| 100% | ABATE | 5 | For a threat to reduce in scope |
| 47% | DOWNSIZE | 8 | To reduce a number of employees in a company |
| 46% | DOCK | 4 | Place for a ship to come in |
| 46% | STY | 3 | Pen for a pig to sleep in |
| 45% | EMERGENCYSHELTER | 16 | Last-minute way to reduce tax for a desperate filer? |
| 45% | ATARI | 5 | Immediate threat to capture, in a game of Go |
| 45% | TURN | 4 | Chance for a player to play, in a game |
| 44% | ATELOCAL | 8 | Reduced demand for refrigerated trucking, in a way |
| 44% | SAFEHARBOR | 10 | A place to head for in a storm |
| 44% | CAULDRON | 8 | Pot for a witch to brew potions in |
| 44% | KNOTS | 5 | Bad thing for a stomach to be in |
| 44% | RAREFORM | 8 | Good state for a performer to be in |
| 44% | ONEWISH | 7 | To become a prince, for Aladdin in ''Aladdin'' |
| 44% | PUREE | 5 | Reduce to mush in a blender |
| 44% | IMMIGRATE | 9 | To live in a new country for permanent residence |
| 44% | OVERCOOK | 8 | To leave food in a pan for too long |
| 44% | LAY | 3 | To set in position, for use, as a road |
| 44% | CONFIGURE | 9 | To set up for operation in a particular way |
| 44% | CHARGE | 6 | To plug in a device for later portable use |
| 44% | PUREE | 5 | Reduce to mush in a food processor |
| 44% | RATEEDG | 7 | For all to see, in a way |
| 43% | SYNC | 4 | Good thing for a film's audio and video to be in |
| 43% | CHILDREN | 8 | A nanny is hired to care for __ in the family home |
| 43% | RECLINE | 7 | To lie back, in a chair that does it for you |
| 42% | ATOMIZER | 8 | An apparatus for reducing liquids to a fine spray |
| 42% | LEI | 3 | Award for Miss Hawaii, in addition to a tiara |
| 42% | TRAPDOOR | 8 | Hole in a stage for performers to descend through |
| 42% | RAINYDAY | 8 | Time to set aside money for, in a saying |
| 42% | KEELAGE | 7 | Toll charged to ships for anchoring in a port |
| 42% | ROADSIDEDINER | 13 | Place to pull in for a meal |