| 100% | GETWHALEWISHES | 14 | These may have been given to Ishmael? |
| 63% | PLATO | 5 | Philospher whose name might have been given to him by his wrestling coach |
| 51% | SLEEVE | 6 | You might be said to have an ace up this |
| 49% | MAP | 3 | This might be given some latitude |
| 49% | NERD | 4 | This may be hard to date |
| 48% | RECEIVED | 8 | To have been given or presented with something |
| 47% | REWARDED | 8 | To have been given bounty in exchange for work |
| 47% | GRAFT | 5 | Tree surgeons may have to do this |
| 47% | AISLES | 6 | Things that may have to be cleared |
| 47% | RECRUITS | 8 | An ASVAB exam and a fingerprint scan are given to these individuals |
| 46% | TOBACCO | 7 | Smoking this may be hazardous to your health |
| 46% | MEME | 4 | 1996's "Dancing Baby" might have been the first one to go viral |
| 46% | ICER | 4 | You might have to eat this person's words |
| 46% | EGOS | 4 | They might have to be managed on a team |
| 45% | RELIEF | 6 | A sigh of this might be given when feeling better |
| 45% | BYONE | 5 | When an office worker may have to be back from lunch |
| 45% | SCAM | 4 | In retrospect, it may have sounded too good to be true |
| 44% | AIM | 3 | To complete this puzzle may be your immediate one |
| 44% | SOME | 4 | "I'll have to give this ___ thought" |
| 44% | LURE | 4 | There may be a catch to this |
| 44% | ANTE | 4 | You have to be upfront about this |
| 44% | POT | 3 | ___ luck party (you may have to contribute a dish to this party) |
| 44% | ROW | 3 | You may have to do this if your Mercury Pro XS quits |
| 44% | THOUSAND | 8 | This is the first number to have the letter "A" |
| 44% | PAT | 3 | You might not be able to stand this |
| 44% | LATENESS | 8 | Your pay might be docked due to this |
| 43% | TIP | 3 | It might be given to a waiter or a police investigator |
| 43% | BLOODY | 6 | To be hit in the face may cause this secreting nose |
| 43% | NOTICE | 6 | Quitters might give two weeks of this to employer |
| 43% | FAVORITISM | 10 | What giving jobs to friends might be seen as |