| 100% | KNELT | 5 | Prepared to confess one’s sins, perhaps |
| 65% | LAYSATRAP | 9 | Prepares to ensnare one’s prey, perhaps |
| 62% | KNELT | 5 | Prepared to tie one's 7-Across, perhaps |
| 59% | KNELT | 5 | Prepared to confess sins, say |
| 50% | UNBELT | 6 | Prepare to exit one's car |
| 50% | POSE | 4 | Prepare to have one's picture taken |
| 50% | KNEELS | 6 | Prepares to tie one's shoes, say |
| 48% | KNEEL | 5 | Prepare to tie one's shoe, in a way |
| 46% | UNBELT | 6 | Prepare to get up from one's plane seat |
| 46% | IHAVENOIDEA | 11 | One's initial response to this clue, perhaps |
| 46% | FIRSTDATE | 9 | Time to meet one's match, perhaps? |
| 46% | APPEALS | 7 | Reacts to losing one's hearing, perhaps |
| 45% | SHALLOW | 7 | Up to one's ankles, perhaps |
| 45% | ILL | 3 | Confined to one's home, perhaps |
| 45% | STIR | 4 | Tend to one's risotto, perhaps |
| 45% | ASKUP | 5 | Invite to one's apartment, perhaps |
| 44% | KNELT | 5 | Prepared to propose, perhaps |
| 44% | UNIONIZED | 9 | Prepared to strike, perhaps |
| 44% | KNELT | 5 | Prepared to pray, perhaps |
| 44% | UNSCREWED | 9 | Prepared to remove, perhaps |
| 44% | SORT | 4 | Prepare to wash, perhaps |
| 44% | LOGON | 5 | Prepare to surf, perhaps |
| 44% | KNEELS | 6 | Prepares to weed, perhaps |
| 44% | KNEEL | 5 | Prepare to propose, perhaps |
| 44% | HOE | 3 | Prepare to plant, perhaps |
| 44% | FATTENS | 7 | Prepares to eat, perhaps |
| 44% | KNEEL | 5 | Prepare to pray, perhaps |
| 44% | GAINSON | 7 | Prepares to pass, perhaps |
| 44% | ONFIRST | 7 | Preparing to steal, perhaps |
| 44% | PEEL | 4 | Prepare to eat, perhaps |