| 100% | PURPOSE | 7 | The reason for which something is done |
| 82% | PURPOSE | 7 | The reason for which something is created |
| 53% | MANNER | 6 | Style in which something is done |
| 50% | ACT | 3 | Anagram of the animal in 23a which is what Ryan Reynolds does for a living |
| 50% | MOTIVE | 6 | Reason for doing something |
| 50% | PURPOSE | 7 | Reason for doing something |
| 50% | MOTIVES | 7 | Reasons for doing something |
| 50% | CAUSAL | 6 | Being the reason for |
| 49% | DEADLINE | 8 | Time by which something must be done |
| 49% | FREQUENCY | 9 | The rate at which something is repeated |
| 49% | STYLING | 7 | The way in which something is designed |
| 48% | MOTIVE | 6 | A reason for doing something |
| 47% | YOUSWEAR | 8 | Something done on a stack of Bibles or in response to someone stealing the cheesecake you were going to eat for breakfast |
| 47% | TENTS | 5 | Things for which the stakes are low? |
| 46% | UTE | 3 | Tribe for which the 45th state is named |
| 46% | SADIES | 6 | Dances for which girls do the asking, informally |
| 46% | DOG | 3 | Animal for which the Canary Islands are named |
| 46% | WASP | 4 | Insect for which the Vespa scooter was named |
| 46% | SAKE | 4 | A reason for wanting something done |
| 46% | SALES | 5 | Something the force is responsible for? |
| 45% | KFC | 3 | Restaurant chain for which Colonel Sanders is the spokesperson |
| 45% | COORS | 5 | Beer for which the Colorado Rockies' stadium is named |
| 45% | ATOLL | 5 | Type of landform for which the bikini is named |
| 45% | BELL | 4 | It rings when school is done for the day |
| 45% | RUR | 3 | 1921 play for which the word "robot" was invented |
| 45% | COORS | 5 | Beer company for which the Colorado Rockies’ stadium is named |
| 45% | UTAH | 4 | Team for which Darrell Griffith was Rookie of the Year |
| 45% | TWENTIETH | 9 | Anniversary for which china is the traditional gift |
| 44% | MADEALOTOFDOUGH | 15 | What the patissiere did for the wedding reception - which was ultimately canceled but she got paid anyway? |
| 44% | SOP | 3 | The way things are usually done, for short |