| 100% | PLINTH | 6 | Base or slab on which a column stands |
| 54% | PLINTH | 6 | Base on which a statue stands |
| 43% | BEDROCK | 7 | Fundamental principles on which a thing is based |
| 42% | LATOSCA | 7 | 1887 play on which a 1900 opera is based |
| 42% | REEL | 4 | Object on which a thread or film could be wound |
| 42% | CIRC | 4 | No. on which a magazine's ad rates are based |
| 41% | SHREK | 5 | William Steig book on which a hit 2001 film was based |
| 41% | MADAMEBUTTERFLY | 15 | Cho-Cho-San story on which a Puccini opera was based |
| 41% | AXLE | 4 | Bar or shaft on which a pair of wheels revolve |
| 40% | FOOTING | 7 | Base for a beam or column |
| 40% | BOHEME | 6 | "Scènes de la Vie de ___" (novel on which a Puccini opera is based) |
| 39% | PEDESTAL | 8 | Base for a column or statue |
| 39% | PLINTH | 6 | Base for a column or statue |
| 39% | PEDESTAL | 8 | The base on which a statue is mounted on |
| 38% | FILMADAPTATION | 14 | Movie based on a book or video game |
| 38% | OSOLEMIO | 8 | Italian song on which Elvis’s “It’s Now or Never” was based |
| 37% | PREMISE | 7 | What a movie or an argument is based on |
| 37% | LIE | 3 | Stand's opposite ... or a bad thing to do on the stand |
| 37% | TRIVET | 6 | Iron tripod for a pot or kettle to stand on |
| 36% | TRIPOD | 6 | Three-pronged stand on which a camera is placed |
| 36% | ERRAND | 6 | On which a gofer goes |
| 36% | OPINION | 7 | Label above a Gail Collins or David Brooks column on nytimes.com |
| 36% | DEW | 3 | ___ point (temperature at which water droplets form on a lawn or car) |
| 35% | MODERNLOVE | 10 | Amazon anthology series based on a popular "New York Times" column (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ASPIC | 5 | Savoury jelly based on meat or fish stock and set in a mould |
| 35% | MAX | 3 | "___ Payne," 2008 mystery movie starring Mark Wahlberg which was based on a video game |
| 34% | SUITABLE | 8 | "A ___ Boy," television drama miniseries on Netflix which is based on a novel by Vikram Seth |
| 34% | AXLE | 4 | Shaft on which a wheel turns |
| 34% | AXLE | 4 | Shaft on which a wheel rotates |
| 34% | HINGE | 5 | Joint on which a door swings |