| 100% | LEND | 4 | ___ a hand (be helpful) |
| 83% | ANTE | 4 | Payment before a hand is dealt |
| 80% | HELP | 4 | "Give me a hand, will you" |
| 77% | POKERTABLE | 10 | Where a hand might be raised |
| 76% | AXE | 3 | It might be helpful for a feller |
| 75% | PDA | 3 | A hand-held organiser that is now almost obsolete: Abbr. |
| 74% | LAPEL | 5 | Where a hands-free microphone might be attached |
| 74% | NOON | 4 | When both hands are up on a clock |
| 73% | REACH | 5 | Extend a hand as far as it will go |
| 72% | PDA | 3 | What a hand-held - or hand-holding - may be, briefly |
| 72% | GEL | 3 | Goop that can be helpful on a bad hair day |
| 72% | NOONTIME | 8 | When hands are at the very top of a clock |
| 71% | NEE | 3 | Word that might be helpful on a class reunion name tag |
| 70% | KEY | 3 | A helpful one while solving this puzzle is C |
| 70% | THUMB | 5 | Hand digit that is used to hitch a ride |
| 70% | ACHOO | 5 | Noise before being handed a Kleenex box |
| 69% | SAW | 3 | Hand tool that can be used as a musical instrument |
| 69% | VOW | 3 | It may be taken with a raised hand |
| 69% | IDO | 3 | It may be said with a raised hand |
| 68% | TIGHTLY | 7 | How hands might be held in a crowd |
| 68% | ALLSTATE | 8 | Its logo is a pair of crossed hands |
| 68% | DIPLOMAS | 8 | They are handed out in a graduation ceremony |
| 67% | ENGAGED | 7 | A ring on someone's left hand shows they are this |
| 67% | CIGAR | 5 | It may be in a poker player's hand |
| 67% | THUMB | 5 | "There are four fingers and a ___ on the hand" |
| 67% | BIGDEAL | 7 | Sounds like handing out cards is a major event? |
| 66% | THUMB | 5 | A green one is helpful in a garden |
| 64% | CLUTCHES | 8 | Bags that are held in the hand, not having a strap |
| 64% | APAL | 4 | "Be ___ and just give me a hand here, will you?" |
| 64% | TOME | 4 | It might need two hands to be removed from a shelf |