| 100% | ROPEOFF | 7 | Prepare, as a path for nightclub VIPs (2 wds.) |
| 52% | EXITRAMP | 8 | Path for leaving a highway: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LEASEOUT | 8 | Find tenants for, as a rental property: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DRESSUP | 7 | Prepare for a party, say: 2 wds. |
| 45% | PEDROMARTINEZ | 13 | Three-time Cy Young Award winner who debuted as a TV analyst for the 2013 playoffs: 2 wds. |
| 44% | BIKETRAIL | 9 | Path for cyclists: 2 wds. |
| 44% | THEGRADUATE | 11 | 1967 film starring Dustin Hoffman as a guy who falls for a girl whose mother has seduced him: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ATLEAST | 7 | As a minimum: 2 wds. |
| 43% | DIRTYJOHN | 9 | Anthology series whose first season on Bravo starred Connie Britton as a woman who falls for a dating scam: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SCOTTIEPIPPEN | 13 | American former professional basketball player who won 6 NBA championships playing as a small forward for the Chicago Bulls: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SET | 3 | Prepare, as a table for dinner |
| 43% | XXXXX | 5 | Prepare, as a plane for takeoff |
| 43% | PRIMES | 6 | Prepares, as a surface for painting |
| 43% | DUETO | 5 | As a result of: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ASMAD | 5 | "__ as a hatter": 2 wds. |
| 42% | SETA | 4 | "___ good example" (act as a model for others): 2 wds. |
| 42% | SIGNSUP | 7 | Registers, as for a seminar: 2 wds. |
| 42% | OILEDUP | 7 | Prepared for a bodybuilding contest (2 wds.) |
| 42% | HARDBOIL | 8 | Prepare, as eggs for a salad |
| 41% | NOGO | 4 | Canceled, as a mission: 2 wds. |
| 41% | LIEON | 5 | Use as a bed: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NOGO | 4 | Aborted, as a plan: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TAKEON | 6 | Accept, as a challenge: 2 wds. |
| 41% | TAKEUP | 6 | Begin, as a hobby: 2 wds. |
| 41% | INUSE | 5 | Occupied, as a restroom: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SATON | 5 | Used as a bench: 2 wds. |
| 41% | WRITEON | 7 | Use, as a notepad: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ADDTO | 5 | Increase, as a lead: 2 wds. |
| 41% | REELSIN | 7 | Catches, as a fish: 2 wds. |
| 41% | SHOPAT | 6 | Patronize, as a boutique: 2 wds. |