| 100% | OUST | 4 | Give the boot, as to a politician |
| 62% | AXED | 4 | Gave the boot (to), as an employee |
| 58% | OUST | 4 | Give the boot to |
| 58% | TOSS | 4 | Give the boot to |
| 58% | EJECT | 5 | Give the boot to |
| 58% | AXE | 3 | Give the boot to |
| 58% | AXED | 4 | Gave the boot to |
| 58% | OUSTS | 5 | Gives the boot to |
| 58% | FIRED | 5 | Gave the boot to |
| 55% | TEASEUP | 7 | Give height, as a hairdo ... or a hint for entering the answers to the starred clues |
| 53% | DONATES | 7 | Gives, as to a charity |
| 50% | ENDOW | 5 | Give money to, as a college |
| 50% | ENDOW | 5 | Give money to, as a university |
| 50% | ENDOW | 5 | Give backing to, as a chair? |
| 50% | ENDOWED | 7 | Gave funds to, as a college |
| 50% | ENAMI | 5 | As a friend, to the French |
| 50% | SAYSYES | 7 | Gives the hoped-for response to a marriage proposal: 2 wds. |
| 50% | GUNSHY | 6 | Nervous, as to the sound of a pistol: Hyph. |
| 50% | REV | 3 | Give gas to, as a car engine |
| 50% | ACIDWASH | 8 | Give a faded look to, as jeans |
| 50% | REROUTE | 7 | Give new directions to, as a GPS |
| 50% | FUND | 4 | Give money to, as a Kickstarter project |
| 50% | REJUVENATE | 10 | Give a shot in the arm to |
| 50% | FED | 3 | Gave a bottle to, as a baby |
| 50% | SAGS | 4 | Gives in to gravity, as a roof |
| 50% | ADREM | 5 | To the point, as a remark |
| 49% | ELECTORALCOLLEGE | 16 | Where a politician can learn how to win the presidency? |
| 49% | ALONGSIDE | 9 | Next to a ship or the pier, as in docking |
| 49% | SHARPEN | 7 | Give a fine point to, as a pencil |
| 49% | REMODEL | 7 | Give a new look to, as a kitchen |