| 100% | RUG | 3 | Pull the ___ out from under (suddenly remove support for) |
| 54% | RUG | 3 | Pull the ___ out from under (upset the plans of) |
| 42% | OPENED | 6 | Removed the pull tab from |
| 42% | PEELS | 5 | Removes the outer layer from |
| 41% | GIBLETS | 7 | Remove these from the turkey for gravy |
| 41% | BOOTS | 5 | "These ___ Are Made for Walkin'," Nancy Sinatra song that might pop into your head while pulling out your favorite shoes from the closet |
| 40% | PEELS | 5 | Removes the outer layer from, as a banana |
| 40% | CARJACK | 7 | Take the wheels out from under? |
| 40% | ECLAT | 5 | Word from the French for ''burst out'' |
| 39% | UNSTOW | 6 | Remove from under the seat in front of you, say |
| 39% | CRUTCH | 6 | Stick or pole for supporting under the armpit |
| 39% | TWEEZERS | 8 | Device for pulling out hairs by the strand |
| 39% | BOKEH | 5 | Out-of-focus effect in photography, from the Japanese for "blur" |
| 38% | PERDU | 5 | Remaining out of sight, from the French word for "lost" |
| 38% | PEELED | 6 | Removed the outer layer of a banana, for example |
| 37% | EJECT | 5 | Remove from a game, as for brawling on the field |
| 36% | ROOTED | 6 | Supported from the bleachers, with "for" |
| 36% | DETOX | 5 | Flush out unhealthy substances from the body (a resolution for the New Year) |
| 36% | PIMP | 4 | "It's Hard Out Here for a ___" (song from the "Hustle & Flow" soundtrack) |
| 36% | ABRIDGED | 8 | Shortened, and what the letters removed from eight novels in this puzzle spell out |
| 35% | SKINNING | 8 | Removing the outer layer of a dead animal for food |
| 35% | AUSSIE | 6 | Person from the "land down under," for short |
| 35% | DESICCATE | 9 | Dry out; remove the moisture from something |
| 35% | EASEL | 5 | Support for the arts |
| 35% | CANE | 4 | Support for the elderly? |
| 35% | PEDESTAL | 8 | Support for the arts? |
| 35% | PEW | 3 | Support for the faithful |
| 35% | EASEL | 5 | Support for the arts? |
| 35% | ONLOAN | 6 | Out from the library |
| 35% | SMOOTHS | 7 | ___ out (removes the bumps and rough spots from) |