| 100% | PIN | 3 | Something to attach a corsage with |
| 61% | PEN | 3 | Something to sign a contract with |
| 61% | CAMERA | 6 | Something to take a selfie with |
| 61% | PEN | 3 | Something to sign a form with |
| 56% | HOTELROOM | 9 | Something to enter with a card |
| 55% | TRAUMA | 6 | Something to work through with a therapist |
| 55% | UMBRELLA | 8 | Something to share with a close friend? |
| 53% | EVITE | 5 | Something to R.S.V.P. to with a click |
| 53% | TRY | 3 | Something to do with a little help from your friends |
| 53% | DOUSE | 5 | To drench something with a liquid |
| 53% | BOLSTER | 7 | To support something, with a cylinder |
| 53% | UNLOCK | 6 | To open something with a key |
| 52% | PRY | 3 | To open something, with a crowbar say |
| 52% | TOY | 3 | Something for a kid to play with |
| 51% | SEW | 3 | To stitch something with a needle and thread |
| 51% | PRY | 3 | To open something slightly, as with a crowbar |
| 51% | PIN | 3 | Something used to connect a corsage to a dress |
| 51% | PRY | 3 | To ___ open something with a crowbar (rhymes with dry) |
| 49% | FISH | 4 | Try to catch something with a rod and reel |
| 48% | NARRATE | 7 | To give a spoken or written account of something, as with books |
| 48% | MOCK | 4 | To make fun of something in a scornful manner (rhymes with "chalk") |
| 48% | COLOGNE | 7 | Something you may have to douse yourself with after a close shave |
| 46% | GENDER | 6 | With 43-Across, something that escapes certain categories, and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 45% | GONG | 4 | A massive bell that is hit with a mallet, usually used to signify the start of something |
| 45% | THERES | 6 | With 36-Across, "This has strings attached," and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
| 45% | ANKLE | 5 | Place to attach a surfboard leash |
| 45% | NAME | 4 | Attach a handle to |
| 45% | ADIEU | 5 | Something to part with |
| 45% | LASSO | 5 | Something to wrangle with |
| 45% | VAN | 3 | Something to move with |