| 100% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch: 2 wds. |
| 93% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| 93% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch in the ballpark: 2 wds. |
| 71% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for the pitch, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| 70% | SATPREP | 7 | Course taken to get ready for a pre-college exam: 2 wds. |
| 68% | DRESSEDUP | 9 | Ready for a date, say (2 wds.) |
| 68% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready for pouring, at a bar: 2 wds. |
| 68% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready for pouring, at a tavern: 2 wds. |
| 68% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready for pouring, at a pub: 2 wds. |
| 67% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch |
| 67% | ONKEY | 5 | Properly pitched, for a singer: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ONHAND | 6 | Available for a purpose: 2 wds. |
| 60% | HERGRACE | 8 | Title for a duchess: 2 wds. |
| 60% | BEERTAP | 7 | Faucet for a keg: 2 wds. |
| 60% | IDOS | 4 | Vows for a couple: 2 wds. |
| 60% | SWIMMINGTRUNKS | 14 | Bottoms for a pool: 2 wds. |
| 60% | CATFOOD | 7 | Nourishment for a tabby: 2 wds. |
| 60% | BEACHREAD | 9 | Book for a vacation: 2 wds. |
| 57% | MRFIXIT | 7 | Nickname for a handyman: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 57% | HITUP | 5 | ___ for a loan (ask for money): 2 wds. |
| 57% | ATBAT | 5 | Awaiting a pitch, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ITRAN | 5 | "___ for a decade on BBC!" (aired): 2 wds. |
| 56% | AIRTAXI | 7 | Plane for a short flight: 2 wds. |
| 56% | NOTV | 4 | Punishment for a child, maybe: 2 wds. |
| 56% | SIGNSUP | 7 | Registers, as for a seminar: 2 wds. |
| 56% | STOPSBY | 7 | Drops in for a visit: 2 wds. |
| 56% | SPAREPART | 9 | Replacement for a faulty component: 2 wds. |
| 56% | NOTV | 4 | Punishment for a kid, perhaps: 2 wds. |
| 56% | INKPAD | 6 | Accessory for a rubber stamp: 2 wds. |
| 56% | APPLYTO | 7 | Try for a job at: 2 wds. |