| 100% | ATHEEL | 6 | Like an obedient dog on a walk (2 wds.) |
| 82% | ATHEEL | 6 | Like an obedient dog on a walk |
| 55% | WIDEOPEN | 8 | Like an undefended receiver on a football field (2 wds.) |
| 52% | LEASHED | 7 | Like a dog on a walk, usually |
| 50% | LUNGED | 6 | Leapt forward, like an attack dog on a leash |
| 49% | UNLEASHED | 9 | Freed, like a dog on a walk |
| 46% | INUSE | 5 | Like an airplane lavatory with a lit "Occupied" sign: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BELLYRUB | 8 | Scritches on a dog's tummy: 2 wds. |
| 46% | IDTAG | 5 | Item on a dog's collar: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 45% | ANDYSAMBERG | 11 | Former "SNL" comedian who stars on a sitcom set in an NYPD precinct: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ASIS | 4 | Like an item offered for sale without a guarantee: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SNARLAT | 7 | Threaten, like a dog: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SETAT | 5 | Attack, like a dog: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ALOG | 4 | Like a bump on ___: 2 wds. |
| 42% | INLARGE | 7 | On a big scale: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ATSEA | 5 | On a navy mission, maybe: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TOESIN | 6 | Hammers on a slant: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BOATRIDE | 8 | Trip on a ship: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SUITSUP | 7 | Puts on a uniform: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ATSEA | 5 | Out on a yacht: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ATWAR | 5 | Fighting on a battlefield: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ATSEA | 5 | Out on a cruise: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ASTO | 4 | "Concerning," on a memo: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ATIT | 4 | Working on a task: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ICECOLD | 7 | Like beer on a hot summer day, ideally (2 wds.) |
| 41% | GETSSET | 7 | Prepares, like a runner on her mark: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ASTRING | 7 | Like a puppet on ___ (totally controlled): 2 wds. |
| 41% | ATSEA | 5 | On a cruise ship, between ports: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ASIS | 4 | Warning on an item sold at a yard sale: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SUBURBAN | 8 | Like an area on the outskirts of a city |