| 100% | RATSNEST | 8 | Metaphor for something messy or complicated |
| 48% | CATNIP | 6 | Metaphor for something irresistible |
| 45% | WEAKTEA | 7 | Beverage metaphor for something unconvincing |
| 45% | CATNIP | 6 | Pet-related metaphor for something irresistible |
| 44% | STY | 3 | Metaphor for a messy room |
| 41% | FINANCE | 7 | To provide money for something or someone |
| 40% | BLASPHEMY | 9 | Irreverence for something sacred or inviolable |
| 39% | GOAL | 4 | Something to shoot for ... or shoot at |
| 38% | SPILLEDMILK | 11 | Metaphor for something that can't be changed, and what's found five times in this puzzle? |
| 38% | PRICE | 5 | Something that might surge for Uber or Lyft |
| 38% | TEMP | 4 | Something measured in °F or °C, for short |
| 38% | PINE | 4 | Intense yearning for someone or something |
| 38% | REASON | 6 | Excuse or justification for doing something |
| 38% | STY | 3 | Messy kid's room, or a place for pigs |
| 38% | CLUB | 4 | Something for a golfer, poker player or sandwich maker |
| 38% | NOEVIL | 6 | Something for a monkey to see, hear or speak |
| 37% | STEEL | 5 | Get ready for something difficult or unpleasant |
| 37% | DISLIKED | 8 | Felt distaste for or hostility toward something |
| 37% | LOB | 3 | Informal word for throw or toss something |
| 37% | TABLE | 5 | Reserve for later … or something to reserve |
| 37% | CAN | 3 | Garbage container, or something for the recycling |
| 37% | SHIFTINGSANDS | 13 | Metaphor for constant, unpredictable change, or the pattern made by this puzzle's circles |
| 37% | BILL | 4 | Invoice for payment ... or something to pay with |
| 37% | BIB | 3 | Something worn for a messy meal |
| 37% | TILE | 4 | Something for a floor or roof |
| 36% | WAFFLE | 6 | Something that politicians shouldn't do, or eat for that matter |
| 36% | ASSAYER | 7 | Old word for one who tries or attempts something |
| 36% | SACRIFICE | 9 | To give up or lose something for better reasons |
| 35% | APP | 3 | Seamless ... or something you might order on Seamless, for short |
| 35% | BAT | 3 | Something needed for a game of cricket ... or an animal that eats crickets |