| 100% | FILLINTHEBLANKS | 15 | Solve a crossword, e.g.? |
| 71% | SOLVE | 5 | Finish, as a crossword, e.g. |
| 68% | PASTIME | 7 | Solving crosswords, e.g. |
| 65% | TYPE | 4 | Solve a crossword online, say |
| 65% | SOLVER | 6 | Person doing a crossword puzzle, e.g. |
| 65% | PASTIME | 7 | Crossword solving, e.g. |
| 64% | END | 3 | Last clue in a crossword puzzle, e.g. |
| 63% | KILLTIME | 8 | Solve a crossword while waiting around, perhaps |
| 62% | PASSTIME | 8 | Solve a crossword in a waiting room, say |
| 62% | TYPE | 4 | Solve a crossword on a phone, for example |
| 62% | ERR | 3 | Put the wrong answer in a crossword puzzle, e.g. |
| 62% | ININK | 5 | One way to solve a crossword |
| 62% | INPEN | 5 | Bold way to solve a crossword |
| 62% | ININK | 5 | Bold way to solve a crossword |
| 62% | ININK | 5 | Confident way to solve a crossword |
| 62% | JOHN | 4 | Place to solve a crossword, maybe |
| 62% | INPEN | 5 | Impressive way to solve a crossword |
| 62% | INPEN | 5 | Confident way to solve a crossword |
| 60% | ININK | 5 | Confident way to solve a crossword: 2 wds. |
| 60% | YES | 3 | "Are you solving a crossword right now?" answer |
| 60% | PRINT | 5 | With "in," one format for solving a crossword |
| 59% | PEN | 3 | What someone might use to solve a crossword puzzle |
| 59% | PASTIME | 7 | Quilting or crossword solving, e.g. |
| 58% | BRAGS | 5 | Tells everybody how fast you can solve a crossword, maybe |
| 58% | ENDS | 4 | Final answers to solve in crosswords, e.g. |
| 57% | PEN | 3 | Option for solving a printed crossword |
| 57% | IDO | 3 | Possible response to "Who wants to solve a crossword with me?" |
| 57% | ININK | 5 | Ambitious way to solve a print crossword |
| 56% | ALIBI | 5 | "I couldn't have robbed that bank, because I was at a crossword tournament," e.g. |
| 54% | KILLEDTIME | 10 | Solved crosswords in a waiting room, say |