| 100% | TEMPT | 5 | Offer dessert to a dieter, for example |
| 71% | TEMPT | 5 | Offer dessert to a dieter, say |
| 59% | TEMPTS | 6 | Offers dessert, as to a dieter |
| 54% | NONO | 4 | Dessert, to a dieter |
| 51% | NONO | 4 | Rich dessert, to a dieter |
| 51% | NONO | 4 | Decadent dessert, to a dieter |
| 51% | NONO | 4 | Rich desserts, to a dieter |
| 50% | APPOINT | 7 | Name to a Cabinet position, for example |
| 50% | APPLY | 5 | Seek admission to a college, for example |
| 49% | NONO | 4 | Dessert, say, to a dieter |
| 48% | AFFIX | 5 | Attach to a word, for example dis, un, ment |
| 48% | RATE | 4 | Assign stars to a Lyft driver, for example |
| 47% | TEMPT | 5 | Offer junk food to a dieter, say |
| 47% | DRAW | 4 | Give form to a 15-Across character, for example |
| 46% | HIRE | 4 | Offer to pay, in exchange for a service |
| 46% | STIM | 4 | Hand-flapping or listening to a song on repeat, for example |
| 46% | ADVOCATE | 8 | To offer public support for a group or cause |
| 46% | GUESTBOOK | 9 | Album signed by visitors to a hotel, for example |
| 45% | INSPIRE | 7 | Set a good example for others to follow |
| 45% | METALBAND | 9 | Wedding ring, for example ... or a hint to 20-, 29-, and 49-Across? |
| 44% | ECLAIR | 6 | No dessert for a dieter |
| 44% | GELATINPOWDER | 13 | Apt ingredient for 23-Across to make a jiggly dessert? |
| 44% | CIDER | 5 | Alternative to beer for those on a gluten-free diet |
| 43% | RESET | 5 | Return a counter to zero, for example |
| 43% | AMEND | 5 | Add a clause to, for example |
| 42% | EBOOK | 5 | Download one to a Kindle or a Nook, for example |
| 42% | PUTTINGONWEIGHT | 15 | Backsliding, to a dieter |
| 42% | LEAN | 4 | Desirable to a dieter |
| 42% | NONO | 4 | Doughnut, to a dieter |
| 41% | NONO | 4 | Fattening food, to a dieter |