| 100% | BANKSHOT | 8 | Use of a cushion or a backboard |
| 58% | FURBELOW | 8 | Strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim |
| 57% | PERK | 4 | Use of a company car or private washroom, say |
| 57% | STUB | 4 | Residual of a pencil or cigarette after use |
| 56% | MASCOT | 6 | A character used as the emblem of a team or side |
| 56% | STENCIL | 7 | Cutout of a shape or design used multiple times |
| 56% | ROADWAY | 7 | Part of a bridge or railroad used by vehicles |
| 54% | AVAIL | 5 | Utilize, or make use of, as with a service |
| 53% | RAG | 3 | A dishcloth or piece of cloth used to clean things |
| 53% | FUNCTION | 8 | Purpose of use or a social get-together |
| 53% | TOILETSEAT | 10 | Can topper, of a sort, or a reason for using a can opener? |
| 53% | PEACH | 5 | Shade of pink or a fruit used in cobbler |
| 52% | NEE | 3 | Used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman |
| 52% | HASP | 4 | Piece of metal used to fasten a door or lid |
| 52% | GRAIN | 5 | The seed or fruit of a plant used for cereal |
| 51% | TELLMEABOUTYOURSELF | 19 | ___? pron. a form of the second person singular, used as an intensive or a reflexive |
| 51% | GINGER | 6 | Root of a plant used as a spice or for tea |
| 51% | HAIROGRAPHY | 11 | Dance moves that might make use of braids or a ponytail |
| 51% | VANS | 4 | Vehicles used by some delivery services, or a brand of sneakers |
| 51% | AMETHYST | 8 | Purple or violet transparent variety of quartz used as a gemstone |
| 51% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A word or phrase that can be formed using the letters of another word |
| 50% | VIOLETRAY | 9 | Bygone medical device used in electrotherapy … or a description of 111-Across? |
| 50% | TULLE | 5 | Fine net fabric of silk or rayon used as a trimming for hats |
| 49% | OVEN | 4 | A kiln is one of these, used for wood or clay |
| 49% | ALICE | 5 | Children's character who asks herself "And what is the use of a book without pictures or conversations?" |
| 49% | CLUB | 4 | Wooden or metal stick that you would use for a day of playing golf |
| 49% | CUE | 3 | A long piece of wood you would use in Pool or Snooker |
| 49% | THEY | 4 | Pronoun that a nonbinary person might use instead of "he" or "she" |
| 48% | REDACTED | 8 | Used a black marker on ... or a hint to three chunks of black squares in this puzzle |
| 48% | LINE | 4 | Use of a ruler |