| 100% | BILL | 4 | Invoice for payment ... or something to pay with |
| 49% | TEA | 3 | Something to pay a steep price for? |
| 47% | RYE | 3 | Something to toast, or toast with |
| 47% | COUGHUP | 7 | To pay for something, maybe while spluttering |
| 47% | SPILL | 5 | Something to do with tea or beans |
| 47% | GOAL | 4 | Something to shoot for ... or shoot at |
| 44% | FINANCE | 7 | To provide money for something or someone |
| 43% | RECEIVED | 8 | To have been given or presented with something |
| 43% | CHARGE | 6 | To ask a fee or price for something |
| 43% | VIE | 3 | Compete with, or content for something |
| 43% | COST | 4 | Price to be paid for something |
| 43% | LAMENT | 6 | To regret something deeply or feel sorry for something |
| 43% | SACRIFICE | 9 | To give up or lose something for better reasons |
| 43% | NOEVIL | 6 | Something for a monkey to see, hear or speak |
| 43% | SELL | 4 | To exchange something with someone in return for money |
| 42% | TABLE | 5 | Reserve for later … or something to reserve |
| 42% | CEDE | 4 | To give up possession of something, with territory for example |
| 42% | RATE | 4 | A fixed price paid or charged for something |
| 41% | PURCHASE | 8 | To acquire something by paying for it |
| 41% | OFFS | 4 | Something that can go with take or spin, or pay or play |
| 41% | HELL | 4 | Something to pay? |
| 41% | VISIT | 5 | Something to pay |
| 41% | DEBT | 4 | Something to pay |
| 41% | PREP | 4 | To get ready or lay the groundwork for something, for short. Abbr |
| 40% | THENOSE | 7 | Something to pay through? |
| 40% | DEBT | 4 | Something to pay off |
| 40% | DUTCH | 5 | With 57-Down, meal for which everyone pays his or her own way |
| 40% | CASHUPFRONT | 11 | Demand for payment prior to service, or what 18-, 27-, 41-, and 54-Across all have |
| 38% | TOY | 3 | Something for a kid to play with |
| 38% | MATHEXAMS | 9 | Tests for students with something to prove? |