| 100% | DOGWHEEL | 8 | Treadmill used by a canine to turn a spit |
| 46% | MAGICWAND | 9 | A stick used by a wizard to cast spells |
| 46% | SINKER | 6 | Weight used by a fisher to go deeper |
| 45% | RAKE | 4 | Tool used by a croupier to gather chips, in Vegas |
| 45% | GRAPE | 5 | Winery fruit used by the handful to enhance a parfait |
| 44% | WIFEY | 5 | Informal term used by a husband to address his spouse lovingly |
| 44% | TAROTCARD | 9 | Used by a fortune teller to predict the future |
| 43% | STILT | 5 | Pole used by a circus performer to seem taller |
| 43% | HYMNAL | 6 | It's bound to be used by a congregant |
| 42% | CARPEDIEM | 9 | Latin phrase often used by a friend to mean "seize the day": 2 wds. |
| 42% | LUMOS | 5 | Spell used in "Harry Potter" to turn a wand into a torch |
| 42% | SUBALTERN | 9 | Term first used by Antonio Gramsci to mean a subject excluded from hegemonic power structures |
| 41% | AXE | 3 | Tool used by firefighters to cut through a door or roof |
| 41% | CLAPPER | 7 | A board used by filmmakers to mark takes, and cut |
| 41% | EPI | 3 | Lead-in to a Pen used by nurses |
| 40% | SAIL | 4 | Canvas material used to propel a ship by wind |
| 40% | SCALES | 6 | Device used by Anubis to determine a soul's fate |
| 40% | NEE | 3 | Word used to identify a woman by her maiden name |
| 39% | SWINGTIME | 9 | Turn to use a piece of playground equipment? |
| 39% | IRAN | 4 | Persian Gulf country that used to be ruled by a shah |
| 39% | OARS | 4 | Tools used to propel a canoe or boat forward by hand |
| 39% | ALI | 3 | Name used by Aladdin when he pretends to be a prince |
| 39% | BOYCOTTED | 9 | Protested by refusing to use a service |
| 38% | EDGE | 4 | Side of a ski used to carve turns |
| 37% | ETHER | 5 | Anesthetic that used to be used by dentists, or a term for the sky |
| 37% | CAMEO | 5 | Term used to describe a brief appearance by a celebrity in a TV show |
| 37% | CODEWORDS | 9 | Lexicon used by spies, and a key to the ends of the starred answers |
| 37% | ALIVE | 5 | "It's ___!" quote used by Gingy in "Shrek" that is a reference to "Frankenstein" |
| 37% | BUTTONS | 7 | Song by The Pussycat Dolls or things to use for a snowman's eyes |
| 37% | AAR | 3 | De-briefing process used by the military to find out what, why and how about a particular event (abbr.) |