| 100% | STAIN | 5 | Splotch from spilled coffee, and a synonym for "small imperfection" |
| 65% | BLOT | 4 | Ink splotch, and a synonym for "small imperfection" |
| 57% | DENT | 4 | Car scar, and a synonym for "small imperfection" |
| 57% | SCRATCH | 7 | Itch remedy, and a synonym for "small imperfection" |
| 43% | ECSTATIC | 8 | Deliriously overjoyed and a synonym for "happy" |
| 42% | NICK | 4 | "Jealous" singer Jonas with a synonym for a "small imperfection" in his name |
| 41% | MARK | 4 | Actor Ruffalo of "Poor Things" with a synonym for a "small imperfection" in his name |
| 40% | LOVELY | 6 | "Isn't She ___," 1976 song by Stevie Wonder and a synonym for "beautiful" |
| 39% | OMENS | 5 | Spilled salt and a broken mirror, for two |
| 38% | MINIDONUT | 9 | Small treat for a coffee break |
| 38% | HURRICANE | 9 | 1975 Bob Dylan song that's also a synonym for typhoon and cyclone |
| 37% | BISTRO | 6 | A small cafe serving light food and coffee |
| 36% | DEMITASSE | 9 | Name for a very small coffee cup |
| 36% | SETS | 4 | A bar for "Cheers" and a coffee shop for "Friends" |
| 36% | FLASK | 5 | Small container for carrying a drink when away from home |
| 34% | SAD | 3 | A synonym for 33d |
| 34% | SHIHTZU | 7 | Small dog of a breed derived from crossing the Tibetan apso and Pekingese |
| 34% | PIZZASLICES | 11 | Cuts from a pie, and an alternate title for this puzzle |
| 34% | LETSSEESOMEID | 13 | Demand from a suspicious bartender, and an apt title for this puzzle |
| 33% | LATTE | 5 | Coffee drink made by mixing espresso and steamed milk, with a name originating from Italian |
| 33% | SCRUB | 5 | Clean a cooking pan thoroughly, and something for which you can use coffee grounds |
| 33% | ASIAN | 5 | ___ Games, a quadrennial multi-sport event held for athletes from India and neighboring countries |
| 32% | STAKE | 5 | Put down, as a wager... and a synonym for 31a |
| 32% | SPONSOR | 7 | "And now for a word from our ___" |
| 32% | HED | 3 | Homophone of a synonym for "obey" |
| 32% | ODORS | 5 | Distinct smells that might emerge from a refrigerator, and something that coffee grounds can absorb |
| 32% | PETERPAN | 8 | Jif and Skippy rival named for a character from a children's classic: 2 wds. |
| 32% | HAG | 3 | Synonym for a witch |
| 32% | OAR | 3 | Synonym for a paddle |
| 32% | STORE | 5 | Synonym for a shop |