| 100% | UPPERHAND | 9 | To have an advantage, to be dominant |
| 66% | EDGE | 4 | To have an advantage, with "over" |
| 64% | BEHOOVE | 7 | Be an advantage to |
| 60% | PRO | 3 | Athlete who is likely to have an agent |
| 58% | SLEEVE | 6 | You might be said to have an ace up this |
| 58% | ACOUSTICVERSION | 15 | *Song that's been modified to have an intimate sound |
| 58% | UPPERHAND | 9 | To have the __, be in an advantageous position |
| 58% | TORPEDOED | 9 | To have been hit with an underwater weapon |
| 56% | CLEOPATRA | 9 | An asp bite was rumored to have caused her death |
| 55% | JAW | 3 | Glass ___ (what an unskilled boxer is said to have) |
| 55% | GETAHEAD | 8 | "He will do whatever it takes to ___!" (Gain an advantage): 2 wds. |
| 55% | AGORA | 5 | Where Diogenes is said to have sought an honest man |
| 54% | SHARP | 5 | Having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something |
| 54% | BYONE | 5 | When an office worker may have to be back from lunch |
| 53% | ELAYNE | 6 | Boosler who was the first woman to have an hour-long comedy special on cable TV |
| 53% | LISP | 4 | "Whose cruel idea was it for the word '___' to have an S in it?" (Steven Wright joke) |
| 52% | EUBOEA | 6 | Greek island believed to have been separated from the mainland by an earthquake |
| 52% | SOIL | 4 | You will need to have an adequate amount of this potting material to grow your snow globe terrarium |
| 52% | UPPER | 5 | Have the __ hand (be at an advantage) |
| 52% | LYDIA | 5 | An Iron Age kingdom of western Asia Minor, where coins are said to have been invented |
| 51% | NATURALGAS | 10 | Resource that is actually virtually odorless and hence, has an odorant added to aid detection |
| 51% | ONEUPON | 7 | Having an advantage over |
| 51% | DETEST | 6 | Have an aversion to |
| 51% | OWES | 4 | Has an obligation to |
| 50% | HOLY | 4 | ___ basil plant, also known as "Tulsi," an Indian plant that is said to have medical uses |
| 50% | ITCHY | 5 | Having an urge to scratch |
| 50% | OWED | 4 | Had an obligation to pay |
| 50% | LEIDETECTORTEST | 15 | One way to know if an employee has secretly been to Hawaii? |
| 49% | ALICIAKEYS | 10 | "Girl on Fire" singer/pianist who was the first woman to have an "MTV Unplugged" album debut at #1 (2 wds.) |
| 49% | OWE | 3 | Have an obligation to repay someone |