| 100% | CATSAT | 6 | Looked after a friend's feline (2 wds.) |
| 77% | CATSAT | 6 | Looked after a friend's feline (Hyph.) |
| 64% | CATSAT | 6 | Looked after a friend's kitty |
| 64% | PETSAT | 6 | Looked after a friend's cat, say |
| 64% | PETSIT | 6 | Look after a friend's cat, say |
| 52% | SEESTO | 6 | Looks after: 2 wds. |
| 52% | SEETO | 5 | Look after: 2 wds. |
| 50% | MICDROP | 7 | Singer's triumphant move after a performance: 2 wds. |
| 50% | STLEO | 5 | Florida town named after a Pope: 2 wds. |
| 50% | FREETHROW | 9 | Basketball penalty awarded after a foul: 2 wds. |
| 50% | PIECHART | 8 | Circular graph named after a dessert: 2 wds. |
| 50% | MADEUP | 6 | Reconciled after a spat: 2 wds. |
| 49% | STABLEBOY | 9 | Lad who looks after horses: 2 wds. |
| 49% | EXCUSEME | 8 | Phrase said after a burp: 2 wds. |
| 49% | RIMSHOT | 7 | Snare drum sound effect after a performer's punch line: 2 wds. |
| 48% | JETLAG | 6 | Difficulty adjusting after a long flight: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SNOWDAYS | 8 | School closings after a big blizzard: 2 wds. |
| 48% | BAABAA | 6 | ___ Walters, character spoofed after a famous journalist in the children's TV series, "Sesame Street": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ORSO | 4 | Words after a rough guess: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ORSO | 4 | Phrase after a ballpark figure: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MICDROP | 7 | Gesture after a stunning performance: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ORSO | 4 | Words after a rough estimate: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GETIT | 5 | "Did you ___?" (question after a bad joke): 2 wds. |
| 47% | PETSAT | 6 | Looked after a neighbor's cat, say |
| 47% | PETSIT | 6 | Look after a neighbor's dog, say |
| 47% | PETSITTING | 10 | Looking after a vacationer's fish, say |
| 47% | INME | 4 | "You've Got a Friend ___" ("Toy Story" song): 2 wds. |
| 47% | BLACKEYE | 8 | Dark swelling on the face after a fistfight: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ILOST | 5 | Gambler's words after a defeat (2 wds.) |
| 47% | OFME | 4 | "Think ___ as a friend": 2 wds. |