| 100% | KNIGHT | 6 | Soldier trained in armed combat to serve a king |
| 37% | EDIBLE | 6 | Fit to serve, in a way |
| 36% | COMMANDO | 8 | A soldier trained to carry out raids |
| 35% | MIDWIFE | 7 | A person trained to assist women in childbirth |
| 34% | REJUVENATE | 10 | Give a shot in the arm to |
| 34% | ALARUM | 6 | Call to arms, in a Shakespearean vein |
| 34% | VET | 3 | Former soldier who served in combat, for short |
| 34% | BONSAI | 6 | Small tree trained to grow in a pot |
| 34% | MERCENARY | 9 | Professional soldier who serves in a foreign army |
| 34% | WHITE | 5 | ___ Walkers, frozen monsters reanimated to serve the Night King in "Game of Thrones" |
| 33% | ELIJAH | 6 | He ascended to heaven in a whirlwind, in II Kings |
| 33% | AQUAJOG | 7 | Run in a pool, perhaps to train for a marathon |
| 33% | KALAMAZOO | 9 | Starting point of a train trip to Timbuktu, in song |
| 32% | ACE | 3 | Fortunate card to have with a queen or king in blackjack |
| 32% | ACE | 3 | Good card to pair with a queen or king in blackjack |
| 32% | TIGRESS | 7 | Animated big cat who helps train a panda in kung fu |
| 32% | ONRICE | 6 | How to serve chicken à la king |
| 32% | SHAH | 4 | Title akin to a king in Iran |
| 32% | MEDIC | 5 | Soldier trained in first aid |
| 32% | PTE | 3 | Lowest military rank for a soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces, for short |
| 31% | FOE | 3 | Trojan, to a Greek soldier, in "The Iliad" |
| 31% | SMOKE | 5 | King, in some fashion, to have a cigarette |
| 31% | FAMILYSTYLE | 11 | How to serve a crowd |
| 31% | VITTORIODE | 10 | & 20D Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for A Farewell to Arms |
| 31% | BOXER | 5 | One serving punch? ... or, parsed differently, a hint to 12 squares in this puzzle |
| 31% | ATWAR | 5 | Engaged in armed combat (2 wds.) |
| 30% | AUJUS | 5 | "Natural" way to serve a roast |
| 30% | ICED | 4 | Cool way to serve a latte |
| 30% | ABE | 3 | ___ Froman, Sausage King (identity assumed by Ferris Bueller to sneak in to a fancy restaurant) |