| 100% | DOTED | 5 | Lovingly cared for, with "on" |
| 64% | TEND | 4 | Care for, with "to" |
| 63% | CARESSED | 8 | Cared for lovingly |
| 63% | COSSET | 6 | Care for lovingly |
| 56% | TEND | 4 | Care for, as a bonsai tree (rhymes with "mend") |
| 53% | WRANGLER | 8 | Person caring for animals on a film set |
| 53% | BASSOON | 7 | Instrument for singer with nothing on |
| 53% | BADDECISION | 11 | Sleeping with makeup on, for example |
| 52% | FAKE | 4 | With 9-Across, bogus stories on Facebook, for example |
| 52% | DMS | 3 | Chats with privately on Facebook, for short |
| 52% | DOTES | 5 | Expresses affection for, with 'on' |
| 52% | TAKEPITY | 8 | Feel compassion for, with "on" |
| 52% | HAVEPITY | 8 | Feel sorry for, with "on" |
| 51% | ALACARTE | 8 | With a separate price for each item on the menu |
| 51% | TAG | 3 | Part of a garment with instructions on care |
| 51% | OARS | 4 | ''Sailing on horseback or with feet for __'': Housman |
| 51% | EDS | 3 | Ones with issues to work on, for short |
| 51% | SUB | 3 | Ship with a hatch on top, for short |
| 50% | GLOVES | 6 | Items worn on the hands with places for fingers |
| 50% | CARE | 4 | Handle with ___ (words on a container for fragile items) |
| 50% | INTHEPARK | 9 | Nice setting for a musical, on Sunday, with George |
| 50% | SCARE | 5 | Prefix with "crow" for a mannequin on a field |
| 50% | EPISODE | 7 | "The One with the Monkey" on "Friends," for one |
| 50% | ATL | 3 | City associated with London on da Track, for short |
| 50% | DDR | 3 | Videogame played on a platform with arrows, for short |
| 50% | DDR | 3 | Arcade game with arrows on the floor, for short |
| 50% | CALI | 4 | State with a bear on its flag, for short |
| 49% | RENT | 4 | $250, for Mediterranean Avenue, even with a hotel on it |
| 49% | POOLCUE | 7 | Stick for playing games on a table with 6 pockets |
| 49% | CALIF | 5 | State with a grizzly bear on its flag, for short |