| 100% | PREORDER | 8 | Reserve in advance, as an upcoming book |
| 47% | BAM | 3 | The sound of an impact, as in comic books |
| 46% | BOOK | 4 | Reserve in advance |
| 46% | BESPOKE | 7 | Reserved in advance |
| 46% | SETASIDE | 8 | Reserved in advance |
| 44% | THECURRENTWAR | 13 | An upcoming film in which Nicholas Hoult will star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch as genius inventor Nikola Tesla: 3 wds. |
| 44% | BESPEAK | 7 | To reserve in advance |
| 43% | PLUG | 4 | Mention promotionally, as an upcoming movie |
| 42% | APOCRYPHA | 9 | Books included as an appendix to the Old Testament in certain versions of the Bible |
| 42% | UPFRONT | 7 | Paid in advance, as costs |
| 42% | PRELOAD | 7 | Install in advance, as software |
| 41% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 41% | RIG | 3 | Fix in advance, as a contest |
| 41% | BTW | 3 | As an aside, in a text |
| 40% | BEFORE | 6 | In advance of, prior to an event |
| 40% | PRETAPED | 8 | Recorded in advance, as a TV segment |
| 40% | PREWARMS | 8 | Heats in advance, as a gas grill |
| 40% | RESERVE | 7 | Book in advance |
| 39% | REPS | 4 | Handles, as an account, in brief |
| 39% | NARKED | 6 | Acted as an informant, in Ipswich |
| 39% | VOTEOUT | 7 | Reject, as an incumbent in an election |
| 39% | CCS | 3 | Adds as an additional recipient, in email |
| 39% | HOLEINONE | 9 | Also known as an ace in golf |
| 39% | PLANETS | 7 | *Nonet redefined as an octet in 2006 |
| 39% | BURNED | 6 | Outed as an agent, in spy lingo |
| 39% | TARO | 4 | Tuber used as an ingredient in poi |
| 39% | STACKED | 7 | In a pile, as books |
| 38% | DOUBLEBOOK | 10 | Reserve twice in error, as an airline seat ... or a hint to the two-part answers to starred clues |
| 38% | REISSUE | 7 | Release again, as an out-of-print book |
| 38% | OREO | 4 | Cookie often used as an ingredient in cheesecakes |