| 100% | SAE | 3 | Item to include when you mail away your on-spec manuscript for consideration, if you want it back (abbr.) |
| 30% | STAMP | 5 | It's put on your passport when you go to another country |
| 30% | DESK | 4 | Item you could buy for your residence if you happen to be a crossword creator |
| 29% | THANKS | 6 | "___, I'd love to!" (what you might say when someone asks if you want to go on a road trip) |
| 28% | REEDIT | 6 | What you might have to do when you find your earth-shattering column on dandelions is 372 words too long for the space allowed |
| 28% | RASCALFLATTS | 12 | "Yours If You Want It" band nominated for the 2017 Country Music Award for Vocal Group of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 27% | THECHASE | 8 | You cut to it when you come to your main point |
| 27% | OPTIONAL | 8 | You can choose to do it if you want, not obligatory |
| 27% | RASCALFLATTS | 12 | "Yours If You Want It" singers who have won the Country Music Association Award for Vocal Group of the Year six times (2 wds.) |
| 27% | FREE | 4 | When you get something without having to pay for it, it is ___ |
| 27% | THEGAS | 6 | Step on it when you need to step on it |
| 27% | PETSITTER | 9 | Person who cares for your animal when you're away |
| 27% | OPTIONAL | 8 | Not required, do this if you want to do it |
| 26% | WIFI | 4 | You might give away your password for it |
| 26% | ETA | 3 | When you expect to reach your destination: Abbr. |
| 26% | SUNSCREEN | 9 | (3/7) Before you dive in, you reach for the ___. You slather it on, making sure not to miss your nose. No sunburns today! |
| 26% | SQUAB | 5 | What you call a pigeon if you want to eat it |
| 26% | TRAVELIRONS | 11 | Items for neat people to pack when going away |
| 26% | HYPHEN | 6 | It's handy if you have to break your word |
| 26% | UEY | 3 | What you can hang if you want to go back the other way |
| 26% | TEAR | 4 | What you don't want your pants to do when you bend over |
| 26% | COUCH | 5 | Something to rest on when you're discussing your delusions with the doc |
| 26% | INK | 3 | It sometimes gets on your hands when you read a newspaper |
| 25% | ROOF | 4 | Now you know what to look for, but where is it? (1/5) Did it fall out when Santa landed on the ___ of the house? |
| 25% | NNE | 3 | Dir. to fly from Denver if you want to get to Winnipeg, for short |
| 25% | SAP | 3 | It can get on your clothes if you touch a maple tree |
| 25% | EARTHA | 6 | Kitt who laughed and said “Stupid” when asked, “If a man came into your life, wouldn’t you want to compromise?” |
| 25% | IRE | 3 | Feeling that comes on when you want to strangle someone |
| 25% | ADS | 3 | Video interruptions you want to skip on YouTube, for short |
| 25% | REMOTE | 6 | ___ control, television operating equipment that seems impossible to find when you're looking for it |