| 100% | ENGRAVED | 8 | Carved, etched, e.g. with a name or message |
| 48% | ION | 3 | Molecule with a + or - charge, e.g. |
| 41% | NESS | 4 | Name associated with a mobster or a monster |
| 41% | NOTE | 4 | A, B, C, D, E, F or G |
| 41% | CAROUSEL | 8 | A fair ride with carved horses or other animals |
| 40% | ENGRAVER | 8 | Someone who carves or etches a design |
| 40% | STRING | 6 | E, B, G, D, A or E |
| 40% | ENGRAVED | 8 | Carved with initials, name or date, for example |
| 40% | BRONTE | 6 | Author with a first name in 20-A, 35-A or 53-A |
| 40% | ELLE | 4 | Lifestyle magazine with a palindromic name that means "she" or "her" in French |
| 39% | BLOOD | 5 | With 5-Across, A+ or B-, e.g. |
| 39% | STILETTO | 8 | Spiky high heel, or a knife with an Italian name |
| 39% | WHITTLED | 8 | Shaped or carved with a knife |
| 38% | ENTANGLER | 9 | Kitten with a string, e.g. |
| 38% | DOCTORNONO | 10 | Flirting with a patient, e.g.? |
| 38% | INSERT | 6 | Add with a caret, e.g. |
| 38% | LIENEE | 6 | One with a mortgage, e.g. |
| 38% | LIENEE | 6 | Person with a mortgage, e.g. |
| 38% | MAR | 3 | Gouge with a penknife, e.g. |
| 38% | ABET | 4 | Help with a heist, e.g. |
| 38% | STABS | 5 | Pierces with a skewer, e.g. |
| 38% | TUCK | 4 | Conceal with a gaff, e.g. |
| 38% | APPT | 4 | Session with a dr., e.g. |
| 38% | ASS | 3 | Jenny with a jack, e.g. |
| 38% | GROUPON | 7 | E-commerce site with a portmanteau name |
| 38% | NONO | 4 | Eating peas with a knife, e.g. |
| 38% | ORDER | 5 | "Number two with a Coke," e.g. |
| 38% | SESSION | 7 | 50 minutes with a psychiatrist, e.g. |
| 38% | ORDER | 5 | Happy Meal with a Sprite, e.g. |
| 38% | ENCL | 4 | Check sent with a ltr., e.g. |