| 100% | PLEASEDONT | 10 | Entreaty to someone obviously gearing up for a cringeworthy impression |
| 39% | RETOOL | 6 | Gear up for a new model |
| 37% | PACKING | 7 | Gearing up for a quick trip/Slip in a parcel |
| 33% | ILLCALLYOUBACK | 14 | "Let me hang up for a moment to deal with this" |
| 33% | SUBSCRIBE | 9 | To sign up for a newsletter, newspaper |
| 33% | DONTMAKEASCENE | 14 | Exhortation to someone building up to a tantrum |
| 33% | SURE | 4 | Affirmative reply to someone asking for a favor |
| 32% | INDEBT | 6 | Under obligation to someone for a service (2 wds) |
| 32% | SAFEHOUSE | 9 | Place for a spy to hole up: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BEG | 3 | Command for a dog to get up on two legs |
| 31% | TAKEMYWIFEBELIZE | 16 | Entreaty for a spouse's emigration to Central America? |
| 31% | DELEGATE | 8 | Someone chosen by a group to speak for them |
| 31% | NNW | 3 | Up and a little to the left, for short |
| 31% | SLOWCOACH | 9 | Term for someone who needs to hurry up |
| 31% | STAIRLIFT | 9 | Device for carrying someone to an upper storey |
| 31% | CLUE | 4 | Hint for someone trying to solve a mystery |
| 31% | CLUE | 4 | Hint for someone trying to unravel a mystery |
| 31% | TIL | 3 | Short word for up to a certain time |
| 30% | EMPLOY | 6 | To give someone a job, to have them work for you |
| 30% | SERENADE | 8 | To play music or sing a song for someone you love |
| 30% | RING | 4 | Jewelry for the finger or to "call up" someone |
| 30% | AGITATOR | 8 | Someone who shakes up people for a certain reaction |
| 30% | NAG | 3 | Repeatedly tell someone to do a chore, for example |
| 30% | HINT | 4 | Little nudge for someone trying to solve a puzzle |
| 30% | ZOMBIFIED | 9 | Like someone glued to a screen for hours, jocularly |
| 30% | UPLATE | 6 | Like someone glued to a screen for hours, maybe |
| 30% | ICES | 4 | Hides a bottle for someone to stumble on, say |
| 30% | CONFIGURE | 9 | To set up for operation in a particular way |
| 30% | MISSYOU | 7 | *Text to someone who's been away for a while [Opposite of 17-Across?] |
| 30% | POLYAMORY | 9 | Practice for someone with a lot of love to give? |