| 100% | DETACH | 6 | Tear off, as the payment stub of a bill |
| 52% | DETACH | 6 | Tear off, as a stub |
| 51% | DETACH | 6 | Tear off, as a ticket stub |
| 48% | OMIT | 4 | Leave off, as the last word of a |
| 46% | CROP | 4 | Chop off, as the sides of a photo |
| 45% | UNCAP | 5 | Take the top off of, as a pen |
| 45% | ASHED | 5 | Tapped the residue off of, as a cigarette |
| 44% | LOP | 3 | Chop (off), as the limb of a 25-Down |
| 43% | TRIMS | 5 | Cuts off a bit of hair ... as seen in the circled letters? |
| 42% | DETACH | 6 | Tear off, as a coupon |
| 42% | TIP | 3 | What you leave a waiter when paying the bill, as a sign of appreciation |
| 42% | EVADE | 5 | Avoid, as the payment of taxes |
| 41% | DEFER | 5 | Postpone or hold off, as a payment (anagram of "freed") |
| 41% | VETO | 4 | Rejection of a bill passed by the legislature |
| 40% | TRACE | 5 | Hunt down the source of a fishy payment, as a spy |
| 40% | AMENDED | 7 | Made changes to, as a bill in the House of Representatives |
| 40% | VETO | 4 | Governor's rejection of a bill the legislature has passed |
| 39% | UNHOOK | 6 | Release, as the end of a chain |
| 39% | LATETO | 6 | Missing, as the start of a party |
| 39% | SPOIL | 5 | Ruin, as the end of a movie |
| 39% | HEMMING | 7 | Fixing, as the bottom of a skirt |
| 39% | TUNE | 4 | Adjust, as the strings of a guitar |
| 39% | EROSE | 5 | Uneven, as the border of a leaf |
| 39% | CLOCK | 5 | Measure, as the speed of a fastball |
| 39% | REHEEL | 6 | Fix, as the back of a shoe |
| 39% | HEM | 3 | Sew, as the bottom of a skirt |
| 39% | ALTER | 5 | Change, as the fit of a suit |
| 39% | LOWLIT | 6 | Darkish, as the interior of a restaurant |
| 39% | PARED | 5 | Removed, as the skin of a potato |
| 39% | CRIMP | 5 | Pinch, as the edge of a piecrust |