| 100% | DEEFOIB | 7 | Use of electronic devices to control anxiety |
| 49% | NOZZLE | 6 | Device to control flow of water in a garden hose |
| 47% | STOPWATCH | 9 | Device to measure fractions of time; used in races |
| 45% | IRON | 4 | Device used to remove wrinkles of cloth |
| 44% | VANES | 5 | Devices used to indicate the direction of the wind |
| 44% | AGAMOTTO | 8 | Device used to hold the time stone, Eye of __ |
| 43% | THROTTLE | 8 | Device that controls the flow of fuel to an engine |
| 43% | MUTE | 4 | Device used to muffle the sound of a musical instrument |
| 43% | PACEMAKER | 9 | A device used to help control abnormal heartbeats |
| 42% | CAPO | 4 | Guitar device used to shorten playable length of strings |
| 41% | TUNER | 5 | Device that Elton John might use to adjust the musical pitch of a piano |
| 41% | PRESS | 5 | Device used to squeeze grapes during the early stages of the wine making process |
| 40% | TUNERS | 6 | Electronic devices to help adjust pitch, frequency |
| 39% | JOYSTICK | 8 | Device, might be used to control a video game |
| 39% | COMPUTER | 8 | Electronic device to store and work with data |
| 39% | AMPLIFIER | 9 | Electronic device to make music louder at concert |
| 39% | AVIONICS | 8 | Science of electronic devices for aircraft |
| 39% | GIMMICKRY | 9 | Use of tricky devices |
| 37% | COMPUTER | 8 | Electronic device designed to accept data |
| 37% | KISS | 4 | Use of lips to greet someone |
| 37% | CHAOS | 5 | Controlled ___, oxymoron used to describe a situation that seems to be out of control but has some factors in control |
| 37% | REIN | 4 | One of a pair used to control a horse |
| 37% | ROLEREVERSAL | 12 | Plot device used in "Freaky Friday" ... or a hint to the interior of 20-, 26- or 42-Across |
| 37% | FOB | 3 | Electronic device often used in a lot |
| 37% | GROUSERS | 8 | Devices to increase traction of bulldozer tracks |
| 37% | BIOTECH | 7 | Use of organisms to develop commercial products |
| 36% | SYMBOLISM | 9 | Use of white to represent purity, e.g. |
| 36% | DIFFUSER | 8 | Device to soften brightness of light in camerawork |
| 35% | BEEPER | 6 | Pre-cellphone electronic device used for summoning |
| 35% | TRAP | 4 | Device that Animal Control uses |