| 100% | SLAY | 4 | Kill an animal in a violent way |
| 52% | MOO | 3 | Sound from an animal in a dairy |
| 49% | SLAM! | 5 | Exciting in a noisy or violent way |
| 49% | BRUTALLY | 8 | In a cruel and violent way |
| 49% | SLAY | 4 | Kill it, in a good way |
| 46% | DOODLE | 6 | Kill time, in a way |
| 46% | FUMIGATED | 9 | Killed pests, in a way |
| 46% | VETO | 4 | Kill, in a way |
| 46% | ILLY | 4 | In a bad way (and also an Italian espresso brand) |
| 46% | PADS | 4 | Fudges, in a way, as an expense report |
| 45% | TAXIDERMY | 9 | Preserving animal remains in a lifelike way |
| 45% | BOOKFAIRLY | 10 | Make a reservation, in an evenhanded way? |
| 44% | ELASTICALLY | 11 | A lilac style used in an adaptable way |
| 44% | ARTISANAL | 9 | Made in a traditional way by an expert |
| 44% | HOLDINGATBAY | 12 | Preventing an attack, in a way |
| 44% | OVERHEARD | 9 | Got an earful, in a way |
| 44% | ETCH | 4 | Make an impression, in a way |
| 44% | ERASE | 5 | Undo an error, in a way |
| 44% | ELOPED | 6 | Ended an engagement, in a way |
| 44% | ADDS | 4 | Performs an operation, in a way |
| 44% | SCRAPBOOKED | 11 | Made an album, in a way |
| 44% | HUMS | 4 | Vocalizes an earworm, in a way |
| 44% | HANGTEN | 7 | Surf, in a way, and an appropriate title for this puzzle |
| 44% | EGG | 3 | Lay an ___ (fail in a big way) |
| 42% | STOCKUP | 7 | Prepare for an emergency, in a way |
| 42% | EMBANK | 6 | Protect from an overflow, in a way |
| 42% | RISES | 5 | Responds to an alarm, in a way |
| 42% | FERRIED | 7 | Traveled to an island, in a way |
| 42% | LAPSE | 5 | Come to an end, in a way |
| 42% | LAID | 4 | ___ an egg (flopped in a big way) |