| 100% | DOOMTO | 6 | Destine for, as a life of mediocrity |
| 48% | TEND | 4 | Care for, as a flock of sheep |
| 48% | LARVA | 5 | Stage of life for a caterpillar |
| 48% | NINE | 4 | Number of lives for a cat |
| 47% | EAUDEVIE | 8 | French for "water of life"; a brandy |
| 46% | TEND | 4 | Care for, as a garden or a flock of sheep |
| 46% | BIO | 3 | Story of a person's life, for short |
| 46% | ANT | 3 | Flik of A Bug's Life, for example |
| 46% | OBIT | 4 | Celebration of a life, for short |
| 46% | BIO | 3 | Story of a life, for short |
| 46% | STRAP | 5 | A strip of cloth used for fastening, as on a bra |
| 46% | IDEA | 4 | Thoughtful solution as a course of action for something |
| 45% | KIT | 3 | A collection of items for a purpose, such as a first-aid ___ |
| 45% | ESSAY | 5 | A long piece of writing, usually done as homework for a class |
| 45% | GOTOHEAVEN | 10 | Be rewarded for a pious life, as the devout believe |
| 45% | REPO | 4 | Seized car as a consequence of non-payment, for short |
| 45% | NOMADS | 6 | People who wander as a way of life |
| 44% | SWAPOUT | 7 | Exchange, as an old piece of equipment for a new one |
| 44% | RIPE | 4 | Ready for eating, as a piece of fruit |
| 44% | LIEU | 4 | In __ of; as a substitute for |
| 44% | ROUX | 4 | A mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces |
| 44% | CARB | 4 | A food type often cut out of diets, as with Low-___ diets, for short |
| 44% | UPSANDDOWNS | 11 | Vicissitudes of life, as for the inventor named in the circled squares? |
| 44% | NOOSE | 5 | End of a rope for someone at the end of their life |
| 43% | EASE | 4 | "As we live a life of ___" ("Yellow Submarine" lyric) |
| 43% | SOBA | 4 | Toshikoshi ___, noodles eaten as a Japanese New Year's Eve tradition for a long and healthy life |
| 43% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of: as a substitute for |
| 43% | DOOMTO | 6 | Destine for, as oblivion |
| 43% | CLAIM | 5 | Take, as a life |
| 43% | WATSON | 6 | Winifred —, author of novels Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and Odd Shoes |