| 100% | RETOOL | 6 | Change over at a factory |
| 54% | VAT | 3 | Tub at a chocolate factory |
| 54% | VAT | 3 | Vessel at a chocolate factory |
| 53% | FIRSTSHIFT | 10 | *Nine to five, at a factory |
| 53% | HURDLED | 7 | Jumped over at a track meet |
| 52% | BOWED | 5 | Bent over at a curtain call, say |
| 52% | KEY | 3 | Item handed over at a lease signing |
| 50% | TALC | 4 | Supply at a changing station |
| 49% | PURSESAIDES | 11 | Assistants at a Kate Spade factory? |
| 49% | WEIGHWHEYEASIER | 15 | Simplify things at a ricotta factory? |
| 49% | PEPPERMINTTWIST | 15 | Wrist exercise at a candy factory? |
| 49% | VAT | 3 | Large tub at a chocolate factory |
| 48% | PROBINGCHERRIES | 15 | Quality control job at a maraschino factory? |
| 48% | DYER | 4 | Cloth colorer at a textile factory, say |
| 48% | PACKRATER | 9 | Quality-control inspector at a knapsack factory? |
| 47% | SPORKSPIES | 10 | Seekers of company secrets at a flatware factory? |
| 47% | VATS | 4 | Giant fixtures at a brewery or chocolate factory |
| 47% | EVOLVE | 6 | Develop and change over a period of time |
| 45% | DYE | 3 | Make a change at the top? |
| 44% | STOCKINGS | 9 | Footwear hung over a fireplace at Christmas |
| 44% | UNICORN | 7 | Startup valued at over a billion dollars |
| 44% | CHEESETRACER | 12 | Investigator of a theft at the feta factory? |
| 44% | WATCHING | 8 | Observing, looking at over a period of time |
| 43% | TIRE | 4 | Item changed at a pit stop |
| 43% | NEWDEALS | 8 | Do-overs at a card table |
| 43% | PIECEWISE | 9 | Like a mathematical function that changes at different intervals |
| 42% | POLEVAULT | 9 | Olympic event for which the world record stands at a little over 20 feet |
| 42% | ERODED | 6 | Ate away at, as climate change would a 3-Down |
| 42% | BROWNFOX | 8 | This animal is quick at jumping over a lazy dog |
| 41% | RANLATE | 7 | Went over time at a meeting |