| 100% | PYGMYHIP | 8 | Animal given to Calvin Coolidge in 1927 as an exotic pet |
| 35% | ACTON | 5 | Give in to, as an urge |
| 35% | ACTSON | 6 | Gives in to, as an impulse |
| 34% | TAME | 4 | Safe to pet, as an animal |
| 30% | TREAT | 5 | Dog ___ (snack often given to an obedient pet) |
| 30% | CITE | 4 | Give credit to in an endnote |
| 29% | MELT | 4 | Give in to the sun, as snow |
| 29% | SAGS | 4 | Gives in to gravity, as a roof |
| 29% | CITED | 5 | Gave credit to, as in a footnote |
| 29% | SPYHOP | 6 | Springing bounce in tall grasses, as by an animal, to view the surroundings |
| 29% | REDO | 4 | Give an updated look to, as a kitchen |
| 29% | SAG | 3 | Give in to gravity, like an old couch |
| 29% | FAMILIAR | 8 | General term for an animal kept as a witch's pet |
| 29% | DOE | 3 | John ___ (name given to an anonymous man in a court case) |
| 29% | DUSTBATH | 8 | An animal rolling in dry earth to clean itself |
| 28% | PENGUINS | 8 | Animals referred to as a raft when in water |
| 28% | REASONER | 8 | Human as opposed to an animal, notably |
| 28% | DOE | 3 | Animal such as Rae, in an Olive Rae Brinker comic |
| 28% | CITE | 4 | Refer to, as a source in an essay |
| 28% | WROTEAONESENTENCEWILL | 21 | Calvin Coolidge lived up to his reputation as a man of few words when he … |
| 28% | BAKE | 4 | Put in an oven to cook, as a cake |
| 28% | DUE | 3 | Needing to be turned in, as an assignment |
| 27% | REV | 3 | Give gas to, as an engine |
| 27% | REVS | 4 | Gives gas to, as an engine |
| 27% | AVERNO | 6 | Crater lake near Naples, Italy, regarded as an entrance to Hades in ancient times |
| 27% | NEO | 3 | Prefix with "pets" to give an old virtual pet website |
| 27% | ELIDE | 5 | Fail to pronounce, as the "g" in an "-ing" word |
| 27% | RATES | 5 | Gives stars to, as an Uber driver |
| 27% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of (as an alternative to) |
| 27% | APOCRYPHA | 9 | Books included as an appendix to the Old Testament in certain versions of the Bible |