| 100% | SPIT | 4 | Narrow bit of land at a lagoon entrance, say |
| 41% | AIT | 3 | Bit of land in a river |
| 41% | ISLET | 5 | Bit of land in a river |
| 41% | ETUDE | 5 | Bit of music at a music conservatory |
| 41% | RITEPASSAGE | 11 | Bit of reading at a bar mitzvah? |
| 41% | OAR | 3 | Bit of decoration at a beach house |
| 40% | ISLET | 5 | Bit of land in a body of water |
| 40% | AIT | 3 | Bit of land in a river, to a Brit |
| 40% | AMP | 3 | Bit of equipment at a rock concert, for short |
| 40% | LEI | 3 | Bit of décor at a tiki bar |
| 39% | NIGHTCAP | 8 | Bit of brandy at bedtime, say |
| 39% | TRESS | 5 | Bit of hair held by a bobby pin, say |
| 39% | ISLET | 5 | Tiny bit of land in a lake |
| 39% | BYE | 3 | Bit of scheduling luck at a tournament |
| 39% | DELAY | 5 | Bit of a holdup at the airport |
| 38% | TSHIRT | 6 | Bit of cannon fodder at a sporting event |
| 37% | TRIBUTES | 8 | Speeches of praise at a retirement party, say |
| 37% | BID | 3 | A bit of eBay action, say |
| 37% | SUBTROPICAL | 11 | A bit north of equator, say |
| 37% | DNA | 3 | Bit of biological evidence left at a crime scene, maybe: Abbr. |
| 36% | SALLIE | 6 | “___ Gardner at a Gallop” (pioneering bit of 1878 animation) |
| 36% | KERNEL | 6 | Bit at the bottom of a tub |
| 36% | BACKDOOR | 8 | Entrance at the rear of a building |
| 36% | AMEN | 4 | Said at the end of a prayer |
| 36% | IRAQ | 4 | Land with a bit of the Fertile Crescent |
| 36% | ENGARDE | 7 | Said at the start of a fencing match |
| 36% | SANDREEF | 8 | Border of a lagoon, say |
| 36% | THUD | 4 | Sound of a heavy landing, say |
| 35% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Said at the end of a game of chess |
| 35% | STICKSIT | 8 | Nails the landing at the end of a gymnastics routine: 2 wds. |