| 100% | CALENDAR | 8 | Use this to never forget a birthday or a holiday |
| 42% | REDACTED | 8 | Used a black marker on ... or a hint to three chunks of black squares in this puzzle |
| 41% | MAKEITLAST | 10 | "Use this sparingly" ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 41% | CARKEYS | 7 | Use these to zap open car door or start engine |
| 41% | TONGS | 5 | Use these to pinch and flip meat on a grill |
| 40% | OCHRISTMASTREE | 14 | Holiday carol … or a literal hint to what can be drawn by connecting nine letters when this puzzle is finished |
| 39% | ADAPTOR | 7 | Use this to alter, change for a new use |
| 39% | FLAREGUN | 8 | Use this to shoot a distress signal in the air |
| 39% | PERISCOPE | 9 | Use it to see across trenches or in a submarine |
| 38% | HAIRBRUSH | 9 | Use this to style locks, but it's not a comb |
| 38% | CHALK | 5 | Stick used to draw on a blackboard or sidewalk |
| 38% | CELEBRATE | 9 | To observe a holiday or special occasion |
| 38% | ESC | 3 | Keyboard key used to exit from a window or program |
| 37% | ELEPHANT | 8 | Animal that never forgets, according to a proverb |
| 37% | HAIRBAND | 8 | Use one of these to tie a ponytail |
| 37% | OVERRIDE | 8 | Use authority to cancel or veto a decision |
| 37% | FIREWOOD | 8 | People use this wood kindle to make fire as a fuel |
| 37% | ORIGAMI | 7 | Art form used to create a crane or a masu box |
| 37% | TELESCOPE | 9 | Galileo used this to see things in a whole new way |
| 37% | AXE | 3 | Tool used by firefighters to cut through a door or roof |
| 37% | WINDSURF | 8 | Use a board with a sail to do this |
| 37% | RESOLD | 6 | A used car salesman did this to a car |
| 37% | WRAPPINGPAPER | 13 | Holiday purchase ... or a hint to the circled letters |
| 37% | BOYCOTT | 7 | To refuse using a service or buying a product |
| 37% | CLONING | 7 | Using DNA to replicate or copy a living creature |
| 37% | OPENIT | 6 | Order to a birthday girl or boy |
| 37% | TOLL | 4 | Fee to use a bridge or tunnel |
| 37% | TOLL | 4 | Payment to use a bridge or highway |
| 36% | FILTER | 6 | Use this on Instagram to change a photo's look |
| 36% | FORK | 4 | Use this tined utensil to eat a delicious roast chicken |