| 100% | PUPPETRY | 8 | Use of marionettes or characters on fingers |
| 45% | JOHNLOCKE | 9 | Father of Liberalism, or character on Lost |
| 41% | CANOE | 5 | Anagram of 2-Down, or something used to travel on it |
| 41% | MASCOT | 6 | A character used as the emblem of a team or side |
| 40% | SANSA | 5 | Winterfell character on "Game of Thrones" ... or, if you change the fourth letter to T, a wintertime character |
| 39% | REED | 4 | Type of pen one used to write on papyrus or to make cuneiform tablets |
| 39% | REDACTED | 8 | Used a black marker on ... or a hint to three chunks of black squares in this puzzle |
| 37% | HYPERBOLE | 9 | Use of overstatement or exaggerating language |
| 37% | BUTCHERY | 8 | Use of knives on meat carcasses |
| 37% | BANKSHOT | 8 | Use of a cushion or a backboard |
| 36% | COP | 3 | Character on "NYPD Blue" or "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" |
| 36% | NED | 3 | ___ Stark, character on "Game of Thrones" |
| 35% | PERK | 4 | Use of a company car or private washroom, say |
| 35% | AVAIL | 5 | Make use of an opportunity or service |
| 35% | ACT | 3 | Play a character on stage or screen |
| 35% | DEFINE | 6 | Describe the meaning or character of something |
| 35% | BLAIR | 5 | Blonde character on "The Facts of Life" |
| 35% | RAVEN | 5 | Three-Eyed ___, character on "Game of Thrones" |
| 35% | HANK | 4 | Main character on "King of the Hill" |
| 35% | PALMS | 5 | Uses sleight of hand on |
| 35% | DESKS | 5 | Piece of furniture used to write or do other work on: Plural |
| 35% | SYMBOLISM | 9 | Use of imagery or allegory to evoke meaning in art |
| 35% | SPACESCIENCE | 12 | The use of Rover on Mars, for example |
| 35% | ARYA | 4 | ___ Stark, Maisie Williams' character on "Game of Thrones" |
| 35% | CLEANSE | 7 | Use Comet or Bon Ami on |
| 34% | SINGE | 5 | Use a bit of fire on |
| 34% | OUTSIDE | 7 | On or to the exterior of |
| 34% | ABOVE | 5 | On top of or higher than |
| 34% | AVAILED | 7 | Used or took advantage of something |
| 34% | PUPPETRY | 8 | Art of using marionettes |