| 100% | VENEER | 6 | Surface echo absorbed by unusual nerve |
| 42% | ECHO | 4 | Sound absorbed by soft surfaces |
| 33% | INTO | 4 | Absorbed by |
| 31% | SANKINTO | 8 | Became absorbed by |
| 31% | SANKINTO | 8 | Was absorbed by |
| 29% | UPN | 3 | Network absorbed by The CW |
| 29% | AMOCO | 5 | Gas brand absorbed by BP |
| 29% | SOAKAGE | 7 | Liquid absorbed by surrounding soil |
| 29% | AVA | 3 | She's absorbed by extravagance |
| 29% | PICA | 4 | Disorder characterized by unusual cravings |
| 29% | ALL | 3 | Completely given to or absorbed by |
| 29% | UPN | 3 | TV network absorbed by The CW |
| 29% | THRALL | 6 | In the __ of: totally absorbed by |
| 28% | MITA | 4 | Copier giant absorbed by the Kyocera Corporation |
| 28% | CAMEROONS | 9 | Former British territory now absorbed by Nigeria |
| 28% | ICE | 3 | Surface resurfaced by a Zamboni |
| 28% | WALL | 4 | Surface painted by a muralist |
| 28% | CLAYCOURT | 9 | Surface dominated by Rafael Nadal |
| 27% | UVRAY | 5 | Thing absorbed by the ozone layer, for short |
| 27% | UVRAY | 5 | Item absorbed by the ozone layer, for short |
| 27% | GLEAN | 5 | Absorb bit by bit, as information |
| 26% | HURON | 5 | By surface area, second-largest Great Lake |
| 26% | ERIE | 4 | By surface area, fourth-largest Great Lake |
| 26% | PALETTE | 7 | Surface used by artists to mix paints |
| 26% | OFF | 3 | ___-roading (driving on unusual surfaces) |
| 26% | RINK | 4 | Playing surface surrounded by boards |
| 25% | SPINAL | 6 | __ cord, nerve tissue protected by vertebrae |
| 25% | SCIATICA | 8 | Back pain caused by nerve compression |
| 25% | RINK | 4 | Cold playing surface surrounded by boards |
| 25% | ETCH | 4 | Make art by scratching a surface |