| 100% | FALSIFY | 7 | Counterfeit or forge, a document, for example |
| 50% | NOISE | 5 | For example, a car horn or a dog barking |
| 49% | FAKE | 4 | A forged signature or counterfeit money |
| 48% | PORTFOLIO | 9 | A folder for carrying documents or drawings |
| 48% | TOXICASSET | 10 | Subprime mortgage, for example, or a reason for changing hands? |
| 46% | METALBAND | 9 | Wedding ring, for example ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, and 49-Across? |
| 46% | ERRAND | 6 | Grocery shopping or mailing a letter, for example |
| 45% | POEM | 4 | A sonnet or a haiku, for example |
| 45% | SLAV | 4 | A Bosnian or Serb, for example |
| 45% | UNIT | 4 | A kilo or gallon, for example |
| 45% | GRADE | 5 | A- or C+, for example |
| 44% | TOY | 3 | Yo-yo or Etch A Sketch, for example |
| 43% | SEW | 3 | Attach a patch or replace a button, for example |
| 43% | SEW | 3 | Darn a sock or reattach a button, for example |
| 43% | ASSET | 5 | A house or a car, for example, financially |
| 43% | CALL | 4 | "Safe" or "out," for example, during a softball game |
| 43% | FULCRUM | 7 | Pivot or hinge, on a seesaw for example |
| 42% | EDIT | 4 | Prepare a document for publishing |
| 42% | TEMPLATE | 8 | Customizable preset format for a document or file |
| 42% | BAKES | 5 | Makes a cake or pie, for example |
| 42% | PROOFING | 8 | Checking a document for objective errors |
| 42% | REDACT | 6 | Edit a document for legal reasons |
| 41% | DEED | 4 | Document for a homeowner |
| 41% | VOWEL | 5 | A, for example |
| 40% | SCORE | 5 | Make a goal or a basket, for example |
| 40% | PADDLING | 8 | Making a canoe or kayak move, for example |
| 40% | EDIT | 4 | Reword a sentence or fix punctuation, for example |
| 40% | RACE | 4 | The Indianapolis 500 or a 10K, for example |
| 39% | AVENGER | 7 | The Hulk or Iron Man, for example, in a Marvel Studios series |
| 39% | SPILLAGE | 8 | A discharge or leak, onto a floor, for example |