something exciting to play with |
| 48% | TOY | 3 | Something fun for a kid |
| 47% | TOY | 3 | Thing to play with or part of a Happy Meal |
| 47% | KEEPS | 5 | Something to play for |
| 47% | ADD | 3 | Possible diagnosis for a kid whose mind tends to wander (abbr.) |
| 47% | TURN | 4 | Chance for a player to play, in a game |
| 47% | REST | 4 | Sign for a musician not to play |
| 46% | STICK | 5 | Something to play fetch with |
| 46% | BACKGAMMON | 10 | Board game for two played with pieces moved according to throws of a dice |
| 46% | BACKGAMMON | 10 | Board game for two played with pieces moved according to throws of a die |
| 46% | BECAUSE | 7 | For a reason, to do something due to something else |
| 46% | NEWTOY | 6 | Something you love to play with |
| 46% | TOY | 3 | Something a child would play with |