| 100% | ONICE | 5 | In the bag, as a win |
| 63% | LEASALONGA | 10 | As Kim in “Miss Saigon,” she became the first Asian woman to win a Tony |
| 61% | OPEN | 4 | In the clear, as a pass receiver |
| 60% | HIND | 4 | In the back, as a dog's legs |
| 59% | ALFRESCO | 8 | In the open air, as a meal |
| 58% | TRASHIEST | 9 | In the poorest of taste, as a novel |
| 58% | SWAY | 4 | Move in the breeze, as a tree |
| 58% | BAKE | 4 | Cook in the oven, as a cake |
| 58% | WAFT | 4 | Float in the air, as a scent |
| 58% | RARE | 4 | Red in the middle, as a steak |
| 58% | BAKED | 5 | Cooked in the oven, as a cake |
| 58% | ADD | 3 | Include in the mix, as a recipe |
| 58% | LURK | 4 | Wait in the shadows, as a spy |
| 58% | NAB | 3 | Catch in the act, as a criminal |
| 58% | NAB | 3 | Catch in the act, as a con |
| 58% | SAG | 3 | Droop in the middle, as a couch |
| 58% | SAG | 3 | Sink in the middle, as a mattress |
| 58% | SANK | 4 | Put in the cup, as a golf ball |
| 58% | FIT | 3 | "___ as a Fiddle" ("Singin' in the Rain" song) |
| 58% | STAKED | 6 | Supported in the garden, as a tomato plant |
| 57% | LARK | 4 | Bird in the expression "happy as a ___" |
| 57% | BASTE | 5 | Moisten, as a turkey in the oven |
| 57% | DUG | 3 | Made, as a hole in the ground |
| 57% | SPIRALED | 8 | Spun, as a football in the air |
| 57% | BAKE | 4 | Cook in the oven, as a pan of brownies |
| 57% | PERSIAN | 7 | Cat known as a Shirazi in the Mideast |
| 57% | HOVERS | 6 | Stays suspended in the air, as a helicopter |
| 57% | DOORNAIL | 8 | Carpentry item in the simile "dead as a ___" |
| 56% | SWAY | 4 | Move in the breeze, as a tree (anagram of "ways") |
| 56% | GLOATS | 6 | Rubs a win in the loser's face, maybe |