| 100% | ICING | 5 | ___ on the cake (something that makes a situation even better) |
| 66% | ICING | 5 | ___ on the cake (what makes something even better) |
| 49% | AVAST | 5 | Something that makes stops on the ocean? |
| 46% | LSAT | 4 | Something that's good to do a 180 on? |
| 43% | MINUSSIGN | 9 | Something that makes a difference? |
| 42% | GROOVY | 6 | Making a comeback is this "rhythmic" slangy term for something attractive that was popular in the '60s |
| 41% | EATME | 5 | Directive on a cake that, when followed, made Alice grow enormous |
| 41% | TAKE | 4 | "___ the cake," idiom used to describe something that stands out, either as the best or the worst |
| 41% | LIT | 3 | Making a comeback is this "illuminated" slangy term for something exciting that was popular in the 1910's |
| 40% | DANK | 4 | Making a comeback is this "wet and unpleasant" slangy term for something of high quality that originated in the '80s |
| 40% | REMEDY | 6 | Something that makes you better when sick |
| 39% | BADSTART | 8 | Something that makes you want a do-over |
| 39% | GAB | 3 | Gift that makes a good speaker? |
| 39% | EYE | 3 | Something involved in a Biblical exchange that, on the face of it, seem the same |
| 39% | ABC | 3 | Grades that make a good average |
| 39% | ODDEVENING | 10 | Dinner date that makes a good story? |
| 38% | WAITING | 7 | "___ on a War," song by Foo Fighters that won the Grammy Award for Best Rock song in 2022 |
| 38% | PUN | 3 | Witty phrase that makes a play on words |
| 38% | PRIOR | 5 | Something that's on the record? |
| 38% | PLATTER | 7 | Something that turns on a turntable |
| 38% | KNEE | 4 | Something to make a proposal on? |
| 38% | TWOOUT | 6 | Situation that makes a double play impossible |
| 38% | SLED | 4 | Something that's fun on the coast? |
| 38% | EYECONTACT | 10 | Something that good speakers make with audiences |
| 38% | BLEW | 4 | Made a wish, on a birthday cake |
| 38% | MANGE | 5 | Something that might make the fur fly? |
| 38% | LIEN | 4 | Something that may be on a house |
| 38% | TAXLIEN | 7 | Something that may be on a house |
| 38% | KEY | 3 | Something that gets pressed on a typewriter |
| 38% | TEEOFF | 6 | Make a start on something (2 wds) |