| 100% | VOLATILE | 8 | Unstable and dangerous item, in chemistry |
| 44% | NOBEL | 5 | Coveted prize in physics and chemistry |
| 42% | PHYSICS | 7 | Curie won Nobel Prizes in chemistry and this |
| 42% | CURIE | 5 | Marie ___, Nobel Prize winner in chemistry and physics |
| 42% | ROSE | 4 | Glass-encased item in "Beauty and the Beast" |
| 42% | BAT | 3 | Item used in baseball and cricket |
| 42% | BATS | 4 | Items used in baseball and cricket |
| 41% | OVOIDS | 6 | Item in Instagram’s most-liked photo, and others (January, 2019) |
| 41% | REDAPPLE | 8 | Poisoned item in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" |
| 41% | POTTERY | 7 | Making clay items in a wheel and firing them |
| 41% | CURATING | 8 | Selecting and arranging items in a collection |
| 41% | REEDS | 5 | Items inserted in clarinet and sax mouthpieces |
| 41% | IONIC | 5 | Adjective in architecture and chemistry |
| 40% | RULER | 5 | Item that's marked off and used in school |
| 40% | GRAIL | 5 | Item sought in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" |
| 39% | BACON | 5 | ___ and eggs (breakfast item that comes in strips) |
| 39% | BAT | 3 | Wooden item used in cricket and baseball |
| 39% | BALL | 4 | Round item used in lacrosse and squash |
| 39% | BED | 3 | Item of furniture that comes in king and queen sizes |
| 39% | PESTLE | 6 | Mortar's partner in food prep and chemistry |
| 38% | BRA | 3 | Item with band and cup sizes sold in a lingerie department |
| 37% | PAULING | 7 | Linus —, winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and 1962 Nobel Peace Prize |
| 37% | TIN | 3 | ___ can, item first made and patented in Britain in 1810 |
| 37% | PANSEXUALFLAG | 13 | Pink, yellow and cyan item in a Pride parade |
| 36% | CRAYONS | 7 | Kids' items that can come in packs of 8 and 168 |
| 36% | REID | 4 | Spencer ___, FBI agent from "Criminal Minds" who has multiple Ph.Ds in Chemistry, Engineering, and Mathematics |
| 36% | MIRROR | 6 | Item literally useful in reading the answers to 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 35% | OREO | 4 | Black-and-white item in a sleeve |
| 35% | OREO | 4 | Snack item split by Ross and Rachel in the pilot episode of "Friends" |
| 35% | MCNUGGET | 8 | Fast food item that comes in bell, bow tie, ball, and boot shapes |