| 100% | BLINK | 5 | Make a quick gesture with the eye |
| 51% | SNIP | 4 | Make a quick cut with scissors |
| 51% | POP | 3 | Make a quick visit, with "in" |
| 51% | JOT | 3 | Make a quick note of, with "down" |
| 50% | DRIBEHT | 7 | Make a rude gesture with one's finger, literally? |
| 49% | BECKONING | 9 | Making a curling motion with the forefinger, maybe |
| 48% | TALK | 4 | Make a deal with the feds, say |
| 47% | RANIN | 5 | Made a quick stop at the convenience store (2 wds.) |
| 47% | TRIP | 4 | Make a mistake on "Dancing With the Stars," say |
| 46% | FAUST | 5 | He made a deal with the devil |
| 46% | FAUST | 5 | He made a pact with the Devil |
| 45% | FAUST | 5 | Goethe character who makes a pact with the devil |
| 45% | ESC | 3 | The key to making a quick exit? |
| 45% | CORNEA | 6 | Part of the eye in contact with a contact lens |
| 45% | IRIS | 4 | Part of the eye with a pupil in its middle |
| 45% | TAROT | 5 | It can help you make a deal with The Devil? |
| 45% | FAUST | 5 | Classic literary character who makes a deal with the devil |
| 45% | NOD | 3 | Gesture that might be made with a wink |
| 44% | IRIS | 4 | Eye part with a pupil in the middle |
| 44% | SHAKEONIT | 9 | Seal the deal with a gesture |
| 44% | IRIS | 4 | Part of the eye that shares its name with a flower |
| 44% | PIERCE | 6 | To make a hole in the skin with a sharp object |
| 44% | SNOOK | 5 | Gesture made with the thumb and nose |
| 44% | WISH | 4 | Something frequently made with the eyes shut |
| 43% | IRIS | 4 | Part of the eye that shares its name with a rainbow goddess |
| 43% | GOODFORYOU | 10 | Comment made with a pat on the back |
| 43% | LOOTS | 5 | Makes off with the goods, in a way |
| 43% | MULAN | 5 | Disney film with the song "I'll Make a Man Out of You" |
| 43% | MULAN | 5 | 1998 movie with the song "I'll Make a Man Out of You" |
| 43% | DIGGING | 7 | The act of making holes in the ground with a spade |