| 100% | WAXFIGURE | 9 | Certain lifelike sculpture … or what you might call 26-Down? |
| 55% | JACKOFALLTRADES | 15 | Handy sort, or what you might call the character holding Jobs #1-3 |
| 55% | PETNAME | 7 | What you might call your sweetie ... or your cat (2 wds.) |
| 54% | FALLCLASSIC | 11 | Nickname for the World Series … or what you might call 17-, 28- or 45-Across? |
| 50% | LOVE | 4 | Romantic subject or what grandma may call you endearingly |
| 50% | BABY | 4 | Crib dweller or what grandma may call you endearingly |
| 48% | QUITS | 5 | What you might call it |
| 48% | NOUN | 4 | What you may call it |
| 48% | NOUN | 4 | What you may call it? |
| 48% | QUITS | 5 | What you may call it? |
| 48% | SPOT | 4 | What you might call a dog |
| 48% | MUTT | 4 | What you might call a dog |
| 48% | THEE | 4 | What you might call a Friend |
| 48% | NAN | 3 | What you might call 16a, affectionately |
| 48% | EYE | 3 | What you might call a "peeper" |
| 47% | CAB | 3 | What you might call a tipsy friend |
| 47% | SIS | 3 | What you might call a female sibling |
| 46% | SISTER | 6 | What you might call a woman with a habit |
| 46% | HONEY | 5 | What bees store in hives or what grandma may call you endearingly |
| 46% | HEARINGDOGS | 11 | Certain assistance animals ... or what you might be doing when you say the pairs of shaded words out loud? |
| 45% | TOW | 3 | What you might request when your car has broken down |
| 45% | ADAY | 4 | What you may call it when you're wiped out |
| 45% | PET | 3 | Furry friend, or what you might do to one |
| 45% | DOC | 3 | What you might casually call your surgeon |
| 44% | HUBBY | 5 | What you might affectionately call your male spouse |
| 44% | SWEATER | 7 | Common clothing item ... or what you might become when wearing it |
| 44% | SORRY | 5 | Board game, or what you might say after bumping into someone |
| 44% | PUMP | 4 | What you might do with gas or a fist |
| 44% | TACT | 4 | What you may use when turning down an invitation |
| 43% | QUARTERBACK | 11 | Football figure, or what you might get from an old pay-phone |