| 100% | VIG | 3 | Bookie's cut, for short (rhymes with "fig") |
| 69% | VIG | 3 | Bookie's cut, for short |
| 57% | AMMO | 4 | Hunter's need that rhymes with "camo," for short |
| 57% | AMMO | 4 | Hunter's supply that rhymes with "camo," for short |
| 50% | DELT | 4 | Shoulder muscle, for short (rhymes with "knelt") |
| 50% | VIG | 3 | Bookie's charge, for short |
| 50% | VIG | 3 | Bookie's earnings, for short |
| 50% | VIG | 3 | Bookie's payment, for short |
| 48% | VIG | 3 | Bet taker's cut, for short |
| 45% | SNIP | 4 | A word for cut that rhymes with clip |
| 42% | HINT | 4 | "It rhymes with mint," for this answer |
| 41% | SHARP | 5 | Good for cutting with |
| 41% | GIGI | 4 | It's tied with "Argo" for the shortest name for a Best Picture |
| 41% | ASL | 3 | Communication with one's hands, for short |
| 41% | SMITTENKITTEN | 13 | Rhyming phrase for someone with a crush |
| 41% | MERC | 4 | Certain exchange, for short, with "the" |
| 41% | TRIB | 4 | Chicago paper, for short, with "the" |
| 41% | TRIB | 4 | Tampa paper, for short, with "The" |
| 41% | MERC | 4 | Chicago exchange, for short, with "the" |
| 40% | VIG | 3 | Bookie's cut |
| 40% | BIO | 3 | Cutting class, for short? |
| 40% | FAX | 3 | Transmit a quick message through a phone line, for short (rhymes with wax) |
| 40% | POLI | 4 | ___ sci, for short (subject dealing with the art of government) |
| 40% | REAL | 4 | With 8-Across, economic fig. adjusted for inflation |
| 40% | SLAW | 4 | Short name for dressed salad made with cabbage |
| 40% | SILLY | 5 | With 4-Across, rhyming term for a goofball |
| 40% | ASL | 3 | "Talking" with one's hands, for short |
| 40% | RIPSAW | 6 | Tool for cutting with the grain |
| 40% | SAW | 3 | Tool with teeth for cutting wood |
| 39% | SNEAK | 5 | With 51-Across, rhyming term for a quick preview |