| 100% | UNCAPS | 6 | Opens a tube of toothpaste, e.g. |
| 68% | UNCAP | 5 | Open, as a tube of toothpaste |
| 59% | ADA | 3 | Abbr. on a tube of toothpaste |
| 59% | CAP | 3 | Item on a tube of toothpaste |
| 58% | USEUP | 5 | Finish off, as a tube of toothpaste |
| 56% | UNCAP | 5 | Open a toothpaste tube |
| 52% | UNCAPS | 6 | Opens, as a toothpaste tube |
| 52% | UNCAP | 5 | Open, as a toothpaste tube |
| 51% | UNCAP | 5 | Open up, as a toothpaste tube |
| 50% | CAP | 3 | Top of a toothpaste tube |
| 50% | OVERTURE | 8 | The opening to a piece of music, e.g. The 1812 __ |
| 50% | UNCAP | 5 | Pop open, as a toothpaste tube |
| 50% | CAP | 3 | Twistable part of a toothpaste tube |
| 50% | CAP | 3 | Removable top of a toothpaste tube |
| 47% | GEIGER | 6 | The “G” of a G-M tube, in physics |
| 47% | NOTASTE | 7 | A love of kitsch, e.g. |
| 46% | UNCAP | 5 | Open a prescription bottle, e.g. |
| 46% | OCCLUSION | 9 | Obstruction of a tube or opening in the body |
| 45% | ERRAND | 6 | Buying a quart of milk, e.g. |
| 45% | ATONE | 5 | Send a note of apology, e.g. |
| 44% | ADA | 3 | Letters on tubes of toothpaste |
| 44% | XXX | 3 | Org. on tubes of toothpaste |
| 43% | CARDS | 5 | A pack of playing ___ (Uno, for e.g.) |
| 43% | REEBOKS | 7 | A pair of Club C 85s, e.g. |
| 43% | ADA | 3 | Abbr. on a tube of Crest |
| 43% | CAN | 3 | Open a ___ of worms |
| 43% | FLARING | 7 | Heating and opening the end of a glass tube |
| 43% | MORTALITY | 9 | __ rate; e.g. number of deaths in a year |
| 43% | TOOTHED | 7 | Serrated, e.g. the edge of a beech leaf |
| 43% | PUSHPOP | 7 | Candy that resembles a tube of lipstick |