| 100% | TINEAR | 6 | Failure to make good notes? |
| 56% | AMEND | 5 | Alter to make better |
| 56% | EDIT | 4 | Tweak to make better |
| 52% | STAFFS | 6 | Places to make notes |
| 52% | STAFF | 5 | Place to make notes |
| 51% | OWIE | 4 | Boo-boo that Mommy might "kiss to make better" |
| 49% | THERAPY | 7 | Retail __, shopping to make you feel better! |
| 49% | SKUNKS | 6 | Animals said to make good pets if their scent glands are removed |
| 48% | FIRSTIMPRESSION | 15 | The new dentist wanted to make a good ... |
| 48% | DENTIST | 7 | One who tries to make a good impression |
| 48% | THERAPY | 7 | Retail ___ (shopping intended to make oneself feel better) |
| 48% | XXXXXXXXX | 9 | Pro who tries to make you look better? |
| 47% | IDO | 3 | "What should ___ to make you feel better?": 2 wds. |
| 47% | CRUMBS | 6 | __ of comfort, small jots to make one feel better |
| 47% | ENDS | 4 | Good things to make meet |
| 46% | AARP | 4 | Org. with the motto "The power to make it better" |
| 46% | AMI | 3 | "___ ready to make this year my best yet?": 2 wds. |
| 46% | PAR | 3 | Good thing to make or break |
| 46% | GIRLSCOUT | 9 | Troop member who works to make the world a better place |
| 44% | TINEARS | 7 | They might make it difficult to compare notes |
| 44% | SORROWS | 7 | Drown your __, to hope alcohol makes things better |
| 44% | SHOWERTHOUGHTS | 14 | "They're going to make such good parents!" and "What a cute onesie!"? |
| 44% | ARAW | 4 | "You can add ___ banana to make the curry taste better." (unripe): 2 wds. |
| 43% | PUFF | 4 | ___ pastry, light flaky pastry that is used to make sweet and savory baked goods |
| 42% | HEALING | 7 | __ hands, skin-to-skin touch to make people better |
| 41% | BREW | 4 | Note engineers have direction to make beer |
| 41% | WORTHIT | 7 | Good enough to make up for everything that came before: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JUDE | 4 | He was told to "take a sad song and make it better" |
| 40% | TONICADEBAMBARA | 15 | Author who wrote, “The dream is real, my friends. The failure to make it work is the unreality,” in “The Salt Eaters” |
| 40% | ILOVEYOUMAO | 11 | Guy makes a new best friend ... WHO TURNS OUT TO BE A COMMUNIST! |