| 100% | SOLACED | 7 | Offered a shoulder to cry on, say |
| 75% | COUNSELS | 8 | Offers advice or a shoulder to cry on |
| 54% | ALONE | 5 | With no shoulder to cry on |
| 54% | CRY | 3 | A shoulder to ___ on |
| 51% | SUPPORT | 7 | A shoulder to lean on; to bear the weight |
| 50% | THATSAKEEPER | 12 | Happy cry on a fishing trip, and what can be said about the end of the answer to each starred clue? |
| 48% | TEMPT | 5 | Offer dessert to a dieter, say |
| 48% | WHEE | 4 | Cry on a roller coaster, similar to "Woo-hoo!" |
| 46% | TEMPT | 5 | Offer junk food to a dieter, say |
| 46% | LOL | 3 | Reaction to a joke on Facebook, say |
| 46% | STEP | 4 | "__ on it!"; cry to a slowpoke |
| 46% | STEP | 4 | "__ on it!"; cry to a dawdler |
| 46% | PLACES | 6 | Cry to actors on a set |
| 46% | GETA | 4 | "__ move on!"; cry to a dawdler |
| 46% | GETA | 4 | "__ move on!"; cry to a slowpoke |
| 45% | SUGGEST | 7 | Offer hints on what to select from a menu |
| 45% | PSST | 4 | Alternative to a tap on the shoulder |
| 45% | ALIT | 4 | Came to rest on a flower, say |
| 45% | STALLED | 7 | Stuck on a shoulder, say |
| 45% | YEOW | 4 | Cry after hitting a hammer on one's thumb, say |
| 44% | PSST | 4 | Verbal alternative to a tap on the shoulder |
| 44% | GOLIVE | 6 | Switch to a newsperson on the scene, say |
| 44% | HAW | 3 | It's not right to say on a farm |
| 44% | PLEASE | 6 | "Pretty" thing to say, with a cherry on top? |
| 44% | TICKLES | 7 | Uses a feather to bring on the giggles, say |
| 44% | REGIS | 5 | He used to say "Confident?" on a game show |
| 44% | SUNRIPEN | 8 | Put on a windowsill to mature, say |
| 43% | AYE | 3 | How to say "yes" on Talk Like a Pirate Day |
| 42% | INJAIL | 6 | Next to Connecticut Avenue, say, on a Monopoly board |
| 42% | ERR | 3 | Fail to answer in the form of a question on “Jeopardy!,” say |