| 100% | OWE | 3 | Have to shell out |
| 80% | PAY | 3 | "___ through the nose," idiom that means one has to shell out more than the fair cost |
| 59% | OVERSLEPT | 9 | Had to scramble to get out the door, perhaps |
| 58% | DOI | 3 | "___ have to spell it out for you?": 2 wds. |
| 57% | ESCAPE | 6 | __ Room, people have to solve puzzles to break out |
| 57% | TIMEWILLTELL | 12 | "We'll just have to wait to find out" |
| 57% | EARWAX | 6 | Sometimes it has to be syringed out with water |
| 57% | AIRED | 5 | To have put out a radio show |
| 57% | TESTATE | 7 | Having the will to try tea out |
| 56% | LETSSEE | 7 | "We'll have to find out" |
| 55% | ROBE | 4 | Outer garment that has a sash to close it |
| 54% | SLANT | 5 | Inclination to have new salt thrown out |
| 54% | STEEP | 5 | Expensive pets turn out to have energy |
| 54% | PERSONALITY | 11 | Alpine story turned out to have character |
| 54% | COSTPRICE | 9 | Soccer tip turned out to have worth |
| 54% | AISLE | 5 | Seat you might have to get up from to let people out |
| 54% | CHARTED | 7 | To have laid out a course for a plane, boat |
| 54% | TURTLES | 7 | Animals that have an outer shell and plastron |
| 53% | CLARET | 6 | Clear out on time to have some wine |
| 53% | CLARET | 6 | Clear out on time to have a drink |
| 53% | PIN | 3 | Item you'll have to put in in order to get stuff out |
| 53% | SUNLIGHT | 8 | Vampires have to stay out of it or they'll burn |
| 53% | CLARET | 6 | Clear out on time to have something to drink |
| 52% | UPATREE | 7 | Having no way out, so to speak: 3 wds. |
| 52% | ONBAIL | 6 | Having paid to be out of jail |
| 52% | INS | 3 | "You have to know the ___ and outs of this machine to use it properly." |
| 51% | OPENSUP | 7 | Starts to come out of one's shell |
| 51% | OXYGENBARS | 10 | Places to go out and have a gas? |
| 51% | ICAN | 4 | "___ take a hint!" ("You don't have to spell it out for me"): 2 wds. |
| 50% | BAR | 3 | Location to hang out and have an alcoholic drink |