| 100% | ENSLAVES | 8 | Puts in chains and makes a servant |
| 47% | ENCODE | 6 | Put in a secret language, or make secret |
| 45% | BARTENDS | 8 | Makes and serves drinks in a tavern |
| 45% | ICE | 3 | It's put in a drink to make it cold |
| 44% | ADDS | 4 | Puts two and two together, in a way |
| 44% | RECYCLE | 7 | Put glass and plastics in a separate bin, say |
| 44% | TREEHOUSE | 9 | A den made up in the leaves and branches |
| 44% | POTTERY | 7 | Making clay items in a wheel and firing them |
| 43% | BREAKINGTHEBANK | 15 | Making a killing in Vegas ... or what happens in 17-, 28- and 47-Across |
| 43% | BEARDOWN | 8 | Put in extra effort, and a hint to the starts of the starred answers |
| 43% | DAISIES | 7 | White and yellow flowers linked in a chain |
| 43% | SHAKER | 6 | What "salt" has been put in to make 1-Across and 6-Down? |
| 42% | CERAMIC | 7 | Something made from clay and fired in a kiln |
| 42% | FETTERS | 7 | Puts in chains |
| 42% | SHACKLE | 7 | Put in chains |
| 42% | ENSLAVE | 7 | Put in chains |
| 42% | HAMM | 4 | Jon ___, actor of "Mad Men" who made a special appearance in "Parks and Recreation" |
| 42% | CCED | 4 | Put in chains? |
| 42% | BOLAS | 5 | Weapon made of two balls and a cord or chain |
| 42% | PETCO | 5 | Store chain with a dog and cat in its logo |
| 41% | BELL | 4 | Kristen ___, actress from "The Good Place" who made a special appearance in "Parks and Recreation" |
| 41% | PETCO | 5 | Retail chain with a dog and a cat in its logo |
| 41% | AMERICA | 7 | Land made for you and me, in a Woody Guthrie song |
| 41% | PAYTHEBILLS | 11 | Make ends meet, and a hint to what four answers in this puzzle do |
| 40% | SUZETTE | 7 | Served in a sauce made with orange juice, sugar and Grand Marnier |
| 40% | USSR | 4 | Where "Moscow girls make me sing and shout," in a Beatles song |
| 40% | POLYMERASE | 10 | Enzyme used in assembling chains of nucleic acids to make DNA and RNA |
| 40% | IRONCLAD | 8 | Unbreakable, and a hint to making sense of seven answers in this puzzle |
| 40% | DANK | 4 | Making a comeback is this "wet and unpleasant" slangy term for something of high quality that originated in the '80s |
| 40% | ABSORB | 6 | To take in and make part of a whole |