| 100% | SNIDE | 5 | Like a comment you might respond to with "Oh, snap!" |
| 52% | SNARKY | 6 | Like a comment that may elicit "Oh, snap!" |
| 45% | EVITE | 5 | You might RSVP to one with a click |
| 44% | AIRY | 4 | Like a room with open windows that might appeal to claustrophobics |
| 43% | DIETARY | 7 | Like restrictions you might mention to a waiter |
| 43% | WHY | 3 | Question a parent might respond to with "Because I said so" |
| 42% | AVAST | 5 | How you might tell someone to stop on Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| 41% | AGENT | 5 | Word you might say over the phone to be connected with a real person |
| 41% | COLOGNE | 7 | Something you may have to douse yourself with after a close shave |
| 40% | SEEME | 5 | “I’d like to speak with you,” on a returned exam |
| 40% | ICILY | 5 | How you might respond to an offensive remark |
| 39% | SALT | 4 | A "seasoned" skeptic may ask you to take things with a grain of this |
| 39% | ITPRO | 5 | Person who may be able to help you with a big crash, informally |
| 39% | HUSH | 4 | "Keep quiet!" or how you might respond to 5d |
| 39% | TINT | 4 | Color, like you might want to do with the title's last word |
| 38% | LUCK | 4 | With 15 Across, party you might bring a dish to |
| 37% | LIFEBOAT | 8 | Emergency craft that might respond to a 4-Down |
| 37% | THROW | 5 | Lead-in with "back" to make a nostalgic word that may remind you fond memories from earlier times |
| 37% | TEA | 3 | You might have a ball with it |
| 37% | STOCKINGCAP | 11 | You might have a ball with it |
| 37% | SHOE | 4 | You might take a shine to it |
| 37% | FLAT | 4 | You might take a lift to one |
| 37% | SARCASM | 7 | A comment may be dripping with it |
| 37% | AWL | 3 | You may deliver a punch with it |
| 37% | SKATEBOARD | 10 | You may do a kickflip with it |
| 36% | WILY | 4 | Like a certain cartoon coyote, you might say |
| 36% | YEN | 3 | You might buy a Nintendo game with this |
| 36% | PAY | 3 | You might do it now with a tap |
| 36% | BID | 3 | You might need a paddle to do this |
| 36% | HEAT | 4 | You might use a thermometer to measure this |