| 100% | USES | 4 | Writing and erasing, for a pencil |
| 49% | CASEOFTHEMONDAYS | 16 | Affliction ... for a pencil pusher? |
| 49% | ERASER | 6 | Solution for a pencil error |
| 47% | QUILL | 5 | Writing tool made from a bird's feather, that preceded the pencil and pen |
| 47% | WHITE | 5 | *He created a famous pig, and wrote for The New Yorker for more than fifty years |
| 46% | WAITRESS | 8 | Broadway musical written by 31-Across that was nominated for four Tony Awards and a Grammy Award |
| 45% | FIREOFF | 7 | Write and send quickly, as a letter |
| 44% | PROM | 4 | Place for a king and queen |
| 44% | WALLET | 6 | Place for a five and ten? |
| 44% | DAIS | 4 | Locale for a speaker and honorees |
| 44% | EAR | 3 | Place for a hammer and stirrup |
| 44% | LIVINGPINTPINTERS | 17 | Place for a bed and dresser |
| 44% | NAP | 3 | Break for a toddler and parent |
| 44% | ALTAR | 5 | Place for a bride and groom |
| 44% | PROM | 4 | Event for a king and queen |
| 44% | WALLUNIT | 8 | Place for a TV and books |
| 44% | CAMP | 4 | Place for a tent and fire |
| 44% | MVPS | 4 | Trio for A-Rod and Trout |
| 44% | ABLE | 4 | Fit for a job and competent |
| 44% | EAR | 3 | Place for a hammer and anvil |
| 44% | DOOR | 4 | Spot for a knob and hinges |
| 44% | TAXASSET | 8 | Basis for a write-off, perhaps |
| 44% | ROYALPALACE | 11 | Home for a king and queen |
| 44% | ROYALCOURT | 10 | Place for a king and queen |
| 44% | STAGE | 5 | Platform for a play and performers |
| 44% | MIXER | 5 | Coke, for a rum and coke |
| 44% | ALDA | 4 | Alan who won acting, writing, and directing Emmys for "M*A*S*H" |
| 44% | EQUIPSWITHQUIPS | 15 | Writes for a comedian |
| 44% | SLINGSINK | 9 | Writes for a living |
| 44% | ARTS | 4 | Creative writing and industrial design, for two |