| 100% | INFUSER | 7 | Utensil made to steep or soak items in liquid, tea |
| 44% | SOP | 3 | To wet or soak in liquid |
| 35% | STEEPING | 8 | Soaking food in liquid to infuse |
| 34% | MARINATED | 9 | Soaked meat in liquid to add taste before cooking |
| 34% | OATMILK | 7 | Cereal based liquid to put in your tea or coffee |
| 33% | INFUSED | 7 | Soaked in liquid to extract essence |
| 33% | INFUSION | 8 | Extract of herbs or tea leaves soaked in liquid |
| 33% | ABSORB | 6 | To soak up liquid, sponge or towel |
| 33% | DRINKS | 6 | Liquids to have in glasses or mugs |
| 32% | COCA | 4 | Plant whose leaves are steeped to make an Andean tea |
| 32% | MARINADE | 8 | Soak veggies or meat in it to infuse |
| 32% | IMBIBE | 6 | Soak or steep; fancy way to say "drink alcohol" |
| 32% | RELISH | 6 | To enjoy or delight in; condiment made of pickles |
| 31% | STEEPING | 8 | Soaking the tea in the water to bring out taste |
| 31% | ETCHING | 7 | To make designs in metal or glass by using acid |
| 31% | ABSORB | 6 | To take in or soak up |
| 31% | TOOL | 4 | Found in sheds, used to make or fix things |
| 30% | IMPROVISE | 9 | To make up on the spot, e.g. in acting or comedy |
| 30% | STIRRING | 8 | Using a spoon to dissolve sugar in tea or coffee |
| 30% | CLASSIFY | 8 | To arrange objects or items in categories |
| 30% | UBOLT | 5 | Item connecting axle to leaf spring, or the world's fastest person, in brief |
| 29% | SEVERAL | 7 | Four or five, or how to make the theme answers in this puzzle |
| 29% | ICE | 3 | Rocks in a cocktail or word with "land" to make Reykjavik's country |
| 29% | FUNHOUSE | 8 | Building in a funfair made to startle or amuse |
| 29% | CURLINGSTONES | 13 | Items guided by brooms in the Winter Olympics ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 29% | THINKONONESFEET | 15 | Make spot decisions in a crisis ... or a hint to 17-, 29-, 34-, and 42-Across? |
| 29% | STRIPTEASE | 10 | Burlesque act, or read phonetically, how to make phrases like five in this puzzle |
| 29% | SHOOT | 5 | *Film ___, what Daniel Craig or Pierce Brosnan participated in to make James Bond movies |
| 28% | SELF | 4 | Lead-in to made or love |
| 28% | MARINATED | 9 | Soaked meat in liquid |