| 100% | APPEALS | 7 | Grabs one's interest |
| 68% | ENGAGES | 7 | Grabs one's attention |
| 66% | ENGAGES | 7 | Holds one's interest |
| 66% | PIQUE | 5 | Arouse one's interest |
| 64% | NECKSNAPPER | 11 | It grabs one's attention |
| 60% | REFINANCE | 9 | Lower one's interest rate |
| 58% | PIQUE | 5 | ___ one's interest (stimulate curiosity) |
| 58% | PIQUE | 5 | ___ one's interest (be provocative) |
| 57% | PIQUE | 5 | Arouse, one's interest e.g. |
| 57% | PIQUE | 5 | Tickle, as one's interest |
| 57% | AROUSE | 6 | Excite, as one's interest |
| 57% | PIQUED | 6 | Aroused, as one's interest |
| 57% | PIQUE | 5 | Arouse, as one's interest |
| 57% | PIQUE | 5 | Stimulate, as one's interest |
| 55% | ART | 3 | One of Michelangelo's interests |
| 52% | HOGS | 4 | Grabs more than one's fair share of |
| 52% | IVANA | 5 | One who's only interested in playing in no-Trump? |
| 51% | COLLEGIAN | 9 | One with "major" interest |
| 51% | HOLE | 4 | Black ___, one of Stephen Hawking's fields of interest |
| 50% | TAKEAFIRMSTRAND | 15 | Grab a tress of one's hair vehemently? |
| 49% | CHERYL | 6 | ___ Blossom, one of Archie's love interests in Archie Comics |
| 49% | VERONICA | 8 | ___ Lodge, one of Archie's love interests in Archie Comics |
| 48% | PERSONS | 7 | Ones of interest, perhaps |
| 48% | APO | 3 | S.F., for one |
| 47% | EAMMATE | 7 | One with a passing interest |
| 47% | LENDER | 6 | One who may expect interest! |
| 47% | PLANTER | 7 | One with a rooting interest |
| 47% | STAKEHOLDER | 11 | One with a business interest |
| 47% | GOALIE | 6 | One interested in net savings? |
| 47% | HANGGLIDER | 10 | One interested in current affairs? |