| 100% | ARAG | 4 | "To ___ and a bone ...": Kipling |
| 100% | ARAG | 4 | "To _____ and a bone...": Kipling |
| 86% | ARAG | 4 | "To ___ and a bone..." (Kipling): 2 wds. |
| 61% | FRO | 3 | To and ___ (like a pendulum) |
| 60% | PLACATE | 7 | Throw a bone to |
| 58% | DOOR | 4 | Outlet to and from a room? |
| 58% | OSSA | 4 | Bones, to a doctor |
| 57% | HUBBARD | 7 | Mother who had a bone to pick? |
| 57% | IVE | 3 | "___ got a bone to pick with you" |
| 57% | IVE | 3 | "___ got a bone to pick with you!" |
| 57% | RUB | 3 | Move to and fro against a surface |
| 57% | WAG | 3 | Move to and fro, as a tail |
| 57% | SWAY | 4 | Swing to and fro, as a hammock |
| 57% | WAG | 3 | Move to and fro, like a finger |
| 57% | WISH | 4 | Prepare to break a bone? |
| 56% | PICK | 4 | "I've got a bone to ___ with you" |
| 56% | LETDOWN | 7 | Disappointment ... and a hint to four puzzle answers |
| 56% | MIXEDGREENS | 11 | Mesclun, and a hint to the circled squares |
| 56% | ITCHYFEET | 9 | Have prickly toes, and a yearning to travel |
| 56% | HOUSED | 6 | Gave someone shelter and a place to live |
| 56% | STATIONBREAKS | 13 | Commercials, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 56% | TOP | 3 | Add chocolate sauce and a cherry to, say |
| 56% | SETTINGBACK | 11 | Delaying, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 56% | MIXEDBAG | 8 | Potpourri, and a hint to the puzzle theme |
| 56% | OVERTAKES | 9 | Catches up to and passes in a race |
| 56% | SPA | 3 | A ___ day, to relax and rejuvenate |
| 56% | REST | 4 | To take a break and relax |
| 55% | ARFARF | 6 | Reaction from one who has a bone to pick? |
| 55% | ULNAR | 5 | Like a bone from the elbow to the wrist |
| 55% | ROCKBOTTOM | 10 | Lowest level, and a hint to the asterisked answers |