| 100% | EMERGENCYSHELTER | 16 | Last-minute way to reduce tax for a desperate filer? |
| 42% | ITEMIZE | 7 | One way to reduce taxes |
| 40% | ETC | 3 | One way to reduce a sentence |
| 38% | ABATE | 5 | For a threat to reduce in scope |
| 37% | TIVO | 4 | One way to record for later viewing |
| 36% | CRAM | 4 | Prepare for a test at the last minute |
| 36% | ASL | 3 | One way to see a talk, for short? |
| 36% | EXAM | 4 | Reason for a student to cram late at night |
| 36% | REMEDY | 6 | A cure or way to reduce symptoms |
| 36% | GASPING | 7 | Desperate to grab a breath, __ for air |
| 35% | CPL | 3 | Short for a military person on their way to sgt |
| 35% | ATELOCAL | 8 | Reduced demand for refrigerated trucking, in a way |
| 35% | APCOURSE | 8 | Way for a high schooler to build credit? |
| 35% | POSTDATE | 8 | Prepare for later, in a way |
| 35% | TIVO | 4 | Record for later, in a way |
| 35% | DVR | 3 | Save for later, in a way |
| 35% | TIVOS | 5 | Saves for later, in a way |
| 35% | TIVOING | 7 | Saving for later, in a way |
| 35% | PRESERVE | 8 | Save for later, in a way |
| 35% | XRAY | 4 | Way for a doctor to see inside you: Hyph. |
| 35% | CHARGE | 6 | To plug in a device for later portable use |
| 35% | ESC | 3 | To look for a way out: Abbr. |
| 35% | KNOCK | 5 | A polite way to ask for entry |
| 35% | TIVO | 4 | Record for later viewing, in a way |
| 35% | TIVOS | 5 | Saves for later viewing, in a way |
| 35% | TIVO | 4 | Save for later viewing, in a way |
| 35% | TIVOING | 7 | Saving for later viewing, in a way |
| 34% | STURDILY | 8 | In a way that's meant to last |
| 34% | GIVEMEANEONSIGN | 15 | *Plea for a way to advertise a business that is open all night? |
| 34% | CONFIGURE | 9 | To set up for operation in a particular way |