| 100% | IMNOEXPERT | 10 | “Take this with a grain of salt . . .” | 
| 87% | ATE | 3 | Took something with a grain of salt, maybe | 
| 80% | PEANUT | 6 | Take their words with a grain of salt: __ Gallery | 
| 75% | ORSO | 4 | "___ they say" ("Take it with a grain of salt"): 2 wds. | 
| 75% | IANAL | 5 | "Take my legal advice with a grain of salt," online | 
| 68% | SALT | 4 | A "seasoned" skeptic may ask you to take things with a grain of this | 
| 63% | PLINY | 5 | Roman writer who originated the phrase "with a grain of salt" | 
| 58% | SALT | 4 | Take each of the starred answers with a grain of it | 
| 57% | TEQUILOTS | 9 | They may be taken with grains of salt | 
| 51% | SPIN | 4 | Take a turn with the object illustrated by the central black squares in this puzzle (leading to one of the four circled results) | 
| 51% | SHOULDER | 8 | With a snub, you get a cold one of these | 
| 51% | TNT | 3 | What takes this puzzle out with a bang? | 
| 50% | HOPIN | 5 | "Come take this car for a spin with me!" | 
| 50% | ATOMS | 5 | There are roughly ten million billion (10^16) of these in a grain of salt | 
| 50% | AND | 3 | + ... with a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle | 
| 49% | STILT | 5 | A person can take big strides with this | 
| 49% | BLACK | 5 | With 5-Down, a piano has 36 of these | 
| 48% | WITHA | 5 | “Take it ___ grain of salt” | 
| 48% | RUNDMC | 6 | Trio with a hip-hop cover of Aerosmith's "Walk This Way" | 
| 48% | OLIO | 4 | A dish with some of this and some of that | 
| 48% | BAE | 3 | Subject of a "one year with this one | 
| 48% | KICKSTART | 9 | Get a motorbike going with one of these | 
| 47% | STEW | 4 | Dish with a little of this and a little of that | 
| 47% | LSD | 3 | You can take a trip with this without traveling | 
| 47% | CHILLING | 8 | Doing this with Netflix instead of a date out | 
| 47% | AGRAIN | 6 | Take with _____ of salt | 
| 46% | HATS | 4 | A person with lots of responsibilities is said to wear many of these | 
| 46% | SHOT | 4 | Tequila ___ (slug of liquor served with salt and a citrus slice) | 
| 46% | VINEYARDS | 9 | Take a tour of these if you're a wine fanatic | 
| 46% | EVITA | 5 | Musical with the song "On This Night of a Thousand Stars" |