| 100% | VIE | 3 | Desire and compete for something |
| 58% | VIE | 3 | Compete for something |
| 52% | CADGE | 5 | Beg and plead for something |
| 49% | EYETEETH | 8 | Canines metaphorically exchanged for something desired |
| 48% | EATITUP | 7 | Fall for something hook, line and sinker |
| 48% | GREED | 5 | Desire for more and more |
| 47% | SMOL | 4 | Slang for something that's tiny and adorable |
| 46% | URGE | 4 | A sudden desire for something |
| 46% | AONE | 4 | Expression for something that is top-notch and perfect: Hyph. |
| 45% | HOPING | 6 | Wishing and desiring something to happen |
| 45% | THIRST | 6 | Strong desire for something |
| 45% | HUNGER | 6 | Strong desire for something |
| 45% | EAGER | 5 | Impatiently desiring for something |
| 43% | REFINERY | 8 | Building and equipment for processing something |
| 43% | SNAPPY | 6 | "Make it ___," phrase asking for something to be done quickly and without delays |
| 43% | ACL | 3 | Something both Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski tore up, for short |
| 43% | CRAVING | 7 | A desire for something, usually food related |
| 43% | MUMMIFIED | 9 | Something dried and preserved for all eternity |
| 42% | SWORD | 5 | Weapon used for fencing, and something that can be sharpened |
| 41% | ERICIDLE | 8 | "And Now for Something Completely Different" co-star |
| 41% | VIE | 3 | Compete with, or content for something |
| 40% | TONGUE | 6 | Mouth organ for tasting and talking, and something that can be sharpened |
| 40% | URGE | 4 | A sudden desire for something, such as chocolate |
| 40% | ENVIOUS | 7 | Full of desire for something someone else has |
| 40% | MEME | 4 | Something that spreads through Twitter and Facebook, for example |
| 40% | SPILLEDMILK | 11 | Metaphor for something that can't be changed, and what's found five times in this puzzle? |
| 40% | FREELUNCH | 9 | Something for nothing (and SEE TITLE) |
| 39% | PERFECTPITCH | 12 | Something the eight people at 3-, 9-, 28- and 30-Down have all strived for? |
| 39% | APP | 3 | *Software program, and something you'd download on your tech devices, for short |
| 39% | VIE | 3 | Compete for |