| 100% | FISH | 4 | Seek, as a compliment, with "for" |
| 61% | NIACIN | 6 | Vitamin often recommended as a supplement for patients with high cholesterol |
| 60% | THIRSTER | 8 | One with a hankering, as for knowledge |
| 59% | FREERIDE | 8 | Something for nothing, as what a hitchhiker seeks |
| 59% | ENDOW | 5 | Provide with money, as for a permanent scholarship |
| 59% | FISH | 4 | Look (for), as a compliment |
| 58% | LSAT | 4 | Exam with a section known as "Logic Games," for short |
| 57% | WOOS | 4 | Seeks as a spouse |
| 56% | CARB | 4 | A food type often cut out of diets, as with Low-___ diets, for short |
| 56% | TEND | 4 | Care for, as a bonsai tree (rhymes with "mend") |
| 55% | PAID | 4 | Rendered, as a compliment |
| 54% | OWL | 3 | "As wise as an ___," phrase for a wise person with a nocturnal bird in it |
| 54% | SHAKENBAKE | 10 | Food product once marketed as an option for people with a “fear of frying” |
| 54% | LETOUT | 6 | Make wider, as with a waistband, for example |
| 52% | STATES | 6 | United ___, country with a record 32 Davis Cup wins, known for players such as Andre Agassi |
| 52% | TRYFOR | 6 | Seek, as a prize |
| 52% | TRYOUTFOR | 9 | Seek, as a role |
| 52% | ASKED | 5 | Sought, as a price |
| 52% | ASKS | 4 | Seeks, as a price |
| 51% | LIEU | 4 | In ___ of: as a substitute for |
| 51% | LIEU | 4 | In __ of; as a substitute for |
| 51% | KUDOS | 5 | Word said as a compliment, similar to "Hats off!" |
| 51% | IHATEYOU | 8 | Attack words that might be spoken as a compliment |
| 51% | TRADETO | 7 | Swap with, as in a player-for-player deal |
| 51% | ABA | 3 | Semi-pro hoopster's org. with the Jacksonville Giants as champs for the 4th year in a row |
| 51% | CRUISE | 6 | (3/5) Voyage on a boat that's undertaken for pleasure, such as with Holland or Royal Caribbean |
| 50% | DRAPESON | 8 | Uses as a cover for |
| 50% | UNDERLIE | 8 | Serve as a foundation for |
| 50% | LEDINTO | 7 | Acted as a segue for |
| 50% | ASKTO | 5 | Invite as a date for |