| 100% | PSST | 4 | Sound that might be made before a whispered comment |
| 59% | OINK | 4 | Animal sound that might be made near a trough |
| 52% | BRR | 3 | Sound that might be made while rubbing the arms |
| 51% | SNIPS | 5 | Sounds that may be heard before bangs? |
| 51% | TRA | 3 | Sound that might be sung before "la la" |
| 49% | SOBS | 4 | Sounds that might be heard at a tearjerker |
| 49% | WHITENOISE | 10 | *Background sound that may be a sleep aid |
| 49% | WHITENOISE | 10 | Neutral sound that may be a sleep aid |
| 49% | COO | 3 | Sound that might be heard in a 16-Across |
| 48% | NOD | 3 | Gesture that might be made with a wink |
| 48% | BEERBREAD | 9 | Loaf that might be made with a lager |
| 48% | TADA | 4 | Cry that might be made with a bow |
| 48% | MAZE | 4 | Puzzle that might be made in a cornfield |
| 48% | JALAPENO | 8 | Pepper that might be made into a popper |
| 48% | TOGA | 4 | Costume that might be made from a sheet |
| 48% | KLEENEX | 7 | Something that may be used before a blessing |
| 48% | GUAC | 4 | Dip that might be made in a molcajete, informally |
| 48% | YOLO | 4 | Acronym that might be shouted before a rash act |
| 47% | MOO | 3 | Sound made by a farm animal that might be named Bossie or Elsie |
| 47% | HOWDO | 5 | Greeting that might be made with a tip of the hat |
| 47% | KAZOO | 5 | Instrument that might be made with a comb and wax paper |
| 47% | OATMEAL | 7 | Breakfast food that might be made from a packet |
| 47% | CROCHETHOOK | 11 | Tool that might be used to make a scarf |
| 46% | STEW | 4 | Main course that might be made in a slow cooker |
| 46% | MINIPIE | 7 | Filled pastry that might be made in a muffin tin |
| 46% | RAMEN | 5 | Noodle dish that might be made with a flavor packet |
| 46% | IDO | 3 | Promise that may be made in front of a justice of the peace (2 wds.) |
| 46% | WIND | 4 | Howling ___, nature's eerie sound that may be a spooky addition to a haunted house |
| 46% | SEND | 4 | Button that might make a "Whoosh!" sound |
| 45% | SOCK | 4 | Article of footwear that may be made into a puppet |