| 100% | ALOT | 4 | "It leaves ___ to be desired": 2 wds. |
| 91% | ALOT | 4 | Leave ___ to be desired: 2 wds. |
| 90% | ALOT | 4 | "That leaves ___ to be desired": 2 wds. |
| 90% | ALOT | 4 | "This leaves ___ to be desired": 2 wds. |
| 64% | CAROLYNHAX | 10 | Advice guru whose self-titled column used to be called "Tell Me About It": 2 wds. |
| 60% | TOBE | 4 | "It leaves a lot ___ desired": 2 wds. |
| 59% | ORNO | 4 | "Yes ___?" ("What's it going to be?"): 2 wds. |
| 59% | ITSA | 4 | "___ great day to be alive!": 2 wds. |
| 58% | INTROUBLE | 9 | About to be punished: 2 wds. |
| 58% | ALAW | 4 | "There ought to be ___!": 2 wds. |
| 58% | ENDUP | 5 | Turn out to be: 2 wds. |
| 57% | NOTI | 4 | Negative response to "Was it you?": 2 wds. |
| 56% | GETAHEAD | 8 | "He will do whatever it takes to ___!" (Gain an advantage): 2 wds. |
| 56% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready to be served, as beer: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready to be poured, at a bar: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready to be poured from a keg: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready to be served, at a bar: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready to be drawn from the keg: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready to be poured, at a pub: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ITSME | 5 | General reply to "Who is it?": 2 wds. |
| 55% | IFSO | 4 | "Should that prove to be true ...": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ADARE | 5 | Act on ___ (respond to being challenged): 2 wds. |
| 55% | RUSHJOB | 7 | Task that has to be done very quickly: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ALIE | 4 | Living ___ (pretending to be something you're not): 2 wds. |
| 55% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready to be poured into a beer glass: 2 wds. |
| 55% | LOOSEENDS | 9 | Unfinished things that need to be "tied up": 2 wds. |
| 54% | LOT | 3 | Leave a ___ to be desired (be inadequate) |
| 54% | EPI | 3 | It could be to the left of center |
| 54% | NOTYET | 6 | Negative reply to "Is it ready?" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | IOWE | 4 | "___ it all to clean living": 2 wds. |