| 100% | APPEALED | 8 | Asked for a new court case to reverse decision |
| 50% | APPEAL | 6 | To ask a higher court to reverse a legal decision |
| 44% | APPEAL | 6 | Ask a court to revisit a decision |
| 43% | APPEAL | 6 | Ask for a new trial |
| 38% | ORDERSUP | 8 | Asks for a meal to be delivered to the penthouse, say |
| 37% | SEASONTWO | 9 | *What good ratings for a new show can lead to |
| 37% | ATM | 3 | Machine that asks for a "PIN" to give cash: Abbr. |
| 37% | OVERRULE | 8 | Reverse a court decision |
| 37% | RETRIALS | 8 | Court cases that are tried for a second time |
| 36% | PRO | 3 | Someone a new golfer might ask for advice |
| 36% | GROWINGPAINS | 12 | Early struggles for a new enterprise … or a hint to the shaded squares |
| 36% | GIRLSHY | 7 | Afraid to ask for a dance, maybe |
| 36% | FLIRT | 5 | Ask to buy a drink for, say |
| 35% | TAINTED | 7 | Contaminated, like DNA that's useless for a court case |
| 35% | PEREMPTORY | 10 | Not open to appeal, as a court decision |
| 35% | CHARGE | 6 | To ask a fee or price for something |
| 35% | SUE | 3 | Bring to court, as a case |
| 34% | SUE | 3 | Take to court (file a case on) |
| 34% | VERDICT | 7 | Decision in a court case |
| 34% | GATEMAN | 7 | Someone who might ask for identification (or, when reversed, a form of identification) |
| 34% | EVIDENCE | 8 | Proof brought to court to support a legal case |
| 33% | REACT | 5 | Respond to a piece of news, for e.g. |
| 33% | APPEAL | 6 | Take a case to a higher court |
| 33% | WITNESS | 7 | One who may be asked to testify in a court |
| 33% | ACA | 3 | Subject of a landmark 2012 Supreme Court decision, for short |
| 33% | DOT | 3 | What you may "connect" to crack a case, for one |
| 33% | DOCKET | 6 | List of cases set for court on a set day |
| 33% | DEC | 3 | Month that leads to a brand new year, for short |
| 33% | PITSTOP | 7 | Formula 1 car brought to a halt for new tires |
| 33% | SURE | 4 | Affirmative reply to someone asking for a favor |