| 100% | WINK | 4 | Indication made with an eyelid |
| 53% | FLIP | 4 | Mixed drink made with an egg |
| 53% | TAXI | 4 | Shout made with an outstretched hand |
| 53% | AMENDS | 6 | They're made with an apology |
| 53% | SPAREME | 7 | Comment made with an eye roll |
| 53% | WINK | 4 | Flirty signal made with an eye |
| 53% | WAFFLECONE | 10 | Parlor product made with an iron |
| 53% | PEARTART | 8 | Pastry made with an orchard fruit |
| 53% | DEBIT | 5 | Payment made with an ATM card |
| 52% | VOWELS | 6 | Speech sounds made with an open mouth |
| 52% | ASIF | 4 | Comment often made with an eye roll |
| 52% | LATTE | 5 | Drink made with an artisanal flourish, maybe |
| 50% | STAY | 4 | Command to a dog made with an outreached palm |
| 50% | STAY | 4 | Command to a dog made with an open palm |
| 50% | SIGNS | 5 | Makes an indication |
| 49% | WAFFLES | 7 | Breakfast items made with an "iron" that pair well with 15a |
| 48% | MESSED | 6 | Made an error, with "up" |
| 48% | POCKETDIAL | 10 | Make an unexpected connection with |
| 48% | FESS | 4 | Make an admission, with "up" |
| 47% | LIKEN | 5 | Make an analogy with, with "to" |
| 47% | BARGES | 6 | Makes an unannounced entrance, with "in" |
| 47% | STYE | 4 | A growth on an eyelid that rhymes with "Why" |
| 46% | TRACE | 5 | Make an outline with a stencil, say |
| 45% | SNARLED | 7 | Made an angry sound with a curled lip |
| 45% | NOD | 3 | Make an auction bid with one's head |
| 45% | CUT | 3 | Cricket stroke made with the bat in an almost horizontal position |
| 44% | OPENSESAME | 10 | Words with which to make an entrance? |
| 43% | CRIMP | 5 | Make hair wavy with an iron |
| 43% | DRAWING | 7 | The art of making an image, not with paint |
| 43% | MEAD | 4 | An alcoholic drink made with fermented honey |