| 100% | DINGBAT | 7 | Typographical device other than a letter or numeral more formally known as a printer's ornament |
| 29% | ARUM | 4 | Species of the plant alternately known as snakeshead, cuckoo pint, lords-and-ladies, jack in the pulpit and more than a dozen other names |
| 26% | SLIDERULE | 9 | Device also known as a slipstick |
| 25% | ORING | 5 | Letter-shaped gasket also known as a toric joint |
| 24% | WOLVERINE | 9 | Animal also known as a glutton or quickhatch |
| 24% | RETYPE | 6 | Make more presentable, as a letter |
| 24% | DIME | 4 | Coin that's smaller than a penny but worth 10 times as much |
| 24% | HOAGIE | 6 | Sandwich also known as a sub or a hero |
| 24% | BURQA | 5 | Garment that covers more than a hijab or niqab |
| 24% | AVID | 4 | More than just interested, as a fan |
| 24% | FORESEES | 8 | Anticipates ... or, phonetically, what's found in puzzle answers of more than 10 letters |
| 24% | BLUEBELL | 8 | European plant also known as a wood hyacinth or harebell |
| 24% | CORMORANT | 9 | Seabird also known as a sea crow or sea raven |
| 24% | SENDS | 5 | Mails, as a letter or parcel |
| 23% | ICECOLD | 7 | More than just slightly cool, as a beverage: Hyph. |
| 23% | PDA | 3 | Device such as a BlackBerry or Palm Pilot: Abbr. |
| 23% | SENT | 4 | Dispatched, as a parcel or a letter |
| 23% | FALSIE | 6 | Item used by many Victorian women, quaintly known as a "bosom pad" |
| 23% | OPENENDED | 9 | A question with more than just yes or no answer |
| 23% | SENT | 4 | Shipped off, as a parcel or a letter |
| 23% | FUSS | 4 | Cry more than usual, as a teething baby |
| 23% | LEANEST | 7 | Most bare-bones, as prose or a budget |
| 23% | UNJAM | 5 | Fix, as a printer's feeder |
| 23% | HOUSEBROKEN | 11 | Like most pet dogs ... or a hint to this puzzle's circled letters |
| 23% | TEMPLATE | 8 | Stencil or other pattern to use as a guide |
| 23% | SQUEEZEMACHINE | 14 | Calming device, also known as a "hug box," invented by 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 23% | MANGETOUT | 9 | Pea with an edible pod also known as a sugar pea or snow pea |
| 22% | HINTS | 5 | Tips such as "some squares have more than one letter" |
| 22% | EXCELLING | 9 | Doing better than most others in a field of study |
| 22% | POLY | 4 | Roly-____, bug also known as potato bug or a doodlebug |