| 100% | DIRTCHEAP | 9 | For a song, so to speak |
| 71% | GYP | 3 | Take for a ride, so to speak |
| 71% | TRIES | 5 | Takes for a spin, so to speak |
| 63% | THREE | 5 | A crowd, so to speak |
| 63% | DONEANDDUSTED | 13 | A wrap, so to speak |
| 62% | WINDGAUGE | 9 | A speed reader for gusts, so to speak, also known as an anemometer: 2 wds |
| 62% | STUMP | 5 | Place for a candidate to speak |
| 58% | MINDSEYE | 8 | Place for imagination, so to speak |
| 58% | DARED | 5 | Went for it, so to speak |
| 58% | UTERI | 5 | Stations for gestations, so to speak |
| 58% | EATCROW | 7 | Admit a mistake, so to speak |
| 58% | URGE | 4 | Give a nudge, so to speak |
| 58% | PHONED | 6 | Dropped a dime, so to speak |
| 58% | ERUPT | 5 | Blow a fuse, so to speak |
| 58% | PHONE | 5 | Drop a dime, so to speak |
| 58% | SAT | 3 | Grabbed a chair, so to speak |
| 58% | AKIN | 4 | Of a feather, so to speak |
| 58% | MOOCH | 5 | Be a sponge, so to speak |
| 58% | CALL | 4 | Give a buzz, so to speak |
| 58% | TRY | 3 | Lift a finger, so to speak |
| 58% | LEERY | 5 | Smelling a rat, so to speak |
| 58% | TOAST | 5 | Done for, so to speak |
| 57% | DENT | 4 | A little progress, so to speak |
| 57% | FIVE | 4 | A short rest, so to speak |
| 57% | SMEE | 4 | "Man who stabbed, so to speak, without offence," in a 1911 novel |
| 57% | ONEVOICE | 8 | Good thing for a group to speak with |
| 56% | NOEVIL | 6 | Something for a monkey to see, hear or speak |
| 56% | LULLABY | 7 | Song for rocking a baby to sleep |
| 54% | REVENGE | 7 | Eye for an eye, so to speak |
| 54% | AMMO | 4 | Backing for an argument, so to speak |