| 100% | RESERVOIR | 9 | A supply or source of something |
| 61% | HUE | 3 | A color or shade of something |
| 61% | DEARTH | 6 | A scarceness or lack of something |
| 53% | BEER | 4 | Source of a buzz … with or without its last letter? |
| 52% | REVIEW | 6 | Source of a movie poster quote or a book jacket blurb |
| 52% | SEGMENT | 7 | A portion or a part of something |
| 51% | ENDOWMENT | 9 | A source of income, via a bequest or gift |
| 50% | BREEDER | 7 | A source or cause of |
| 50% | STAPLERS | 8 | Office supplies, or, minus a letter, a supplier of them |
| 50% | SHARE | 5 | Portion or a part of something |
| 50% | ANIMALFARM | 10 | Source of the line "Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend" |
| 49% | USES | 4 | to consume or take something from a limited supply |
| 49% | SIREN | 5 | Ancient Greek source of a beautiful song ... or modern source of an awful one |
| 48% | MASS | 4 | Large amount or quantity of something also a gravitational consideration |
| 48% | PASSAGE | 7 | Part of a book ... or something to book |
| 48% | TAP | 3 | Source of beer on a keg or source of water in the kitchen |
| 48% | BOAT | 4 | A dinghy or tug___, something you travel in on a body of water |
| 48% | BAT | 3 | Something needed for a game of cricket ... or an animal that eats crickets |
| 48% | BATTERY | 7 | A portable source of power that might be AA or AAA |
| 48% | CATHEXIS | 8 | Investment of libidinal energy on someone or something, to a Freudian |
| 46% | ORIGIN | 6 | The beginning; the source of something |
| 46% | ORIGIN | 6 | The source of something |
| 46% | HEADDRESS | 9 | Accessory like a war bonnet, or carnival topper ... or something made of feathers |
| 46% | DOLLOP | 6 | A big lump of something sticky or soft, e.g. cream |
| 45% | BURIAL | 6 | Act of hiding something underground, like a dog's bone or a treasure chest |
| 45% | FINDCLOSURE | 11 | Accept and let go of something … or a hint to the starts of the answers to the starred clues |
| 45% | RESERVOIR | 9 | Lake used as a source of water supply |
| 45% | TAP | 3 | Source of a draft |
| 45% | MOLE | 4 | Source of a leak |
| 45% | MAINFRAME | 9 | Source of a download |