| 100% | CHISEL | 6 | Strike this tool with mallet to shape material |
| 37% | LETFLY | 6 | Something to do with the shapes in this puzzle? |
| 36% | TOTALLY | 7 | With 45-Down, "Radical, dude!" (and a hint to this puzzle's shape) |
| 36% | UMINUM | 6 | With 42-Down, home construction material ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 34% | GONGED | 6 | Struck metal with a mallet to make a loud sound |
| 33% | MATCHES | 7 | Strike these to start fires |
| 32% | HAMMER | 6 | Tool with steel head to hit nails |
| 32% | PLIERS | 6 | Tool with pincers used to bend wire |
| 32% | SAWS | 4 | Tools with teeth used to cut wood |
| 32% | ALLENKEYS | 9 | Tools with a hexagonal shape |
| 32% | VISE | 4 | Tool with two jaws to hold something firmly |
| 32% | SMITE | 5 | To strike with wrath |
| 32% | SKEINOFYARN | 11 | Material to knit with |
| 32% | OAR | 3 | Tool to row with |
| 31% | PICKAXE | 7 | Tool with a pointed end, used to break stone |
| 31% | FROE | 4 | Tool with cleaving blade at right angle to handle |
| 30% | PEN | 3 | Tool to sign a name with |
| 30% | MOP | 3 | Tool to swab a floor with |
| 30% | BAT | 3 | Tool to hit a ball with |
| 30% | FREEHAND | 8 | To draw something with no supplementary tools |
| 30% | GONG | 4 | Instrument struck with a mallet |
| 30% | AWE | 3 | Something to be struck with |
| 29% | SICKLE | 6 | A tool with a curved blade used to reap crops |
| 29% | CHISEL | 6 | Tool that may be used with a mallet |
| 29% | WALLOP | 6 | To hit or strike someone with great force |
| 29% | SURPRISE | 8 | To strike with a sudden feeling, usually good |
| 29% | HOLE | 4 | With 14 Across, office tool for paper shaping |
| 29% | COMB | 4 | Tool most people are willing to part with? |
| 29% | WOOD | 4 | Percussion instrument struck with a mallet |
| 29% | LATHE | 5 | Tool used to shape baseball bats |