| 100% | ABID | 4 | Put in ___ for |
| 100% | APPLY | 5 | Put in for |
| 91% | AGED | 4 | Put in for extra time? |
| 91% | APPLY | 5 | Put in for a job |
| 87% | HOURS | 5 | They're put in for work |
| 85% | SWAPOUT | 7 | Put in a substitute for |
| 85% | EARNS | 5 | Puts in the work for |
| 84% | QUIRED | 6 | Put in bundles for the bookbinder |
| 84% | AGOOD | 5 | Put in ___ word for (2 wds.) |
| 84% | RECOMMENDS | 10 | Puts in a good word for |
| 83% | STOW | 4 | Put in the overhead bin, for example |
| 82% | LONGLISTS | 9 | Puts in the running for a prize |
| 81% | BID | 3 | Put in an offer for a contract assignment |
| 80% | APPLY | 5 | Put in (for) |
| 80% | SAVE | 4 | Put in Google Cloud Storage or iCloud, for example |
| 80% | LOAD | 4 | Put in the trunk of a car, for example |
| 77% | BARRICADE | 9 | Roadblock put in place for a parade or accident |
| 77% | WORD | 4 | You might put in a good one for someone |
| 76% | SAVE | 4 | Put money in the bank for later |
| 75% | ATOE | 4 | Put ___ in the water (try for a bit): 2 wds. |
| 75% | GROMMET | 7 | Small tube put in children's ears for glue ear |
| 75% | SORT | 4 | Put mail in the appropriate boxes, for example |
| 74% | PIERCING | 8 | Putting a hole in an earlobe for a stud |
| 73% | KAYOED | 6 | Put down for the count, in boxing |
| 73% | LISTS | 5 | Puts up for sale, in a way |
| 72% | BET | 3 | Put money on red in a roulette game, for example |
| 72% | BORROW | 6 | In golf, the allowance for movement when putting |
| 71% | ERR | 3 | Put this answer in the space for 4-Across, for example |
| 70% | COMB | 4 | Tool for putting a part in hair |
| 70% | ALCOVE | 6 | An affection for putting key in corner |