| 100% | PLOW | 4 | Machine that works a farm's soil |
| 51% | PLOW | 4 | A farm machine that is sometimes pulled by Oxen |
| 51% | OXEN | 4 | Large animals that work on a farm |
| 51% | PLOW | 4 | Farm machine that breaks up soil |
| 50% | OXEN | 4 | Animals that work in a team on a farm |
| 43% | PIG | 3 | Farm animal that's smarter than a dog |
| 42% | FERTILE | 7 | Like soil that's good for farming |
| 42% | RELIT | 5 | Like a pilot that's working again |
| 42% | REAPER | 6 | Machine that harvests a yield |
| 41% | OED | 3 | Work that's been punningly called a "lex icon": Abbr. |
| 41% | SIMULATOR | 9 | Flight __; machine that imitates a pilot's role |
| 41% | CRANE | 5 | Machine that hoists a wrecking ball |
| 41% | ENGINE | 6 | Machine that makes a car move |
| 41% | APNEA | 5 | Condition that's helped by using a CPAP machine |
| 41% | COIN | 4 | Item that's put into a vending machine slot |
| 40% | NOVEL | 5 | Fictional work that's longer than a short story |
| 40% | EARNEDSEAL | 10 | Mammal that's a reward for hard work? |
| 40% | PROJECTOR | 9 | Machine that beams images onto a surface |
| 40% | HOTPRESS | 8 | Machine that gives paper a smooth finish |
| 40% | OPERATOR | 8 | Person who works a machine |
| 40% | WINWINSITUATION | 15 | Scenario that works out for everyone... or a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 40% | SIDEPROJECT | 11 | Venture that's separate from a main line of work |
| 40% | COMPACTOR | 9 | Machine that crushes trash to a smaller size |
| 40% | ISAAC | 5 | Stern that works with a bow |
| 40% | MULE | 4 | Animal that works in a pack |
| 40% | ASS | 3 | Animal that works in a pack |
| 40% | PLOW | 4 | Soil-turning farm machine |
| 39% | JUKEBOX | 7 | Machine that plays music when a coin is inserted |
| 39% | PLOW | 4 | Farm machine that makes furrows |
| 39% | BALER | 5 | Farm machine that bundles hay |