| 100% | SLOP | 4 | Waste water from a kitchen, bathroom, or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand |
| 34% | SLOP | 4 | Waste water from a kitchen |
| 32% | DEADLINE | 8 | Time that a project has to be finished by |
| 32% | ETHER | 5 | Anesthetic that used to be used by dentists, or a term for the sky |
| 29% | INFLATABLEPOOL | 14 | Item that has to be blown up before being filled with water |
| 29% | KEDGE | 5 | Light anchor dropped away from a ship so that the anchor chain can be used to move the ship by hauling |
| 29% | FORTUNE | 7 | ___ Cookies, a treat that is believed to have been invented in China, but actually came from California |
| 29% | BROKEN | 6 | "It would be a privilege to have my heart ___ by you," quote from "The Fault in Our Stars" |
| 29% | OPEL | 4 | German automaker that was originally a sewing machine company, and then owned by GM from 1929 to 2017 |
| 28% | RIVAL | 5 | (2/5) "You learn from talking to the crew that Blanks has a fierce ___ (nemesis) by the name of Hugh Jackpot..." |
| 28% | AARE | 4 | River that loops around a once medieval city believed to have been founded in 1191 by Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen |
| 28% | MOWN | 4 | Grass that has been cut by a machine |
| 28% | CANOE | 5 | "The water races look so interesting. What is that kayak-like craft called? It's going to have a new extreme slalom!" |
| 28% | ACIDIFIED | 9 | Substance that has been turned to acid or vinegar |
| 28% | NUB | 3 | Pencil that has been sharpened down to a stub |
| 27% | OMISSION | 8 | Information that has been left out from a report, say |
| 27% | PHOTO | 5 | Snapshot from a vacation that might be "glued" to your scrapbook |
| 27% | ORE | 3 | Mineral that has just been extracted from a mine |
| 27% | THUMB | 5 | Hand digit that is used to hitch a ride |
| 27% | RAIN | 4 | "___ On Me," song by Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga ... or a shower from above that may fill up the water bodies mentioned in this puzzle |
| 27% | EREADERS | 8 | They may show stories that have been adapted from page to screen |
| 27% | ADAPTIONS | 9 | Films that have been formatted to fit a smaller screen, e.g. |
| 27% | NAYA | 4 | A brand of drinking water that is rival to Aquafina |
| 27% | CLOCKS | 6 | Timepieces that can be digital or have hands |
| 26% | GOOSE | 5 | Christmas ___, traditional Christmas meal centerpiece that has been replaced by turkey or ham |
| 26% | NOID | 4 | Reason to be barred from a bar ... or the theme of this puzzle |
| 26% | CROPTOP | 7 | A shirt that is cut or torn to expose the abdomen |
| 26% | STAGED | 6 | A scene that has been faked or set up |
| 26% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that has been used by the Dutch police to take down illegal drones |
| 26% | ANT | 3 | Bug that might be attracted to a sticky kitchen counter |