| 100% | SHARPENER | 9 | Pencil __, for getting pencils to a point |
| 57% | SCORE | 5 | Get a point for the team |
| 57% | SLR | 3 | Alternative to a point-and-shoot camera, for short |
| 56% | INURE | 5 | Get used to terrible ruin, to a point |
| 56% | RECEPTION | 9 | A drinks occasion for getting to know people |
| 55% | XIN | 3 | Use a pencil to vote for, maybe |
| 54% | AIM | 3 | Get ready to throw a spear at a fish, for example |
| 53% | SEGUED | 6 | Got from point A to point B? |
| 53% | PERIOD | 6 | Time taken for one full wavelength to pass a point |
| 53% | NUTSHELL | 8 | In a __, means getting to the point in few words |
| 53% | CLEARED | 7 | Got permission for a plane to take off |
| 52% | ZIP | 3 | Close, as a pouch for pencils |
| 52% | TENCENTS | 8 | Something to get for a dime |
| 52% | MOD | 3 | To get a decal for your car or a bigger engine, say: Abbr. |
| 52% | TOW | 3 | Ski ___ (a way for skiers to get back up a mountain) |
| 52% | AIRPORTBAR | 10 | Site to get tight for a flight? |
| 52% | INONES | 6 | How to get change for a five |
| 52% | WANT | 4 | Wish for wife to get a book |
| 52% | ARO | 3 | Unlikely to get a crush, for short |
| 52% | UNI | 3 | Place to get a degree, for short |
| 51% | SCORE | 5 | The points each sports team gets; to mark a pastry |
| 51% | CHARON | 6 | Gets a coin for each soul he brings to Hades |
| 51% | AVENGE | 6 | Get payback in return for a wrong done to another |
| 51% | SHARPEN | 7 | Give a fine point to, as a pencil |
| 51% | BIRDBATH | 8 | Place for a cardinal to get a drink |
| 51% | FISHERMANSWHARF | 15 | Starting point for a ferry ride to Alcatraz |
| 51% | WALLPLUG | 8 | Where to get juice for a household appliance |
| 51% | GRAD | 4 | ___ school (where to get a PhD, for short) |
| 51% | OKAPI | 5 | All right for a detective to get animal |
| 51% | STD | 3 | Something to get tested for before a hookup |