| 100% | DUST | 4 | Add or remove a fine powder |
| 43% | FORFEIT | 7 | A fine or penalty for wrongdoing |
| 41% | GRIND | 5 | Crush or rub to a powder |
| 41% | AGED | 4 | Like a fine wine or scotch |
| 41% | DETHRONE | 8 | Remove a king or queen from position of power |
| 41% | AMPUTATE | 8 | To surgically remove a limb or digit |
| 39% | CREPE | 5 | Light fabric with a fine ridged or crinkled surface |
| 39% | AMEND | 5 | Add to a bill or a will |
| 39% | OUST | 4 | Remove forcibly, as a king or dictator |
| 39% | NOBLE | 5 | Fine human or a type of gas |
| 39% | INSERT | 6 | Add picture or text to a document |
| 39% | ACCESSORIZE | 11 | Add a belt or scarf, e.g. |
| 39% | TRIM | 4 | Add to or remove from |
| 39% | SHAVING | 7 | Removing hair or stubble with a razor |
| 39% | UNINSTALL | 9 | Safely remove a program or an app from a device |
| 38% | CLEARAWAY | 9 | Remove, as snow or leaves from a sidewalk |
| 38% | SWEETEN | 7 | Add honey or sugar to a drink, say |
| 38% | BUGGING | 7 | Adding a listening device to something or someone |
| 38% | TALC | 4 | Powder used on a pool table or after bath |
| 38% | DEFLEA | 6 | Remove parasites from a cat or dog's fur |
| 38% | PAINTING | 8 | Adding tints to walls with a brush or roller |
| 37% | TEARSHEET | 9 | Page removed from a magazine or newspaper |
| 37% | WORDFORM | 8 | What adding a prefix or suffix creates |
| 37% | EMPTYOUT | 8 | Remove everything from, as a garage or attic: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PLASTERED | 9 | Added a smooth final coating to a wall or ceiling |
| 37% | TOPPING | 7 | Nuts or sprinkles added as a finishing touch |
| 37% | STEM | 4 | What a prefix or suffix gets added to |
| 37% | ACID | 4 | What wine or citrus adds to a sauce |
| 36% | COCOA | 5 | ___ powder, ingredient that can add a chocolatey flavor to 12a |
| 36% | FREUDIANSLIPINS | 15 | Subtly added mistakes? … or a title for this puzzle |