| 100% | CUTITOUT | 8 | "Quit trying to make a paper doll by ripping the paper!" |
| 42% | DOT | 3 | Circle that could be made by touching a pencil to paper |
| 42% | FOLIO | 5 | Sheet of paper folded to make the pages of a book |
| 41% | SERVES | 6 | Tries to make a point? |
| 40% | THICKEN | 7 | To make a liquid dense by adding flour |
| 40% | LAYTO | 5 | Make a ship stop by facing the wind |
| 39% | DENTIST | 7 | One who tries to make a good impression |
| 39% | BETTER | 6 | "___ Than the Movies," novel by Lynn Painter about a young woman who wants to make movie soundtracks |
| 39% | PUTSLIPSTICKONAPIG | 18 | Tries to make the unappealing attractive |
| 38% | LANPARTY | 8 | Onetime gathering for people trying to make a connection? |
| 38% | GRR | 3 | If a Brazilian Dogo makes this sound, it's probably not the time to try to pet it |
| 38% | EKE | 3 | Manage to make a living, scrape by |
| 38% | BEGS | 4 | Tries to make bread on the sidewalk? |
| 38% | SLID | 4 | Tried to steal a base by diving |
| 38% | ESC | 3 | The key to making a quick exit? |
| 38% | BUTTONS | 7 | Song by The Pussycat Dolls or things to use for a snowman's eyes |
| 38% | ASKIN/OUT | 9 | Welcome, as a visitor / Try to make a date with |
| 38% | FIRSTIMPRESSION | 15 | The new dentist wanted to make a good ... |
| 37% | MUG | 3 | Try to get a laugh from the audience, maybe |
| 37% | TREKKING | 8 | Making a long journey by foot, in the mountains |
| 37% | AMEND | 5 | Make a change, as to the Constitution |
| 37% | INT | 3 | Undesirable result of trying to make a pass in working hours (abbr.) |
| 37% | AGENT | 5 | One who might try to make a big deal out of everything |
| 37% | GOODOMEN | 8 | A bird flying by on the right, to the Greeks |
| 37% | BOOTH | 5 | Popular place to make a phone call, in the '50s |
| 37% | AGAINST | 7 | Averse to making a profit on the way |
| 37% | TWEETAT | 7 | Try to grab by the handle? |
| 36% | PIERCE | 6 | To make a hole in the skin with a sharp object |
| 36% | DRACULA | 7 | One trying to grab a bite at the theater? |
| 36% | PEARSHOOTER | 11 | One trying to photograph a partridge during the holidays? |