| 100% | POT | 3 | It increases after a deal |
| 56% | DOT | 3 | In music, the symbol placed after a note to increase its time value by a half |
| 54% | IFOLD | 5 | Declaration after a lousy deal |
| 54% | ANTE | 4 | It may precede a deal |
| 52% | AGE | 3 | It increases on a birthday |
| 52% | STEAL | 5 | It's a huge deal |
| 52% | ACE | 3 | It's a big deal |
| 51% | ONERUN | 6 | Score increase after a solo homer (2 wds.) |
| 51% | NOSEE | 5 | It comes after a "long time" |
| 51% | SEMI | 4 | It comes after a quarter, informally |
| 51% | FLU | 3 | It comes after a few sneezes? |
| 50% | KATEBUSH | 8 | Her "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" became a Billboard Top Ten hit in 2022, decades after its release |
| 49% | STEAL | 5 | A deal so good it should be illegal |
| 49% | ETH | 3 | It comes after a verb in the Bible |
| 48% | TABLE | 5 | A deal may be made under it, with "the" |
| 48% | NEGOTIATE | 9 | Settle on a deal after lengthy discussion |
| 48% | DEA | 3 | It may be a deal breaker: Abbr. |
| 48% | TRAVELTIME | 10 | A tie-up increases it |
| 47% | SWAP | 4 | It's a deal |
| 47% | SALE | 4 | It's a deal! |
| 46% | CON | 3 | It may look like a great deal |
| 46% | BEEP | 4 | A message may be left after it |
| 46% | EDDY | 4 | It's a small whirl after all |
| 46% | GLOBE | 5 | It's a small world, after all |
| 46% | SWEAT | 5 | With 3-Down, it increases in activity during a workout |
| 46% | HOUSESIT | 8 | To look after a residence while its owner is away |
| 46% | DOGSITS | 7 | Looks after a puppy while its owner is away: Hyph. |
| 45% | ACE | 3 | It's often included in a good deal |
| 45% | SERA | 4 | It comes twice after "que" in a song |
| 45% | ACAKE | 5 | It comes a bit after "baker's man" |