| 100% | STONES | 6 | Sticks and these may break my bones |
| 64% | STONES | 6 | "Sticks and ___ may break my bones..." |
| 41% | OTIS | 4 | Redding who sang, "Sittin' here resting my bones / And this loneliness won't leave me alone" |
| 40% | STONES | 6 | "Sticks and __ may break ... " |
| 39% | STONES | 6 | "Sticks and ___ may break ... " |
| 37% | WAVE | 4 | It may break and crash |
| 35% | ICE | 3 | You might break this by saying something |
| 35% | BUDGET | 6 | Too many subscription boxes might break this |
| 35% | ICE | 3 | You might break this by saying something? |
| 35% | FORMALREQUESTS | 14 | "Would you pin on my corsage?" and "May I have this dance?"? |
| 34% | ICE | 3 | Breaking this may start a conversation, perhaps |
| 34% | WAVES | 5 | They may crash and break |
| 33% | CHEESE | 6 | This platter might have brie, cheddar and manchego |
| 33% | WAVE | 4 | Something that may crash and break |
| 33% | TOWED | 5 | My car broke down and was ___ to the junkyard |
| 33% | BALLROOM | 8 | This kind of dance may include tango and waltz |
| 33% | CHINESE | 7 | This restaurant may serve Peking duck and dim sum |
| 33% | SEED | 4 | This is planted and might grow into a flower |
| 32% | STONES | 6 | Partner of sticks, in metaphorical bone breaking |
| 32% | XRAY | 4 | Graph that detects broken bones and fractures |
| 32% | THEOLOGY | 8 | Priests and clergy members might study this |
| 32% | EBB | 3 | Ocean tides might flow and do this |
| 32% | CLAVICLES | 9 | Low-cut dresses may expose these slender bones |
| 32% | XRAY | 4 | Picture that may show a broken bone: Hyph. |
| 32% | XRAY | 4 | Picture that might show a broken bone: Hyph. |
| 32% | BACKPAIN | 8 | Chiropractors and masseuses may relieve this |
| 31% | HEART | 5 | "Don't Go Breaking My ___," 1976 duet by Elton John and Kiki Dee |
| 31% | AMONG | 5 | "Down ___ the Sticks and Bones" (book two in Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series) |
| 31% | AMONG | 5 | "Down ___ the Sticks and Bones" (book two in Seanan McGuire's "Wayward Children" series) |
| 31% | INTERMISSIONS | 13 | Breaks found on rows 3, 5, 11 and 13 of this puzzle? |