| 100% | CRISPED | 7 | Placed in an air fryer instead of a microwave, say |
| 38% | TWODRINKMINIMUM | 15 | Limitation often in place instead of a cover charge |
| 37% | STOW | 4 | Place in an overhead bin, say |
| 37% | STUNTMAN | 8 | Daredevil who might take the place of an actor in a dangerous scene |
| 36% | ENCASED | 7 | Placed in a box, say |
| 35% | ENCLOSING | 9 | Including, placing in an envelope with a letter |
| 35% | OIL | 3 | Ingredient in a deep fryer but not an air fryer |
| 34% | VIBE | 4 | General atmosphere of a place, say |
| 34% | LOWLY | 5 | Of a humble station, say (word hidden in "slowly") |
| 34% | NIP | 3 | Bit of a chill in the air |
| 34% | SEMIAXIS | 8 | One of a pair in an ellipse |
| 34% | STUB | 4 | Part of a cigarette in an ashtray |
| 34% | REED | 4 | One of a set in an accordion |
| 34% | SAFE | 4 | In a protected place, say |
| 33% | BOCKSUPTHEWRONGTREE | 19 | Brews in an elm instead of an oak? |
| 33% | CHAW | 4 | Something placed in the mouth of a pitcher? |
| 33% | GREEN | 5 | Color of a correctly placed letter in Wordle |
| 33% | JET | 3 | Part of a jacuzzi or an air show |
| 33% | ARM | 3 | Result of a bad guess in Hangman, say |
| 33% | TENPIN | 6 | One of a group standing in an alley |
| 33% | EXPLOSION | 9 | Detonation of a bomb ends up in an ___ |
| 33% | TENCENTS | 8 | Cost of a dance, in an old song |
| 33% | TAG | 3 | Identification of a person in an online photo |
| 33% | TAN | 3 | Color of a suit in an Obama "scandal" |
| 33% | EAR | 3 | Cute part of a bug, in a saying |
| 33% | POKE | 4 | Pig's place, in a saying |
| 33% | VENUE | 5 | Place of a crime, in law |
| 33% | RATED | 5 | Placed on a scale of 1 to 10, say |
| 33% | ANTES | 5 | They're placed in the center of a table |
| 33% | DASHCAM | 7 | Recording device placed in the front of a car |