| 100% | TESTS | 5 | Checks to see if something is working |
| 52% | POKES | 5 | Checks to see if someone's still sleeping, maybe |
| 48% | EQUALITYTESTING | 15 | Assessment to see if two things are the same? |
| 48% | SPEEDTEST | 9 | Online check to see how fast your internet is |
| 47% | PEERIN | 6 | Try to see if anyone is home, maybe |
| 45% | FUSEBOX | 7 | Something to check if the lights go out |
| 44% | FAKESMILE | 9 | Something one might be forced to wear at work |
| 44% | SNEAKING | 8 | Moving as if not to be seen |
| 41% | SLEEP | 5 | Something that crossword constructors working to deadlines are often in dire need of |
| 40% | SHH | 3 | "Can't you see, people are trying to work!" |
| 40% | SMELLTEST | 9 | Way to check if food is spoiled |
| 40% | PLENTIFUL | 9 | If something is "a dime a dozen" |
| 39% | BARRIER | 7 | If something is supersonic it breaks the sound __ |
| 39% | LOSTWAGES | 9 | Compensation that can be claimed if unable to work because of an accident or injury |
| 39% | JANE | 4 | ___ Fonda, actress who you will see on 1980s fitness tapes encouraging you to work out |
| 38% | MADESURE | 8 | Checked to be certain |
| 38% | PINCH | 5 | Painful way to check if one is dreaming |
| 37% | REPLAY | 6 | Chance to see if the ref blew the call |
| 37% | HOW | 3 | "...to see if reindeer really know ___ to fly" |
| 37% | SWIPE | 5 | See if a purchase can be charged |
| 37% | AGOG | 4 | Very eager to see something |
| 36% | BET | 3 | Something to see |
| 36% | SIGHT | 5 | Something to see |
| 36% | HAT | 3 | Something to check |
| 36% | MELON | 5 | You might thump it to see if it's fresh |
| 36% | AMUSEMENT | 9 | “One must be serious about something, if one wants to have any ___ in life”: “The Importance of Being Earnest” |
| 36% | CRANING | 7 | Stretching your neck to see something |
| 36% | VIEWINGS | 8 | Opportunities to see or inspect something |
| 36% | AFFIRM | 6 | To state that something is true |
| 36% | SEABED | 6 | Something divers might like to see at the end of an extra long work day |