| 100% | CRIMP | 5 | Pinch, as an empanada’s edge |
| 51% | WHET | 4 | Improve, as an edge |
| 49% | SENT | 4 | Transmitted, as an S O S |
| 49% | CRIMP | 5 | Pinch, as the edge of a piecrust |
| 46% | TONGA | 5 | Grab by pinching, as an ice cube |
| 41% | ANTIGUA | 7 | As an island nation, it's paired with Barbuda |
| 41% | SWAB | 4 | Mop, as an aircraft carrier's deck |
| 41% | TAP | 3 | Touch, as an app's icon |
| 41% | NUDE | 4 | Unclothed, as an artist's model |
| 41% | TAPED | 5 | Wrapped, as an athlete's ankle |
| 41% | ACUTE | 5 | Sharp, as an eagle's eyesight |
| 41% | KEEN | 4 | Sharp, as an eagle's vision |
| 41% | ACTON | 5 | Pursue, as an informant's tip |
| 41% | TUNE | 4 | Adjust, as an instrument's pitch |
| 41% | DIALEDDOWN | 10 | Reduced, as an argument's intensity |
| 41% | PARRY | 5 | Deflect, as an opponent's sword |
| 41% | REELOUT | 7 | Extend, as an angler's line |
| 40% | CROPPED | 7 | Removed the edges, as an image file |
| 40% | EROSE | 5 | Notched, as a leaf’s edge |
| 40% | EROSE | 5 | Jagged, as a leaf’s edge |
| 39% | AMPUP | 5 | Increase, as an electric guitar's sound: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WATERSIDE | 9 | At lake's edge, as a cabin |
| 39% | BRINDLE | 7 | Streaked gray, as an animal's coat |
| 39% | FLUB | 4 | Get wrong, as an actor's lines |
| 39% | PARE | 4 | Slice off, as an apple's skin |
| 39% | ONCUE | 5 | Perfectly timed, as an actor's entrance |
| 39% | DILATES | 7 | Opens wider, as an eye's pupil |
| 39% | WRINGOFFTHEHOOK | 15 | Forcefully remove, as an angler's catch? |
| 39% | NEXTGEN | 7 | Cutting-edge, as an electronic product |
| 39% | LASH | 4 | Hair on an eyelid's edge |