| 100% | FURBELOW | 8 | Strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim |
| 58% | STRAP | 5 | Strip of flexible material used as a bag handle |
| 49% | TULLE | 5 | Fine net fabric of silk or rayon used as a trimming for hats |
| 44% | BOB | 3 | Small ball made of wool used as a decoration: ___ble |
| 44% | BANDAGE | 7 | Strip of material used to cover a wound |
| 44% | GINGER | 6 | Root of a plant used as a spice or for tea |
| 43% | MASCOT | 6 | A character used as the emblem of a team or side |
| 42% | RIBBONS | 7 | Strips of fabric used as hair decorations |
| 42% | TELLMEABOUTYOURSELF | 19 | ___? pron. a form of the second person singular, used as an intensive or a reflexive |
| 42% | STRAP | 5 | A strip of cloth used for fastening, as on a bra |
| 42% | AMETHYST | 8 | Purple or violet transparent variety of quartz used as a gemstone |
| 41% | RUCHE | 5 | Strip of pleated or frilled lace worn around the neck like a small ruff |
| 41% | BITUMEN | 7 | Impure mixture of hydrocarbons used as a road surfacing and roofing material |
| 38% | AVAIL | 5 | Utilize, or make use of, as with a service |
| 38% | DEEP | 4 | Of great depth, as a pool or a thought |
| 38% | STIRFRIES | 9 | Uses a wok, or, read as a direction, a hint to the ends of 17-, 28- and 44-Across |
| 37% | SPAR | 4 | Pole used as a mast or boom |
| 37% | BEAST | 5 | ___ of burden (animal such as a camel or yak) |
| 37% | BEAST | 5 | ___ of burden (animal such as a donkey or ox) |
| 37% | TAR | 3 | Black thick material used as a road cover |
| 37% | LENDINGOUT | 10 | Allowing use of, as a library does ... or, in three parts, a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 36% | COMB | 4 | Toothed strip of rigid material used to arrange hair |
| 36% | ARROWROOT | 9 | Rhizome starch, used as a flour or sauce thickener |
| 36% | OPAL | 4 | Amorphous form of hydrated silica used as a gemstone |
| 36% | CURLYLEAF | 9 | __ parsley, type of herb often used as a garnish |
| 36% | TEND | 4 | Take care of, as a garden or a wound |
| 36% | TEND | 4 | Take care of, as a bar or a garden |
| 36% | BANKSHOT | 8 | Use of a cushion or a backboard |
| 36% | IROKO | 5 | Hardwood of tropical Africa used as a substitute for teak |
| 36% | TEND | 4 | Care for, as a garden or a flock of sheep |