| 100% | HOTPOCKET | 9 | [Place in crisping sleeve; microwave for 2 minutes] |
| 45% | LEFTOVERCHINESE | 15 | [Put yesterday's General Tso's in microwave; heat for 2 minutes] |
| 45% | BOBBYPIN | 8 | Straight item for holding hair in place: 2 wds. |
| 42% | BAKEDALASKA | 11 | Ice cream and sponge topped with meringue and placed in a very hot oven for a few minutes |
| 41% | TENS | 4 | Place for the "2" in 123.45 |
| 41% | THECAPITOL | 10 | Only place in 33a where the residents live extravagantly and for whose entertainment the competitions are held: 2 wds. |
| 40% | WARMS | 5 | Places in the microwave |
| 40% | COALMINE | 8 | Place for a canary, in a saying (2 wds.) |
| 38% | KITCHEN | 7 | Place in the home for cooking, baking |
| 38% | MEMOPAD | 7 | Place for minutes |
| 38% | FTSUMTER | 8 | Place in 1861 news, for short |
| 38% | ARMS | 4 | Places for tattoo sleeves |
| 37% | ARRAYED | 7 | Troops placed in proper order for battle |
| 37% | ARM | 3 | Place for a sleeve tattoo |
| 37% | ARM | 3 | Place for a tattoo sleeve |
| 37% | SALOON | 6 | Place for chaps in chaps |
| 37% | ICU | 3 | Place for preemies, in brief |
| 37% | ONTOP | 5 | In first place: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DEPENDON | 8 | Place trust in: 2 wds. |
| 37% | EDEN | 4 | Place named in Genesis 2 |
| 37% | ICUS | 4 | Places for masks, in brief |
| 37% | EMILYBLUNT | 10 | SAG Award winner for her role in "A Quiet Place" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | CRISPED | 7 | Placed in an air fryer instead of a microwave, say |
| 36% | PLAYROOM | 8 | Place in a house for children's toys and games |
| 36% | OTT | 3 | Place in Canada where senators can watch Senators, for short |
| 36% | TUB | 3 | Place for soaking in the bathroom |
| 36% | SWAMP | 5 | Place for alligators in the Everglades |
| 36% | SHIN | 4 | Place for a guard, in soccer |
| 36% | APSE | 4 | Place for an icon in church |
| 36% | NETCORD | 7 | Place for a sensor in tennis |