| 100% | AGRAIN | 6 | Take with _____ of salt |
| 85% | TEQUILOTS | 9 | They may be taken with grains of salt |
| 73% | ATE | 3 | Took something with a grain of salt, maybe |
| 69% | PEANUT | 6 | Take their words with a grain of salt: __ Gallery |
| 63% | TEND | 4 | Take care of, with ''to'' |
| 63% | TEND | 4 | Take care of, with "to" |
| 63% | DEALT | 5 | Taken care of, with "with" |
| 63% | TENDS | 5 | Takes care of, with ''to'' |
| 63% | SORTED | 6 | Taken care of, with "out" |
| 62% | ADIM | 4 | Take ___ view of (regard with disapproval) |
| 60% | PERIODIDE | 9 | Salt with the maximum proportion of element #53 |
| 60% | STEAL | 5 | Take without permission with no intention of returning |
| 60% | STEAL | 5 | Take without permission with no intent of returning |
| 60% | DIALYSIS | 8 | Taking wastes out of blood with a machine |
| 59% | IMNOEXPERT | 10 | “Take this with a grain of salt . . .” |
| 59% | GETS | 4 | With 8-Down, takes a lot of shots, say |
| 58% | SCRAPING | 8 | Taking off the top layer of paint with a tool |
| 57% | SALT | 4 | Take each of the starred answers with a grain of it |
| 56% | VOICE | 5 | "Don't you take that tone of ___ with me!" |
| 55% | MARGARITA | 9 | Tequila cocktail with salt on the rim of the glass |
| 54% | SHOT | 4 | Tequila ___ (slug of liquor served with salt and a citrus slice) |
| 53% | NEAR | 4 | With 65-Across, the starts of 20-, 26-, 43- and 51-Across taken together |
| 53% | DIVESTS | 7 | Takes away, with "of" |
| 53% | IANAL | 5 | "Take my legal advice with a grain of salt," online |
| 53% | GRAIN | 5 | __ of salt |
| 52% | WITHA | 5 | “Take it ___ grain of salt” |
| 52% | ANTHONY | 7 | With 35-Across, first pick of the 2013 NBA draft, taken by the Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 52% | PINCH | 5 | Tiny bit of salt |
| 52% | LAST | 4 | Final use of salt |
| 52% | LAST | 4 | Ultimate use of salt |