| 100% | TONG | 4 | Grab from the grill, perhaps |
| 76% | TONG | 4 | Grab from the grill with a gripper |
| 57% | COOKEDOUT | 9 | Used the grill, perhaps |
| 57% | MELT | 4 | Sandwich from the grill |
| 57% | NORTHERN | 8 | From the arctic, perhaps |
| 56% | USED | 4 | From the thrift shop, perhaps |
| 53% | HERON | 5 | Egret from the Rhone, perhaps |
| 53% | MEMO | 4 | Note from the boss, perhaps |
| 53% | ADOPT | 5 | Get from the ASPCA, perhaps |
| 53% | PAGE | 4 | Call from the lobby, perhaps |
| 53% | HERON | 5 | Bird from the Rhone, perhaps |
| 53% | CHAP | 4 | Crack from the wind, perhaps |
| 53% | HERON | 5 | Flyer from the Rhone, perhaps |
| 53% | TIMETRAVEL | 10 | Blast from the past, perhaps? |
| 53% | TRIBE | 5 | People from the Tiber, perhaps |
| 53% | ADOPT | 5 | Rescue from the pound, perhaps |
| 53% | CHAP | 4 | Crack from the cold, perhaps |
| 53% | SICK | 4 | Suffering from the flu, perhaps |
| 51% | RARER | 5 | Taken off the grill sooner, perhaps |
| 51% | MYTH | 4 | Story from the ancient Greeks, perhaps |
| 51% | PET | 3 | Adoptee from the 38-Across, perhaps |
| 51% | YODEL | 5 | Sing from the Swiss Alps, perhaps |
| 51% | UPHERE | 6 | Call from the 23-Across, perhaps |
| 50% | AWOL | 4 | Missing from the barracks, perhaps: Abbr. |
| 50% | UNMASKS | 7 | Removes the cowl from, perhaps |
| 49% | THAW | 4 | Move from the freezer to the sink, perhaps |
| 49% | SHADED | 6 | Sheltered from the sun by an awning, perhaps |
| 49% | XRIDE | 5 | Trip home from the airport, perhaps |
| 49% | TAXI | 4 | Ride home from the airport, perhaps |
| 48% | TOP | 3 | "Take it from the ___!" (cry during a rehearsal, perhaps) |