| 100% | HIND | 4 | In the back, as a dog's legs |
| 60% | BURP | 4 | Pat on the back, as a baby (hidden in the word "burpees") |
| 57% | ARF | 3 | A dog's bark, as shown in comics |
| 54% | HIND | 4 | Located at the back, as an animal's legs |
| 52% | PAW | 3 | Part of a dog that's in the Iams logo |
| 52% | ONICE | 5 | In the bag, as a win |
| 52% | ONAGAINOFFAGAIN | 15 | Intermittent, as a romance, or what's in the starred answers |
| 52% | PARRY | 5 | Deflect, as a boxer's punch in the other direction |
| 51% | BURP | 4 | Pat on the back, as a baby |
| 51% | ENDORSE | 7 | Sign on the back, as a check |
| 51% | OPEN | 4 | In the clear, as a pass receiver |
| 50% | EINSTEIN | 8 | Doc Brown's dog in Back to the Future |
| 50% | INDEXED | 7 | Listed in the back of a book |
| 50% | ALFRESCO | 8 | In the open air, as a meal |
| 49% | WAG | 3 | Move back and forth, as a dog's tail |
| 49% | BONE | 4 | A dog might bury one in the yard |
| 49% | VENT | 4 | Opening in the back of a suit jacket |
| 49% | INDEX | 5 | Listing in the back of a nonfiction book |
| 49% | TRASHIEST | 9 | In the poorest of taste, as a novel |
| 49% | INC | 3 | Abbr. in the back of a bus. |
| 49% | BAKE | 4 | Cook in the oven, as a cake |
| 49% | WAFT | 4 | Float in the air, as a scent |
| 49% | RARE | 4 | Red in the middle, as a steak |
| 49% | BAKED | 5 | Cooked in the oven, as a cake |
| 49% | ADD | 3 | Include in the mix, as a recipe |
| 49% | LURK | 4 | Wait in the shadows, as a spy |
| 49% | SWAY | 4 | Move in the breeze, as a tree |
| 49% | NAB | 3 | Catch in the act, as a criminal |
| 49% | NAB | 3 | Catch in the act, as a con |
| 49% | SAG | 3 | Droop in the middle, as a couch |