| 100% | PAPERJAM | 8 | Photocopier issue that needs to be unstuck: 2 wds. |
| 59% | LOOSEENDS | 9 | Unfinished things that need to be "tied up": 2 wds. |
| 47% | IFSO | 4 | "Should that prove to be true ...": 2 wds. |
| 47% | KEEPIT | 6 | "No need to return that": 2 wds. |
| 45% | ALOT | 4 | "That leaves ___ to be desired": 2 wds. |
| 44% | RUSHJOB | 7 | Task that has to be done very quickly: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LACEUP | 6 | Shoe that needs to be tied |
| 43% | OBSTACLE | 8 | Hindrance that needs to be overcome |
| 43% | DEBT | 4 | Amount that needs to be repaid |
| 43% | LOAN | 4 | Money that needs to be repaid |
| 43% | CHIA | 4 | "Pet" that needs to be watered |
| 43% | CANOE | 5 | Boat that needs to be paddled |
| 43% | MESS | 4 | Place that needs to be cleaned |
| 43% | LOAN | 4 | Something that needs to be repaid |
| 43% | TASK | 4 | Something that needs to be done |
| 43% | TENT | 4 | Shelter that needs to be pitched |
| 43% | DEBT | 4 | Money that needs to be repaid |
| 43% | ITCH | 4 | Annoyance that needs to be scratched |
| 43% | INOT | 4 | Like a hockey game that needs an extra period to determine a winner: 2 wds. |
| 43% | CODES | 5 | Messages that need to be cracked |
| 43% | LAUNDRY | 7 | Clothes that need to be washed |
| 43% | DEBTS | 5 | Amounts that need to be repaid |
| 43% | CHECKS | 6 | Payments that need to be endorsed |
| 43% | LET | 3 | Tennis serve that needs to be replayed |
| 43% | ACNE | 4 | Something that needs to be cleared up |
| 43% | CARTRIDGE | 9 | Ink container that needs to be replaced |
| 43% | COLD | 4 | Like dinner that needs to be reheated |
| 43% | FORM | 4 | Application that needs to be filled out |
| 43% | EGG | 3 | Food item that needs to be cracked |
| 43% | CODE | 4 | Secret message that needs to be cracked |