| 100% | DUELIST | 7 | Competitor who may be put through the paces? |
| 59% | MOP | 3 | One might be put through the wringer |
| 50% | TESTOUT | 7 | Put through the paces |
| 50% | TEST | 4 | Put through the paces |
| 50% | TESTS | 5 | Puts through the paces |
| 47% | SICKO | 5 | One who might be put away |
| 47% | GRIST | 5 | Flour, before being put through the mill |
| 46% | HIKER | 5 | Who might be on the trail |
| 44% | SON | 3 | One who might be given the business |
| 44% | MARINEBIOLOGIST | 15 | Sort who might be testing the waters |
| 43% | UMP | 3 | Person who might be behind the catcher, for short |
| 43% | TEEN | 4 | Person who might be going through puberty |
| 43% | GOSSIP | 6 | It might be heard through the grapevine |
| 43% | SPICE | 5 | It might be put on the rack |
| 42% | BLOODRELATIVE | 13 | Person who might be found through DNA testing |
| 42% | POTS | 4 | They might be put on the back burner |
| 42% | RECS | 4 | Suggestions from someone who might be in the know, for short |
| 41% | SOUTHPAW | 8 | Someone who might be called a "cuddy wifter" in the U.K. |
| 41% | LOUDSPEAKER | 11 | One may be put in the corner of a classroom |
| 41% | BBQPIT | 6 | Where dogs may be put in the backyard |
| 41% | NUN | 3 | One who may be out of the habit |
| 41% | AIDE | 4 | One who might be left holding the bag? |
| 41% | MAFIOSO | 7 | One who might be seen in the offing? |
| 41% | TAXI | 4 | ___ squad (practice players who may be called on to join the main roster) |
| 41% | FREEAGENT | 9 | Athlete who might be pursued by teams in the off-season: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TEEN | 4 | Person who might be able to vote or drive for the first time |
| 41% | SALT | 4 | It might be put on the rim of a margarita glass |
| 40% | STOVE | 5 | Where something might be put on the back burner |
| 40% | PAN | 3 | Thing that might be put on the back burner |
| 40% | MIME | 4 | Performer who might pretend to be walking against the wind |