| 100% | SKIPOLES | 8 | Sticks used by Lindsey Vonn: 2 wds. |
| 50% | CODENAMES | 9 | Aliases used by secret agents: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ZOOMLENS | 8 | Camera accessory used by paparazzi: 2 wds. |
| 47% | IFTHEN | 6 | Conditional statement used by a programmer: 2 wds. |
| 47% | AYCARAMBA | 9 | Spanish exclamation used by Bart on "The Simpsons": 2 wds. |
| 47% | EMAILLIST | 9 | Collection of addresses used by an online marketer: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PRAYERMAT | 9 | Small rug used by a Muslim for worship: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SOFABED | 7 | Living room furnishing used by overnight guests: 2 wds. |
| 45% | OLYMPICSKIERS | 13 | Downhill athletes like Lindsey Vonn, 18-Across, and 40-Across: 2 wds. |
| 44% | WETMOP | 6 | Damp floor-cleaning tool used by a custodian: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CARPEDIEM | 9 | Latin phrase often used by a friend to mean "seize the day": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BATONS | 6 | Sticks used by orchestra conductors |
| 43% | CUES | 4 | Sticks used by pool players |
| 43% | CANE | 4 | Stick used by Willy Wonka |
| 42% | PIGLATIN | 8 | Made-up code language mostly used by kids: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CATFLAP | 7 | Door used by some pets (2 wds.) |
| 42% | POLE | 4 | Stick used by an Olympic vaulter |
| 42% | CUE | 3 | Stick used by a billiards player |
| 42% | CUE | 3 | Stick used by a pool player |
| 41% | HOLYCOW | 7 | Exclamation of surprise used by 21-Down Rizzuto (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SKIPOLES | 8 | Sticks used by someone on the icy slopes |
| 40% | CHARCOALS | 9 | Black crumbly sticks used by artists |
| 39% | ARUT | 4 | Stuck in ___ (bound by routine): 2 wds. |
| 39% | ARUT | 4 | Stuck in ___ (trapped by routine): 2 wds. |
| 38% | MAGICWAND | 9 | A stick used by a wizard to cast spells |
| 37% | WAND | 4 | Item used by a 2-Down |
| 37% | INERROR | 7 | By mistake: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ALLALONE | 8 | By oneself: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LEANEDON | 8 | Used for support: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GOIN | 4 | Use the entrance: 2 wds. |