| 100% | ONUS | 4 | A disagreeable responsibility |
| 57% | SHOULDER | 8 | Assume a responsibility |
| 57% | SHIRKED | 7 | Avoided a responsibility |
| 57% | BELLYUPTOTHEBAR | 15 | *Accept a responsibility |
| 53% | ESTATE | 6 | Responsibility for a groundskeeper |
| 53% | FAULT | 5 | Responsibility for a mistake |
| 53% | INN | 3 | Responsibility of a boniface |
| 52% | PET | 3 | Responsibility lesson for a child |
| 52% | BLAME | 5 | Responsibility for a wrong thing |
| 52% | HIRING | 6 | Responsibility of a personnel director |
| 50% | TWEETS | 6 | Responsibility for a social media manager |
| 50% | PET | 3 | Responsibility for a house sitter, maybe |
| 50% | PET | 3 | Responsibility of many a house sitter |
| 50% | CONN | 4 | Responsibility for a ship's steering |
| 50% | DODGE | 5 | Evade, as a responsibility |
| 50% | TAKEON | 6 | Assume, as a responsibility |
| 50% | ONTHESHOULDERSOF | 16 | Become a responsibility for |
| 49% | EXECUTIVE | 9 | A person with senior responsibility in business |
| 49% | LIESWITH | 8 | Falls on, as a responsibility |
| 49% | ENTRUSTS | 8 | Charges, as with a responsibility |
| 49% | SHOULDERTHEBLAME | 16 | Take responsibility for a misdeed |
| 49% | OWNSIT | 6 | Takes responsibility for a mistake |
| 49% | LENDING | 7 | One responsibility for a bank |
| 49% | ENTRUST | 7 | Charge, as with a responsibility |
| 49% | OWNIT | 5 | Take responsibility for a mistake |
| 48% | COWL | 4 | Something between a disagreeable facial expression and a night bird? |
| 47% | FALLSON | 7 | Is left to, as a responsibility |
| 47% | CAREFREE | 8 | Not having a worry or responsibility |
| 47% | TAKEON | 6 | Assume, as a responsibility: 2 wds. |
| 47% | OWNIT | 5 | Take responsibility for a bad situation |