| 100% | HOB | 3 | Play _____ with (make trouble for) |
| 100% | HOB | 3 | Play ___ with (make trouble for) |
| 64% | INTERACTS | 9 | Plays with others, for instance |
| 61% | SCAMON | 6 | Make a play for |
| 61% | MOVESINON | 9 | Makes a play for |
| 60% | ENTITLES | 8 | Makes eligible for, with "to" |
| 59% | ARGUESTHEMERITS | 15 | Makes a case for, with "of" |
| 58% | PLACEA | 6 | With 96 Across, play roulette, for example |
| 58% | WIFFLE | 6 | Ball made for indoor play |
| 57% | TONY | 4 | Honor for playing well with others? |
| 56% | BETA | 4 | Prototype for playing with |
| 56% | STEPASIDE | 9 | Make way for pets to play on a team |
| 56% | BILLIE | 6 | With 19-Across, "What Was I Made For?" singer |
| 56% | PRODUCERS | 9 | They'll make a play for you |
| 56% | ACTS | 4 | They'll make a play for you |
| 56% | POOLPARTY | 9 | Occasion for making a splash with friends |
| 56% | IPHONE | 6 | Apple device for making calls, playing games |
| 55% | PLAYMATE | 8 | Who parents make dates with for a kid |
| 54% | WATERMILL | 9 | Building with machinery for making power from H2O |
| 54% | SLAW | 4 | Short name for dressed salad made with cabbage |
| 54% | APPLESTOAPPLES | 14 | *Mattel offering with cards for making "hilarious comparisons" |
| 54% | TATS | 4 | Designs made with needles and ink, for short |
| 54% | PHOENIXMERCURY | 14 | Team that 18-Across has played with for her whole career: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SNOW | 4 | With 19-Across, place for kids to play in the winter |
| 54% | ALAN | 4 | With 19-Down, actor who played Hawkeye Pierce for 11 years |
| 53% | PHONYBOOKIE | 11 | Bad person for a gambler to make bets with? |
| 53% | TOYTRUCKS | 9 | General type of vehicles for play made by Tonka |
| 53% | SLIDERULE | 9 | Device marked with logarithmic scales used for making calculations |
| 53% | RUGHOOK | 7 | Hand tool used with wool for making mini carpets |
| 53% | CEREAL | 6 | Food made from grains, eaten with milk for breakfast |