| 100% | SASE | 4 | Accompaniment for a submission to an ed. |
| 56% | MSS | 3 | Submissions to an ed. |
| 46% | OKAPI | 5 | Alright for a Greek character to have an animal |
| 45% | OKAPI | 5 | All right for a Greek character to have an animal |
| 44% | ROYALTY | 7 | Regal sounding term for a payment to an author |
| 44% | HOE | 3 | Alternative to a trowel for an archaeologist |
| 43% | MENSREA | 7 | Latin phrase for an intention to commit a crime |
| 43% | ENTER | 5 | Stage direction for an actor to join a scene |
| 43% | BONE | 4 | One of about 300 for a baby, typically (compared to 206 for an adult) |
| 42% | GOLDENH | 7 | Financial incentive for an executive to stay at a company |
| 42% | ESSAY | 5 | One in a stack for an English teacher to grade |
| 42% | MANUSCRIPT | 10 | Submission to an editor |
| 42% | TABOR | 5 | Accompaniment for a fife |
| 42% | LUTE | 4 | Accompaniment for a pavane |
| 42% | LUTE | 4 | Accompaniment for a madrigal |
| 42% | BLT | 3 | Lunchtime initialism to which an A, for avocado, is sometimes appended |
| 42% | REDFLAGS | 8 | Things to keep an eye out for on a first date |
| 41% | OPERAMUSIC | 10 | Accompaniment for a 17-Across |
| 41% | WURLITZERORGAN | 14 | Accompaniment for a carousel, perhaps |
| 41% | SALSADIP | 8 | Accompaniment for a tortilla chip |
| 41% | MSS | 3 | Submissions to an editor (abbr) |
| 41% | MSS | 3 | Submissions to an editor: Abbr. |
| 41% | MACGUFFIN | 9 | Term for an item that is essential to a film's plot |
| 41% | DOWNSHIFTING | 12 | Changing to a lower gear, and an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 41% | MASH | 4 | Accompaniment for a Brit's bangers |
| 41% | SASE | 4 | Enclosure to an ed. |
| 41% | SAE | 3 | Enclosure to an ed. |
| 40% | COT | 3 | Bed that might be added to a hotel room for an extra guest |
| 40% | EMERIL | 6 | Chef known for yelling "Bam!" when he adds an ingredient to a dish |
| 40% | ATOMIZER | 8 | An apparatus for reducing liquids to a fine spray |